BATHINDA: Extreme temperatures above 40°C that impacted billions of people across Asia in April are more likely caused by human-caused climate change, states the rapid attribution analysis by an international […]
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave – Times of India
MANILA: South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief.A […]
China's Country Garden gets liquidation petition from creditor
Aerial photo shows a Country Garden residential area in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, Feb 5, 2024. Future Publishing via Getty Images Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images […]
Pakistan exports heat-treated beef to China | The Express Tribune
KARACHI: Pakistan has emerged as the first South Asian nation that has exported heat-treated beef to the world’s largest meat importer, China, beating regional competitors in delivering quality food at […]
India overtakes Hong Kong to become the world's seventh largest stock market
Pedestrians walk towards the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station at dusk in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s stock market value has […]
Scholars urge reforms to enhance connectivity | The Express Tribune
KARACHI: Scholars are urging Pakistan to address internal challenges, enhance banking facilities, and improve airline connectivity with neighbours to end isolation in the region and beyond. Simultaneously, they recommend that […]
Grand test for Indian diplomacy as American, Chinese and Russian ministers meet in Delhi | CNN
New Delhi CNN — Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies have convened in New Delhi, setting the stage for a grand test in Indian diplomacy as it attempts to […]
Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series over Taliban’s restrictions on women | CNN
Sydney CNN — Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and […]
Kabul professor tears up diplomas on live TV to protest Taliban ban on women’s education | CNN
CNN — A Kabul professor tore up his diplomas live on television in Afghanistan in protest over the Taliban’s barring of women from higher education. The man, named Ismail Mashal, […]
UN halts some aid programs in Afghanistan after Taliban’s ban on female NGO workers | CNN
CNN — The United Nations announced Wednesday it has suspended some of its “time-critical” programs in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s ban on female NGO workers. In a […]