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Bride, groom, spy: India's wedding detectives
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» NEW DELHI - From an anonymous office in a New Delhi mall, matrimonial detective Bhavna Paliwal runs the rule over prospective husbands and wives -- a booming industry in India, where younger generations are increasingly choosing love matches over arranged marriage.
Super typhoon sweeps towards southern China
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Super Typhoon Saola threatened southern China Friday with some of the strongest winds the region has endured, forcing the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen to effectively shut down.
China ends quarantine for overseas travellers
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» BEIJING - China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases.
Cities under strain: India's predicted urban boom
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» MUMBAI: India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope and climate change will make living conditions harsher still.
Greenland already locked in to major sea level rise: study
AFP, Published on 30/08/2022
» PARIS: Even without any future global warming, Greenland's melting ice sheet will cause major sea level rise, with potentially "ominous" implications over this century as temperatures continue to rise, according to a study published Monday.
China warns of 'severe' threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» BEIJING: China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.
Lethal pollution high in 2020 despite lockdowns
AFP, Published on 16/03/2021
» PARIS: Deadly small particle pollution in dozens of nations exceeded World Health Organization recommendations last year despite Covid lockdowns, according to a report released Tuesday.
LatAm governments facing vaccine distribution challenges
AFP, Published on 26/11/2020
» MONTEVIDEO - Cash-strapped Latin American governments face severe geographical, economic and social challenges in trying to ensure life-saving Covid-19 vaccines are made available to vulnerable populations, experts say.
Hong Kong pink dolphins enjoy comeback as pandemic slows marine traffic
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» HONG KONG: Rare pink dolphins are returning to the waters between Hong Kong and Macau after the coronavirus pandemic halted ferries, but scientists remain deeply concerned about their long-term survival in one of the world's busiest sea lanes.
India Is becoming the world’s new virus epicentre
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/08/2020
» India is fast becoming the world’s new virus epicentre, setting a record for the biggest single-day rise in cases as experts predict that it’ll soon pass Brazil -- and ultimately the US -- as the worst outbreak globally.