- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Indonesia, Malaysia, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World news
Death toll passes 900 in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka floods
Officials in Indonesia say more than 442 people have died, while Sri Lanka suffers worst natural disaster sinc…
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Sri Lanka’s capital hit by floods as cyclone death toll nears 200
Hundreds of people still missing after heavy rain and mudslides in country’s deadliest natural disaster for ye…
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Japan ‘One Piece’ singer stopped mid-performance as Japan-China relations sour
Axing of Maki Otsuki performance in Shanghai the latest in spate of cancelled cultural events involving Asia’s…
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韓国検察、「慰安婦は自発的売春」発言の元慶熙大学教授を不起訴＝韓国の反応
韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「検察、「慰安婦は自発的売春」発言の元慶熙大学教授を不起訴」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。
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Working the land but rarely owning it: life for New Zealand’s young farmers
A country built on agriculture is seeing the sector change as the number of farms shrinks and it becomes harde…
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Flash floods and landslides cause devastation in Indonesia – video
Indonesian rescuers in the northern regions of Sumatra raced to find dozens of people still missing after heav…
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At least 500 killed in south-east Asia floods and landslides
More than 350 people killed on Indonesia’s Sumatra island with 162 reported dead across ThailandThe death toll…
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Sri Lanka death toll from floods and landslides reaches 153
Another 191 missing after heavy rains from Cyclone Ditwah while almost 78,000 evacuated to temporary shelters …
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‘We can’t get any answers’: grief and anger in Hong Kong after deadly high-rise fire
With the blaze extinguished but hundreds still unaccounted for, the city is grieving – with questions being ra…
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Weather tracker: Snowfall cuts power in Poland and flooding devastates Sri Lanka
Temperatures dip to -8.5C in Poland and 250mm of rain falls in 24-hour period across Sri Lanka Temperatures pl…
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韓国歴代大統領に対する世論調査…よくやった1位盧武鉉、間違った1位尹錫悦＝韓国の反応
韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「歴代大統領、よくやった1位盧武鉉、2位朴正熙、間違った1位尹錫烈…韓国ギャラップ」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。
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Bear attacks man in public toilet in Japan
Incident north of Tokyo comes after a record 13 deaths from bear attacks in Japan since the start of AprilA ma…
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テコンドーが忍者？…カナダの有名スポーツチャンネル、不適切表記をめぐり議論＝韓国の反応
韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「テコンドーが忍者？…カナダの有名スポーツチャンネル、不適切表記をめぐり議論」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。
- Myanmar, Myanmar coup, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US immigration
‘A constant fear’: Myanmar nationals face imprisonment back home as US ends protected status
Thousands of Myanmar diaspora are at risk of deportation, after the US said they no longer required Temporary …
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Indonesia intensifies search for victims after floods and landslides kill dozens in Sumatra – video
Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province on Tuesday. The …