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Guinea worm disease could be second ever human illness to be eradicated

As cases fall, the condition that once affected millions of people in Africa and Asia could also be the first to be wiped out without medicines

The Guardian - UK

Asia’s richest man battles fraud allegations

Shares in Adani Group companies fell on Wednesday after a US fund said it was shorting the Indian conglomerate’s stocks and accused companies owned by Asia’s richest man of “brazen” market manipulation and accounting fraud.

Bangkok Post

Japan and North Korea sound warning as deadly cold snap sweeps across Asia

Extreme weather kills at least one person in Japan and more than 100 in Afghanistan while parts of China hit record low temperatures

The Guardian - AU

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Baht down ahead of policy decision

Asian emerging markets trickled back to life on Wednesday after the Lunar New Year holiday, with the baht dipping ahead of a central bank policy rate decision, while Singapore shares hit a near nine-month high ahead of inflation data.

Bangkok Post

South Korean hockey's comeback story begins with World Cup quarter-final entry

BHUBANESWAR: The South Korean celebrations continued even after the bulbs in the light towers of the Kalinga Stadium stopped burning on Monday. After failing to qualify for the last two Olympics and the 2018 World Cup, they are now the only Asian team left in the title race of the…

The Times of India

Liberal progressive icons like Jacinda are facing a colder climate today

When Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation from the New Zealand premiership last week, she essentially admitted that her party has a better electoral chance without her. It’s not yet two years since she was on stage at an Asia summit telling Angela Merkel what a “very good person” she was.…

Evening Standard

FAO: Rising Prices, Food Insecurity Add to Ranks of Hungry

Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty, according to a report released Tuesday by the Food and Agricultural Organization and other United Nations agencies. Nearly a half-billion people, more than eight in 10 of them in South…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Asian shares rise, track Wall St gains as earnings ramp up

Stocks are higher in Asia after gains on Wall Street as investors bet the Federal Reserve will trim its rate hikes to tamp down inflation

The Independent UK

In 2022, J&K had the highest internet disruptions in the world: Surfshark study

Internet shutdowns affected 4.2 billion people across the world last year, with Asia accounting for 47 percent of them. The highest internet disruptions in the world (24) were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir.

Newslaundry

FAO: Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungry

A report by the United Nations shows growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty

The Independent UK

China key to aviation's recovery

Asia-Pacific aviation could see faster recovery in terms of passengers this year, fuelled by China's reopening, as well as achieving a small profit in 2024, while pent-up demand from the mainland could help compensate slowing Western markets, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Bangkok Post

First UK festival for east and south-east Asian writing announced

The ESEA Lit Fest promises a ‘a joyful, thought-provoking celebration of ESEA culture that’s open to all people’

The Guardian - UK

Asia lagging in removal of unhealthy trans fat from food: WHO

Asian and African countries are lagging in efforts to eliminate harmful trans fat from food products by the end of this year, despite the substantial progress made worldwide since the World Health Organization set the goal in 2018, a report said Monday.

Bangkok Post

AP PHOTOS: East Asia marks Lunar New Year of the Rabbit

From Jakarta to Seoul, Bangkok to Beijing, people in Asia have been celebrating the Lunar New Year marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit.

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Asian shares higher, many markets closed for Lunar New Year

Shares are higher in Asia, but most markets are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday

WEKU

Russia has amassed a shadow fleet to ship its oil around sanctions

Russia would have to use tankers willing to get around sanctions to ship its crude to Asia. It's known in the oil industry as a "shadow fleet."

The Guardian - AU

Food, firecrackers and family reunions: how lunar new year is celebrated differently across Asia

From Taiwan to Vietnam, Malaysia to China, millions of families are gathering to celebrate the start of the year of the rabbit

Liverpool Echo

I went to one of Liverpool’s biggest Chinese supermarkets - and it was better than Asda and Tesco

Chung Wah is little slice of Asia without leaving Liverpool

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The Independent UK

Asian markets rise after Wall St losses amid recession fears

Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street losses deepened as worries grow that the U.S. economy is headed for recession

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Jan. 13-19, 2022

Al Jazeera

What is the Lunar New Year? Traditions and celebrations explained

Sunday marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit and more than a billion people from China and Asia will celebrate.

Bangkok Post

Creative climate solutions are the way forward

This year was a tumultuous one in many ways. While climate-related shocks became even more prevalent and severe, Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered a global energy crisis that continues to affect millions of peoples' lives and livelihoods. Following that shock, unprecedented heatwaves across Europe, Asia, and North America, and then…

Bangkok Post

Together we can end child labour

Some 62 million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Spend a moment to think just how big that number is -- roughly similar to every child aged under 14 in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan…

The Independent UK

Marcos says sea feud involving China keeps him up at night

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the long-raging disputes in the South China Sea that involve China, the Philippines and other coastal states have kept him “up at night” and warned that a war in Asia, like the fighting in Ukraine, would be disastrous to the world

Al Jazeera

What does Ronaldo’s signing for Al Nassr mean for Saudi Arabia?

As Ronaldo gets set to make his Saudi debut, his signing could have a major effect on and off the pitch.

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