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Tokyo, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).- Years away from the classrooms due to fragile health motivated the Japanese Kentaro Yoshifuji to create the DAWN ver.ß cafeteria, a place run by robots controlled remotely by people with reduced mobility. The place seeks to help remove people with reduced mobility from labor and social seclusion. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON / MARIA ROLDAN).SHOT LIST: ROBOTS ATTEND CLIENTS AT THE DAWN VER.ß CAFETERIA, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.SOUND BITE: KUSUMI ATSUMI, BUSINESSWOMAN.TRANSLATION: By not having opportunities to communicate with these people, sometimes we feel embarrassed, because we do not know how far we can go asking about their illness. But by investigating, we're allowed to get closer to them. That may allow them to blend into society.
Bangkok, Sep 21 (EFE/EPA).- Thai Airways turned the company's downtown ticketing office into a cafeteria operated by Thai Catering. The cafeteria sells inflight-style meals and pastries, while customers queue up in long lines during morning hours to buy 'pa tong go', traditional dough fritters, mostly eaten for breakfast. Thai Catering staff aswell as staff formerly employed in ticketing sales and customer service, now work at the cafeteria, helping keep the staff employed at a time when the company is experiencing major financial losses due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sep 14, Thailand's Central Bankruptcy Court approved the airline's debt restructuring plan as the company was set to file for bankruptcy. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). SHOT LIST: THAI AIRWAYS CHEFS PREPARE DOUGH FRITTERS, KNOWN AS 'PA TONG GO', OUTSIDE THE NEW THAI CATERING CAFETERIA AND CUSTOMERS AT THE NEW THAI CATERING CAFETERIA AT THE THAI AIRWAYS OFFICE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
A Starbucks cafe which is staffed entirely by seniors has opened up in Mexico City. This particular Starbucks will be staffed exclusively by elderly people, as part of an agreement between the coffee chain and the 'National Institute for Older Persons' to hire seniors and offer them an alternative to unemployment.
A French bulldog-themed cafe opened up for one day only in London. The cafe let in French bulldogs for free and served up special treats for them such as pupcakes, dognuts, paw-ty rings, pawbons and puppuccinos while their owners enjoyed brunch and cocktails. The entry was £10 ($12.90; €11.20) for their owners, while those without a pup had to pay £15 ($19.40; €17.75).
Hundreds of Nutella lovers flocked to the first Nutella Cafe in Chicago to get a free croissant and a jar of the world famous chocolate spread early on Wednesday morning. Some of the customers admitted they crowded in front of the cafe before 07:00 local time to make sure that they were the first to receive some of the prizes. Dozens of the Nutella fans also got a chance to get a photo with legendary chef Rocco DiSpirito.
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