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Cape Town's caracals are exposed to harmful 'forever chemicals' through their diet

If you live near or have visited Cape Town’s urban edge – where urban and natural areas meet – you may have been lucky enough to spot a caracal. These adaptable, medium-sized wild cats with distinctive long tufted ears can be found in other parts of the African continent too,…

The Conversation

Hong Kong ranks 7th among places where people are most likely to live beyond 100 years

HONG KONG: Hong Kong ranked seventh among places where people are most likely to live beyond 100 years old, trailing Japan in Asia.

Bangkok Post

Thailand travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

Culture-stacked, delicious cities, jungly interior and some of the most beautiful beaches in all of Asia? Sign us up. Here’s how to get the most out of this backpacker’s favourite

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‘An oasis of hope’ – how football is a cause for optimism in Palestine

Despite all the difficulties the national team has qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup, their third consecutive appearance at the tournament

The Guardian - UK

'Las Vegas of Asia' tells casinos to grow beyond gambling

The American casino giants that helped make Macao the “Las Vegas of Asia” are losing money due to COVID and travel restrictions

The Independent UK

‘Green way of life’: Thailand sees cannabis boom after law change

Southeast Asian country is seeing an explosion in cannabis products since plant’s removal from banned narcotics list.

Al Jazeera

Blinken in Thailand to Shore up Regional Support, Counter China Push

The United States and Thailand signed agreements on Sunday to deepen the countries' already strong ties as Washington steps up its efforts to counter China's expanding influence in Asia. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Thai foreign minister Don Pramudwinai pledged to advance partnerships in climate change, law enforcement…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Blinken calls on China, ASEAN countries to hold Myanmar accountable

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday urged China and members of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN to put pressure on Myanmar's rulers to return to democracy and to hold it accountable to a peace deal agreed with the group.

Reuters

Buyer in Asia purchases rare Scotch whisky cask for record £16 million

A cask of single malt from 1975, distilled at Ardbeg distillery on Islay, was sold to a private buyer beating the previous record by £1m

Wales Online

Rare cask of whisky sold to to private buyer in Asia for Whisky cask sold for record-breaking £16m after private buyer in Asia snaps up rare barrel

The cask was sold to the buyer for £16 million, beating the previous record set earlier this year by £1 million. The eye-watering price tag is more than double what the owners paid for the distillery itself in 1997.

Edinburgh Live

Rare Scots single malt whisky cask sells for £16m to private buyer in Asia

As part of the deal, around 88 bottles, worth £36,000 apiece, will be sent to the whisky anonymous fan over the next five years.

Daily Record

Cask of scotch whisky bought for record £16m in private sale

Collector in Asia buys about 440 bottles of single malt produced at Ardbeg distillery on island of Islay in 1975

The Guardian - UK

Aishwarya loses to Rupal and Priya at AFI’s

Asia’s fastest quartermiler clocks 53.80s in trials; Jeswin jumps 7.93s

The Hindu

Boris Johnson ‘could make more than £3m a year’ from book deals and speeches

‘He will be snapped up, probably by a large American agency that will get him more work in America and Asia than in the UK,’ says expert

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Liverpool, Man Utd begin pre-season Asia tour; CR7 skips; Messi, Neymar, Mbappe off to Japan with PSG, and more

All the biggest stars of football are warming up in Asia as part of pre-season tours next week, while Premier League heavyweights face off in Bangkok as new United manager Erik ten Hag’s first game against Jurgen Klopp’s side

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liverpool, Man Utd Spearhead Top Clubs' Post-pandemic Asia Tours

Manchester United and Liverpool will next week kick off a packed pre-season as European clubs return to the Asia-Pacific region for the first time since the pandemic, keen to tap back into lucrative markets. The English Premier League heavyweights face off in Bangkok on Tuesday for new United manager Erik…

Tribune News Service

China diplomatic blitz counters US as Blinken visits Asia

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes part in Group of 20 meetings on his first visit to Asia in more than six months, his Chinese counterpart is halfway through a two-week diplomatic blitz across the key strategic battleground.

The Independent UK

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360info

Asia and the Pacific stronger together

Better opportunities will arise from ASEAN and Pacific island nations banding together.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Recession Fears Drag on Euro and Crude, Asian Markets Mixed

Crude extended the week's losses Thursday, while the euro struggled to recover from 20-year lows and equities were mixed as recession fears continued to cast a pall across trading floors. Expectations for a contraction in some of the world's leading economies, including China, where a new Covid-19 flare-up has generated…

Birmingham Post

Asia tours company secures 'significant' investment from Blandford Capital

The Bristol-based travel company said the funding would support the company's "ambitious" growth plans

Bangkok Post

Real estate transparency improves

Thailand held its ranking as the 10th most transparent real estate market in Asia-Pacific and third in Southeast Asia, according to the Global Real Estate Transparency Index from JLL and LaSalle Investment Management.

Manchester Evening News

Paul Scholes responds to Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga at Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo has not returned to Manchester United for pre-season training and it is unclear whether he will go on the pre-season tour of Asia and Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong says she is open to meeting with Chinese counterpart at G20

Foreign minister confirms Australia’s willingness to engage with China but insists ‘coercive’ trade sanctions must be scrapped

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A push to investigate health and education needs hidden within the term ‘Asian American’

When Laura Zhang Choi testified to New Jersey legislators last month, she told them they needed better information about the state’s fastest-growing population — Asian Americans.

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