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Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israel said on Friday it was under attack from a new barrage of Iranian missiles, as President Donald Trump warned the United States had yet to begin "destroying what's left" with more of the Islamic republic's infrastructure in his sights.
Philippines braces as strengthening Typhoon Fung-Wong approaches
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2025
» MANILA — Philippine disaster agencies and local government units started preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Fung-Wong, with the pre-emptive evacuation of residents from vulnerable areas and the storing of equipment and relief supplies.
More Chinese leave the knot untied as marriage registrations drop
South China Morning Post, Published on 28/04/2025
» As marriage registrations in China continued to decline in the first quarter of the year, local governments have dangled cash rewards as high as 40,000 yuan (US$5,487) in front of young couples in a bid to rekindle the will to wed and stave off the worst of a demographic crisis.
Myanmar quake toll reaches 1,644 as foreign rescue teams arrive
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2025
» Myanmar’s death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake reached 1,644 amid extensive damage in the second-largest city of Mandalay, as international rescue teams arrive to help search for survivors.
Hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» BEIJING - Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday, as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake.
Philippines arrests suspected Chinese spy, heating up tensions
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/01/2025
» MANILA — Philippine authorities arrested a Chinese national and two Filipino cohorts for alleged espionage, officials said on Monday, in a case that comes amid the nations' lingering geopolitical tensions.
These rooms give young Indian lovers rare privacy. Cue the complaints.
The New York TImes, Published on 19/01/2025
» NEW DELHI — Privacy can be hard to come by in India. Life is a communal swirl of relatives, neighbours and friends. Cities are crowded, and prying eyes are everywhere.
Myanmar’s war has forced doctors and nurses into prostitution
The New York TImes, Published on 16/12/2024
» After seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month after she graduated and found a job, her dreams started unravelling.
How Indonesia’s transformative leader tarnished his legacy
The New York TImes, Published on 20/10/2024
» JAKARTA, Indonesia — The words “emergency warning” galvanised protesters in Indonesia in August. It was a rallying cry to protect the world’s third-largest democracy, which broke free from dictatorship less than 30 years ago. Thousands of protesters took to the streets. Some stormed the gates of parliament, tearing one down in fury.
Typhoon Krathon slams into Taiwan, two dead
Reuters, Published on 03/10/2024
» KAOHSIUNG - A weakened and "weird" Typhoon Krathon slammed into southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, hitting the island with a storm that has killed two people so far and forced it to shut down a second day with hundreds of flights grounded and financial markets closed.