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Swathes of Pakistan and India have been experiencing high temperatures since April, extreme weather that the World Meteorological Organization has said is consistent with climate change. Parts of Pakistan have reached 50C, while India registered its ho…
At least 27 people have died and dozens more were injured in a huge fire in a commercial building in India’s capital, Delhi. The four-storey building had no clearance from the fire department and was not equipped with fire safety equipment. The ca…
The Hassanabad bridge in northern Pakistan collapsed on Saturday after a heatwave melted a glacier, releasing huge amounts of floodwater into surrounding areas. Local media quoted experts as saying the water volume at the Shisper glacier lake had …
Voters in the Philippines are voting in the presidential election on Monday that pits frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator, against a human rights lawyer who has promised a transparent government. Leni Ro…
The International Rescue Committee, in partnership with Gagosian, has put together an exhibition called Protecting Milestones: Portraits of Girls in Conflict, which is on display at the Gagosian shop in Burlington Arcade, London, until 7 May. For every…
Frustrated residents of Chinese city bang pots and pans to protest against living under a strict lockdown for nearly a monthShanghai’s month under lockdown – in pictures Continue reading…
Shanghai city authorities have said they will start Covid-19 testing over the next few days to determine which neighbourhoods can safely be allowed a limited amount of freedom of movement. The city’s lockdown began a month ago, taking a toll on residen…
Beijing residents have rushed to buy food, emptying supermarket shelves, as Covid-19 cases rise and fears grow that a strict lockdown could be imposed. China reported 3,266 symptomatic cases on Monday and 20,454 asymptomatic cases, with Beijing re…
A video circulating on the Chinese messaging platform Weibo shows a Shanghai resident sharing which and how many vegetables he managed to buy for 500 yuan (£60).The vlogger says he asked his friend for as much fresh produce as he could get for that amo…
In the Asian country, there are three different ways of calculating your age – one of which means a newborn baby can be two years old. Now the president-elect is pushing for change Name: The Korean Age.Age: Korean. Continue reading…
Labor’s Penny Wong has called a newly signed security agreement between China and Solomon Islands, ‘the worst Australian foreign policy blunder in the Pacific since the end of world war two’. Prime minister Scott Morrison defended the move, s…
Yu Beibei, a resident of Shanghai, was transferred to the city’s largest makeshift hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. Yu lives with her husband, their two-year-old daughter and a nanny. They were ordered to join a mass test on 2 April and al…
Police in hazmat suits were filmed grabbing screaming Shanghai residents in a video circulated on Chinese social media on Thursday. Users of the Chinese microblogging site Weibo claimed that local authorities had decided to take over several residentia…
At least 24 people have been killed in landslides and flooding across central and southern Philippines after tropical storm Megi caused heavy rain and disrupted travelDozens killed in Philippines landslides and floods as tropical storm Megi h…
Shanghai, China’s financial hub, started easing its lockdown in some areas on Monday, despite reporting a record high of more than 25,000 new Covid-19 infections, as authorities sought to get the city moving again after more than two weeks. Pressu…