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Down goes the yen, as Japan draws inflation
Oped, Published on 05/11/2022
» On Sept 22, Japan's government purchased yen on the foreign-exchange market for the first time since 1998. The finance ministry was attempting to stem the yen's rapid slide, and for a while, the US$20 billion intervention seemed to be working: the yen's value rose from nearly ¥146 (755 baht) per US dollar to slightly less than ¥141. But not long after the intervention ended, the yen began to backslide. The dollar-yen rate remained below ¥146, the intervention point, for almost three weeks, before falling to ¥150 on Oct 20.
River overflow floods Mae Sai in Chiang Rai
Online Reporters, Published on 08/10/2022
» Forest runoff flooded commercial areas and communities in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai overnight due to heavy rain along the Thailand-Myanmar border in a second bout of flooding in the border district since August.
Pakistan floods a colossal tragedy
Oped, Published on 21/09/2022
» 'I have never seen climate carnage on the scale of the floods here in Pakistan. As our planet continues to warm, all countries will increasingly suffer losses and damage from climate beyond their capacity to adapt. This is a global crisis, it demands a global response," wrote UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Twitter on Monday, at the end of his two-day solidarity trip to the flood-affected areas of Pakistan.
Disputed Russian cargo ship remains stranded off Turkish coast
AFP, Published on 05/07/2022
» KARASU (TURKEY) - A Russian-flagged cargo ship at the centre of a fight over grain between Kyiv and Moscow remained anchored Tuesday off Turkey's Black Sea coast four days after its unexpected arrival.
'Lungs of the Mediterranean' at risk
AFP, Published on 02/05/2022
» MONASTIR, Tunisia: Under the Mediterranean waters off Tunisia, gently waving green seagrass meadows provide vital marine habitats for the fishing fleets and an erosion buffer for the beaches the tourism industry depends on.
Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of space occupied. In another, they lie back to back on the floor, their faces straining with discomfort.
Death toll from Philippines typhoon passes 20
AFP, Published on 18/12/2021
» MANILA - At least 21 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, officials said Saturday, with "alarming" reports of destruction on islands that bore the brunt of the storm.
Flooding fears as Spain's Ebro river swells
Published on 13/12/2021
» Northern Spain was on a weather alert on Saturday (December 11) after storms caused the Rive Ebro to swell, putting the surrounding areas at risk of flooding. - REUTERS
Afghanistan's buzkashi season begins, with Taliban at the reins
AFP, Published on 02/11/2021
» QARA SHABAGH (AFGHANISTAN) - Haji Mohammad Pahlawan waves his whip in the air, pulling his grey stallion away from the calf carcass he has just dumped in a goal to claim victory in a tournament of buzkashi, Afghanistan's national sport.
Powerful storm threatens US east coast
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» NEW YORK - A swath of the US east coast, including New York City, was under alert Friday due to approaching storm Henri, which is expected to become the first hurricane to hit the New England area in decades.