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The Jubilee 2000 saw $130bn of debt written off, and yet we now find ourselves in a renewed global debt crisis, says Maria Finnerty of CafodThe Guardian is right to identify the global sovereign debt crisis as one of the most critical impediments to su…
Read MoreMount Ruang has repeatedly erupted since Tuesday and officials fear it could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami, as happened in 1871. The alert level for the volcano, which has a peak of 725 metres above sea level, was raised from three to four,…
Read MoreTaiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years has killed four and injured dozens, causing building collapses, power outages and landslides on the islandTaiwan earthquake live updates Continue reading…
Read MoreHoli is the Hindu festival of colours and is celebrated to mark the start of spring in India, Nepal, other South Asian countries and across the diaspora. Celebrants rejoice by throwing coloured powders at one another on the street.Festivities also invo…
Read MoreTwo New Zealanders, including a 21-year-old ski guide, have been killed in avalanche while backcountry skiing in Japan. A third New Zealander was also injured. According to local media reports, a group of six were backcountry skiing on Mount Yotei in t…
Read MoreJailed former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has claimed victory for his allies in the country’s election using artificial intelligence. Politicians allied with the Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging…
Read MoreFootage aired by the Japanese broadcaster NHK shows a pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, apparently trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido. At least 10 were seen poking out of a small gap in the surface and struggling for airConcern for…
Read MoreHeavy snow has hit Tokyo, disrupting trains, grounding more than 100 flights, and covering the city in a white blanket Continue reading…
Read MoreBi Haibo of the Chinese embassy in the UK responds to a Guardian editorial about the trial of the media mogul and pro-democracy activistYour editorial (The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: this sham trial is another bleak day for Hong Kong, 18 December) cla…
Read MoreFootage from 1 January shows Wajima residents running from a landslide after a deadly earthquake struck the Japanese city in the Ishikawa prefecture. The full extent of damage and casualties remains unclear four days after the quake, which is already t…
Read MoreAll 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft. ‘Honestly, I felt my life was over. But when I…
Read MoreA 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on Monday. Aerial footage shows the damage in the city of Wajima on the northern coast after fires broke out, destroying buildings. The harbour and surrounding buildings in Suzu at the eastern end of the …
Read MoreJapanese prime minister Fumio Kishida says the country is facing a ‘battle against time’ to find people affected by a series of major earthquakes that reportedly killed at least 48 people, injured dozens and sparked fires that destroyed homes.Police an…
Read MoreThe South Korean politician is stabbed in the neck while talking to reporters in the port city of Busan. Footage shows Lee Jae-myung walking in a crowd of journalists when a man in front of him lunges and strikes him with what ‘looked like a knife’, ac…
Read MoreMajor tsunami warnings downgraded but residents in coastal areas told not to return to homesA powerful earthquake has struck central Japan’s western coastline, triggering waves over a metre high and prompting tsunami alerts and warnings for people to e…
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