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Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2025
» TOKYO — As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.
Unspoilt corner of Portugal fears arrival of high-end tourism
AFP, Published on 22/10/2025
» COMPORTA — Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, cranes rise from building sites soon to be luxury hotels -- a sign of the region's contentious transformation into a playground for the wealthy.
Hong Kong back in business after Wipha as all typhoon signals lifted
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/07/2025
» Hong Kong returned to normality on Monday morning as the Observatory lifted all storm warnings overnight following the departure of Typhoon Wipha, which triggered the highest-level No 10 warning over the weekend.
Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Reuters, Published on 05/07/2025
» TOKYO — Japan's government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster.
Indian monsoon arrives eight days early
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 24/05/2025
» Monsoon rains hit the coast of India’s southernmost state of Kerala on Saturday, eight days earlier than usual, the weather office said, offering respite from a gruelling heat wave while boosting prospects for bumper harvests.
Forecast for early monsoon brightens outlook in India
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2025
» NEW DELHI - Monsoon rains are expected to hit India’s southern coast on May 27, five days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in at least five years, the weather office said, raising hopes for bumper harvests of crops such as rice, corn and soybeans.
Israeli minister threatens to annex parts of Gaza
AFP, Published on 21/03/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened on Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory.
In first, private US spaceship lands upright on Moon
AFP, Published on 02/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone -- and the first to do so upright.
Malaysia's billionaire king seeks medical treatment abroad
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/02/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, has left the country for medical treatment, according to his official Facebook page.
After celebrations, displaced Gazans return home to destruction
AFP, Published on 19/01/2025
» JABALIA (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Columns of people hundreds strong were making their way home in northern Gaza on Sunday, flanked on both sides by countless buildings turned to rubble, as a ceasefire took effect in the Palestinian territory.