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Tech Weighs On Asian Markets After Nvidia Results

While the report beat expectations in many areas, it took the wind out of the sails for traders, who had been enjoying a run-up on the prospect of US interest rates coming down from next month.

Latin Times

Bored of fish? These summery Asian recipes will change your mind

Tired of the same old fillets and lemon wedges? Dive into these three vibrant Asian-inspired dishes that turn ordinary fish into extraordinary summer meals. From miso salmon burgers to zesty prawn noodle salad and a quick tuna nasi goreng, these recipes are a game-changer for your seafood repertoire

The Independent UK

‘Hyper-violent’ Typhoon Gaemi was made fiercer by climate crisis, say scientists

Researchers warn Asia will become an increasingly dangerous place to live until fossil fuels are replaced

The Guardian - UK

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Just over a year after it launched on PC, Warner Bros is shutting down Harry Potter: Magic Awakened

NetEase will continue to operate the free-to-play Potter game in Asia, but its days are numbered everywhere else.

PC Gamer

Singapore Design Week 2024: what to see at one of Asia’s premier design festivals

Singapore Design Week 2024 (26 September to 6 October) brings a vibrant roster of artists and galleries ‘who shape our society through design… and enhance how we experience life’

Wallpaper

China’s two richest people lose billions in consumer stock rout

Record-breaking stock selloffs in two of China’s biggest consumer companies erased more than $18 billion from the fortunes of the nation’s richest people, underscoring deepening investor concern over the health of Asia’s biggest economy.

The Times of India

Takeaways from AP's report on clergy abuse scandal in East Timor ahead of Pope Francis' visit

When Pope Francis makes his trip to Asia's youngest country, East Timor, it will make him the second pope to visit after John Paul in 1989, and the first since the country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002

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Pope Francis is visiting East Timor after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the Catholic Church’s credibility around the world had finally arrived in Asia’s newest country

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris’s rise has energized many Asian Americans. Could these ‘unmeasured’ voters swing battleground states?

For decades, pollsters have deemed Asian Americans ‘others’. The vice-president’s rise is changing that

The Guardian - US

Pope will visit the Istiqlal mosque in Indonesia on the first stop of an interfaith Asian trip

When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque

The Independent UK

Markets Retreat After Rally, Oil Dips But Middle East Worries Linger

Asian markets slipped Tuesday following a tepid day on Wall Street as traders took a breather from a recent rally fuelled by bets on a US interest rate cut, while oil eased from a surge caused by Middle East tensions.

International Business Times

Asian Markets Boosted By Fed Chief's Rate Cut Talk

Most Asian equities rose with the yen on Monday after US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell said "the time has come" to start cutting interest rates, lining up the central bank for a move as soon as next month.

International Business Times

Chinese coast guard ships fire water cannons and block Philippine fisheries vessel in disputed sea

Chinese coast guard ship have fired water cannons, blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel in the disputed South China Sea, where hostilities between the Asian neighbors have flared alarmingly at sea and spread into the air in recent weeks

The Independent UK

I discovered these plants with superpowers in Singapore, and now I’m determined to grow them in my own backyard

These 6 plants stole my heart in Asia for their taste, scent and intriguing properties

Homes & Gardens

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The Independent UK

For many Asian Americans, Ferguson unrest set them on a path of resistance and reflection

This month marks 10 years since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

The Independent UK

US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying Russia's war machine

The U.S. has imposed sweeping sanctions against hundreds of firms across Russia, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, accusing them of providing products and services that enable Russia’s war effort and aiding its ability to evade sanctions

Radio France Internationale

Mpox outbreak widens as different strains reach Côte d'Ivoire, Thailand

Côte d'Ivoire has reported cases of mpox Clade 2 for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022, while Thailand has confirmed Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the country from Africa.

International Business Times

Asian Stocks Slip With Wall St Ahead Of Powell, Yen Rises

Asian investors jockeyed for position ahead of a much-anticipated speech by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell later Friday, as the dollar weakened amid speculation about how big an expected interest rate cut next month could be.

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The Guardian - AU

Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new deadlier mpox variant

The department of disease control said tests on a traveller had confirmed he was infected with the Clade 1b strain of mpox

LiveScience

This transparent sea creature can age in reverse

The sea walnut, a type of comb jelly that has become invasive in parts of Europe and Asia, can transform from a sexually mature adult back into its larval form when times are tough.

Al Jazeera

Mapped: New mpox cases reported. What countries have it now?

New, potentially more deadly strain of virus is rapidly spreading in Africa and has been discovered in Asia and Europe.

Al Jazeera

Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new mpox strain

Health authorities say patient travelled from Africa, instruct new arrivals from 42 ‘risk countries’ to undergo testing.

The Conversation

Javan rhinos, once thought safe from poachers, are anything but

I am an ecologist, and I have been lucky to work with white rhino in Africa. This work has involved capturing rhino, dehorning and moving them – methods used to try to save rhino from poachers.

Latin Times

Asia Tracks Wall St. Rally After US Jobs Data, Fed Minutes

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangkok and Manila rose Thursday, though Shanghai, Wellington, Jakarta and Taipei slipped.

International Business Times

Asia Struggles To Track Wall St Up After US Jobs, Fed Minutes

Stocks fluctuated in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street returned to winning ways on the back of softer-than-expected jobs data and minutes showing some Federal Reserve officials were open to an interest rate cut at their meeting last month.

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