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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Sept. 15-21, 2023

The Independent UK

Ripple’s legal bills hit $200 million as crypto industry looks to Asia

Ripple has stood its ground in an existential fight with the SEC, but the fight has not been cheap.

Fortune

The Asian Games: larger than the Olympics and with an array of regional and global sports

The Asian Games are an attention grabber

The Independent UK

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Japan records a trade deficit in August as exports to China, rest of Asia weaken

Japan has reported that its exports fell 0.8% in August from a year earlier, with steep declines in shipments to China and the rest of Asia

The Independent UK

Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why

Wind and solar are the world’s fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate.

The Conversation

Germany seeks answers from Poland in a visa fraud scandal involving migrants from Asia and Africa

German government officials have held talks with their Polish counterparts asking them to clarify how many visas were issued in an illegal program in which some Polish consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes

The Independent UK

China’s Top Diplomat Meets Biden Advisor to Boost Communication

Both sides agreed on more engagement on maritime and foreign policy affairs, as well as on the Asia-Pacific

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Stock market today:

Shares are mostly lower in Asia, with Tokyo's markets closed for a national holiday

The Independent UK

CM to set operation of PRLIS in motion by switching on first pump today

Explaining another unique feature of PRLIS, another superintending engineer K.Srinivas stated that the surge-pool in the second-stage lifting at Yedula would be Asia’s largest such facility as part of lifting water.

The Hindu

Asian junior chess: Grebnev scores a double; Tejaswini, Mounika emerge girls’ champions

Russians score big in Asian chess: Aleksey Grebnev wins classical & blitz titles; G. Tejaswini & Bommini Mounika Akshaya win girls' titles. Grebnev & Aswath lead open; Tejaswini & Mukherjee lead girls.

The Hindu

Doctors to decide on Himanshi’s Asian Games trip

Quartermiler Himanshi has suffered a knee injury and that appears to be the reason for her poor time at the recent Indian Grand Prix in Chandigarh

The Hindu

French startup raises record sum to build gigafactory for car batteries

A French startup has raised more than 2 billion euros to build a gigafactory for electric car batteries, boosting Europe's efforts to develop a sector dominated by Asia.

Radio France Internationale

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Sept. 8-14, 2023

The Independent UK

A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland's strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections

Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he is awaiting results of an investigation into allegations that Polish consulates sold a quarter of a million work visas to migrants from Asia and Africa for thousands of dollars

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Asian Football Confederation may be sued for allowing multi-club ownership

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is facing a potential legal challenge after seemingly ignoring its own regulations on multi-club ownership to allow three clubs owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to take part in the Asian Champions League

The Independent UK

New species of chicken-sized dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

The discovery suggests Europe had its own family of small herbivorous dinosaurs distinct from Asia and North America.

The Guardian - AU

Archaeology world mourns Damian Evans, who discovered medieval cities near Angkor Wat

Tributes flow for ‘incredibly generous’ Australian Canadian researcher, who used space laser technology to uncover landscapes in south-east Asia

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after US inflation data ease rate hike worries

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after a highly anticipated report showed inflation accelerated across the U.S. in August, but not by much more than expected

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The Guardian - UK

Snack attack: how the west exported unhealthy eating to Africa and Asia

From rickshaw riders in Bangladesh to schoolchildren in Kenya, people in lower-income countries are turning to ultra-processed convenience foods, as experts warn of an inevitable disease toll to follow

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland could become for UK/EU what Hong Kong was for Asia – Gove

The Levelling Up Secretary made his remarks as he closed an investment conference in Belfast.

The Conversation

Asian hornets make UK their latest target – here’s why they’re such a threat to European bees

A staggering increase in the number of Asian hornet sightings in the UK has beekeepers and wildlife lovers there reeling. But the invasive species poses a substantial threat to beekeeping and honey production across Europe.

The Hindu

India likely to field weakened football team in Asian games as ISL clubs refuse to release players

India's hopes for Asian Games football dim as clubs, AIFF fail to reach agreement. Senior players Chhetri, Jhingan, Sandhu likely to miss out. Sports Ministry granted special exemption for teams to participate, but inexperienced squad expected. June FIFA rankings gave hope for better things ahead.

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares slide after tech, rising oil prices drag Wall St lower

Shares have declined in Asia after falling on Wall Street ahead of a highly anticipated report on U.S. inflation due later in the day

Fortune

Asia is a crypto bright spot amid global slump, report finds

Chainalysis released its annual adoption index on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Most Indians who consume news online like to watch, not read | Data

Reuters Institute Digital News Report finds shift in online news consumption in India; search engines, mobile news aggregators favoured. In Scandinavia, traditional news brands remain popular, while in Asia, Latin America, Africa, social media is main gateway to news. In Asia-Pacific, local portals like Naver, Yahoo! dominate. In India, trust…

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