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Turkey continues to host more refugees than anyone else, but for how long?

Turkey's re-elected president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is standing by his policy to give shelter to millions of refugees. Bordering Syria and spanning Europe and Asia, Turkey is the world's biggest host of people seeking international asylum – but public unease over the policy could threaten that.

Radio France Internationale

Searing heat kills scores in India as experts warn of more blistering weather

Extreme temperatures have killed at least 133 people in two populous Indian states as weather experts warned climate change had made parts of southern Asia 30 times more prone to searing heatwaves.

Radio France Internationale

Science news this week: Asia’s tallest tree and mysterious brain spirals

June 24, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Rare Giant Moth Spotted In UK Garden By Grandmother

Atlas or Emperor moth, native to southeast Asia, has one of the largest wingspans of all butterflies

Zenger

Shop for streetwear and rare sneakers at Mumbai’s new Crepdog Crew and Solesearch stores

Crepdog Crew and SoleSearch provide a platform for homegrown streetwear brands, as well as the largest sneaker wall in Asia. Brands like CDC and SoleSearch are providing a consolidated and reliable marketplace to the Indian sneakerhead, who was previously buying from scattered individual resellers.

The Hindu

Liverpool, Bayern Munich, and other European clubs to be a part of the inaugural Singapore Festival of Football

Liverpool, Bayern Munich, AS Roma, Tottenham Hotspur, and Leicester City to be a part of the inaugural Singapore Festival of Football

The Hindu

A 99% stock crash and shock default raise alarm

Only a year ago Stark Corporation looked like a Thai corporate success story. Backed by a wealthy local businessman, the nearly US$2 billion maker of electrical cables was an aggressive acquirer making its first major push beyond Asia.

Bangkok Post

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Stock market today: Asian shares sink as central banks crank interest rates still higher

Asian shares have fallen sharply after several central banks around the world cranked interest rates higher in their fight against inflation

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

June 16-22, 2023

The Independent UK

India to send 54-member team for Asian Championships

Despite India being home to three of Asia’s five fastest women quartermilers this year, the Athletics Federation of India has chosen to send just one athlete in the event for the Asian Championships which begin in Bangkok on July 12.

The Hindu

Record-breaking 63,300 pounds of illegal shark fins seized in Brazil

Brazilian officials confiscated over 63,000 pounds (28,500 kilograms) of shark fins that were destined for Asian markets, according to reports.

LiveScience

Alarming increase in liver disease caused by poor diet and lifestyle: doctors

Globally, the prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is estimated to be around 25% (22%-28%), while the prevalence in Asia is around 27% (22% - 32%)

The Hindu

North East business life: charity, community and award events in the region

Companies featuring this week include Bradley hall and Portfolio North, Countryside Partnerships North East, Parkdean Resorts, Naylors Gavin Black and Visuna

Birmingham Post

ABC’s international budget should grow as China spends billions on information war, inquiry told

Parliament hears media in Asia and the Pacific are being ‘courted’ by Beijing in an ‘unprecedented campaign’

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The Independent UK

Asia’s tallest known tree found hidden in Tibet

335-foot-tall tree found in region with one of the highest height and distribution density of giant trees

Newsroom.co.nz

Luxon's 'inward-looking' remark didn't come from nowhere

The first signs of New Zealand's introversion came with the Asian financial crisis in 1997, which highlighted how vulnerable we were to international shocks

LiveScience

World's deepest canyon is home to Asia's tallest tree - and Chinese scientists only just found it

At 335 feet (102 meters) in height, the enormous newly-discovered cypress tree — which was found in a forest in Tibet — would tower over the Statue of Liberty.

Foreign Policy

For Biden and Modi, Interests Prevail Over Ideology

There is a lot of confusion about the Indo-U.S. relationship, but the strategic logic is inexorable.

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The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower, tracking Wall Street retreat

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks retreated following the S&P 500's rise to its highest level since the spring of last year

Al Jazeera

Brazil seizes world’s biggest consignment of illegal shark fins

Authorities confiscated nearly 29 tonnes of illegally caught fins thought to be on the way to Asia.

TV Tech

NBCUniversal Expands One Platform’s Global Ad Capabilities

Marketers can manage global campaigns in a single buy across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas for the first time

The Independent UK

The most beautiful beaches in Thailand for turquoise bays and breathtaking sunsets

Thailands’s 1,500 miles of coastline offer watersports, beach parties and secluded stretches

Bangkok Post

Spending patterns of super-rich show Asia is most expensive region

HONG KONG: Asia remains the costliest region in the world to live in, with Singapore taking the number one spot, followed by Shanghai and Hong Kong, according to Julius Baer's latest Global Wealth and Lifestyle report.

The Week

Active nonalignment: the Global South’s new foreign policy in face of Ukraine war

Boston University’s Jorge Heine explains why the Global South is seeking to maintain good relations with both the United States and China.

Zenger

New Armored Dinosaur Species Unearthed On UK’s ‘Dinosaur Island’

Vectipelta barretti sheds light on ankylosaur diversity and suggests free movement between Asia and Europe

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