- Asia Pacific, Business, Energy industry, Iran, Marco Rubio, New Zealand, Oil, Pacific islands, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, Winston Peters, World news
New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands ‘significant …
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Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100
UN assists in emergency vaccination drive as country battles worst surge in cases in years amid fall in vaccin…
- Aid, Bangladesh, Food security, Global development, Global education, Global health, Human rights, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
In the Rohingya refugee camps, we really want you to keep the gas running | Ajas Khan
Aid cuts mean the ethnically-cleansed refugees from Myanmar face a return to cooking over toxic flames, or kee…
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日本旅行キャンセルすべきか…1万年ぶり史上最大級の火山の兆し＝韓国の反応
韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「日本旅行キャンセルすべきか…1万年ぶり史上最大級の火山の兆し」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。
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Private jets, deserted shores and an unbuilt resort: alleged links to sanctioned ‘scam’ empire revealed in Timor-Leste
Exclusive: Investigation finds alleged Prince Group associates were involved in unusual development in tiny na…
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Thailand PM calls for energy saving as Middle East conflict drives price surge
Anutin Charnvirakul encourages measures such as home working and carpooling as country is reliant on oil impor…
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When Suzuki met Suzuki: why a Tokyo dating agency is matching couples with the same name
Japan’s ban on married couples having different surnames has prompted an event to highlight people’s reluctanc…
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Preparations for the Miyako Odori, Kyoto’s spring dance festival – in pictures
Geisha rehearse for a traditional dance that has been performed annually for more than 150 years Continue read…
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Preparations for the Miyako Odori, Kyoto’s spring dance festival – in pictures
Geisha rehearse for a traditional dance that has been performed annually for more than 150 years Continue read…
- Farming, Food, Food security, India, Oil, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
‘India is going to face a food crisis’: Farmers panic over fertiliser shortages amid Iran war
Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments sayin…
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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed president after ‘sham’ election
Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaosMin Aung Hla…
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A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis
From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are r…
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy offers expertise on keeping waterways open amid Middle East conflict
‘Ukraine has expertise concerning sea waterways, and the defence and reopening of maritime traffic,’ says pres…
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無気力な韓国代表、オーストリアにも0-1で敗北…3月のAマッチは2敗で終＝韓国の反応
韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「無気力なホン・ミョンボ号、オーストリアにも0-1で敗北…3月のAマッチは2敗で終」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。
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‘I will not yield’: Taiwan convulsed by 17-year prison sentence for populist opposition figure
The opposition Taiwan People’s party stands by founder Ko Wen-je despite sentence, alleging prosecutors were p…