Wed 26 March 2025: Indonesia’s president on Tuesday announced that his country will join the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral bank developed by member nations of the economic bloc BRICS. The decision was made after discussions with the bank and Indonesia’s financial team, Prabowo Subianto said, according to local English daily Tempo. “After an […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: Japan to award Iwao Hakamada, held wrongfully for close to 50 years and released last year, largest-ever payout. Japan has awarded a wrongly convicted man who was on death row for close to half a century compensation of 217 million yen ($1.44m). The legal team for Iwao Hakamada, released last year […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: Wildfires in southeastern South Korea have claimed at least 24 lives, authorities confirmed Wednesday, after a firefighting helicopter crashed while attempting to combat the flames. The blazes have injured 26 people, including 12 in critical condition. A 73-year-old pilot died when his 30-year-old S-76 helicopter went down during firefighting […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: China is the top threat to American interests globally, according to a US intelligence report released Tuesday, which said Beijing was making progress in its military and cyber capabilities. Beijing’s “coercive pressure” against Taiwan and “wide-ranging cyber operations against US targets” were indicators of its growing threat to US national security, […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: Two US lawmakers introduced a bill Monday to sanction Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir for “persecution of political opponents,” the Hill reported. Reps. Joe Wilson and Jimmy Panetta introduced the “Pakistan Democracy Act,” which would place sanctions on Munir within 180 days. The legislation accuses Munir of “knowingly engaging in the wrongful persecution and imprisonment of political opponents,” including former […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: China has designed artificial intelligence (AI)-powered rubber-tapping robots in an attempt to tackle chronic labor shortages plaguing its natural rubber industry, state media reported Monday. Jointly developed by the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) and Beijing-based tech firm Automotive Walking Technology, the self-navigating robots mark a leap forward in […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: In a country that prides itself on being the world’s largest democracy, India’s Muslim population faces growing marginalisation and discrimination, according to multiple reports documenting a sharp rise in Islamophobic rhetoric and incidents across the nation. A recent report by the Washington-based research group India Hate Lab revealed that instances of hate […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police. Bodh Gaya, India — As he stood in a queue outside a makeshift tent kitchen for breakfast, 30-year-old Abhishek Bauddh could not help but reflect on the throngs of people around him in Bodh […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Rohingya mothers and caregivers will get food vouchers as the UN World Food Program and World Bank have partnered with the Bangladeshi government amid a serious fund cut to the Rohingya. The UN World Food Program (WFP) on Friday said that it has partnered with the Bangladeshi Ministry of Disaster Management […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 million the previous year. This decline has prompted Chen Songxi, a Chinese national political adviser, to propose lowering the legal marriage age from 22 to 18. The drop in China’s marriage rate has been driven […]
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