Wed 28 January 2026: A growing gender imbalance in births among Indian families living in the United Kingdom has raised concerns that unborn baby girls are being aborted due to a preference for sons. Official data analysed by the Office for National Statistics shows that between 2021 and 2025, around 118 boys were born for every 100 […]
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Tue 27 January 2026: A joint team of Chinese and US researchers has identified a specific group of highly adaptable tumor cells that act as a central hub driving lung cancer progression, China’s state-run Xinhua News reported on Sunday. A study published this week in Nature, led by researchers from Huazhong Agricultural University in China and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New […]
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Mon 26 January 2026: A government review has raised concerns over contract terms that shift extra costs onto Bangladesh, recommending renegotiation of power imports to curb fiscal losses. An Adani Power coal-fired plant that exports electricity passes on Indian corporate taxes to Bangladesh and charges more than market rates, according to a recent report from […]
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Mon 26 January 2026: At least 15 people died early Monday after a ferry carrying more than 300 passengers sank off Basilan province in the southern Philippines. Another 43 are missing, according to GMA News Online. The M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry, was sailing to southern Jolo island in Sulu province from the port city […]
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Mon 26 January 2026: Dhaka says it is ‘shocked’ the ousted leader was allowed to speak at a news conference, her first since the 2024 uprising. Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is “surprised and shocked” that fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been allowed to make a public address in neighbouring India, […]
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Sun 25 January 2026: The ongoing cold weather flanked by heavy snowfall has put 270,000 children in Afghanistan at “serious” risk of contracting life-threatening illnesses, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday. The UN agency, in a statement, said heavy snowfall has worsened the already critical situation for children affected by last year’s earthquake […]
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Sat 24 January 2026: At least eight people died while 82 others remain missing after a landslide hit West Java, Indonesia, on Saturday. Dozens of houses were reportedly buried under the landslide. A search and rescue team is searching for the missing in the area, which has difficult terrain, with a weather forecast of possible […]
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Protesters insist that Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) decision to restart the Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is fraught with risk Wed 21 January 2026: Petition signed by 40,000 relays concerns over risk of seismic activity in vicinity of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant. Japan is set to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant as it turns […]
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Wed 21 January 2026: Group links attack to China’s ‘crimes’ against Uighurs. Beijing urges Taliban government to protect its nationals. ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people. The group said in a statement posted on its Aamaq news agency late on Monday that […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: The Oscar-winning musical composer faces backlash from right-wing Hindus for saying he lost work due to ‘communal bias’ in Bollywood. New Delhi, India – Allah Rakha Rahman, popularly known as AR Rahman, is undoubtedly India’s most famous composer. He has won some of the world’s most coveted musical awards – including Oscars, […]
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