Asia

Fresh rallies held in US cities against anti-Asian violence

Mar 28, 2021 02:58

American demonstrators held rallies on Saturday in different cities across the United States to demand an end to anti-Asian violence.
Experts warn of protracted pandemic amid ‘vaccine apartheid’

Mar 17, 2021 10:41

The US has been criticized for purchasing 200 million more COVID-19 vaccines for its own citizens and pushing poorer countries and vulnerable populations to the back of the queue, while experts estimate that low-income countries will experience wide access after 2022.
Violence towards Asian Americans has skyrocketed

Mar 14, 2021 06:16

A new wave of anti-Asian racial violence is sweeping the US. Sadly, racial violence, bigotry and hatred directed at Asian Americans has scarred their history in this country.
Social inequality and climate breakdown

Mar 08, 2021 06:48

Although the world’s poorest populations are often least responsible for climate change, they primarily suffer the worst consequences of its effects – from streams drying up to an increasingly insecure food supply – and have the fewest tools and resources to address it.
Study finds sharks can help marine ecosystems survive effects of climate change

Mar 03, 2021 11:46

The researchers say sharks eat grazing animals that feed on aquatic plants like seagrass — which helps maintain water clarity, stores carbon dioxide and houses fish and other organisms that can keep seas healthy.
Neighbors call on Myanmar's junta to free detained leaders, end use of lethal force

Mar 03, 2021 05:55

Myanmar's neighbors have called on the junta in the country to release former de facto Leader Aung San Suu Kyi and end the use of lethal force against anti-coup protesters.
Using deep-sea fiber optic cables to detect earthquakes

Mar 01, 2021 12:48

Seismologists at Caltech working with optics experts at Google have developed a method to use existing underwater telecommunication cables to detect earthquakes. The technique could lead to improved earthquake and tsunami warning systems around the world.
We need urgent research to know what microplastics are doing to us. Here's why?

Feb 28, 2021 07:04

In light of staggering accumulation of plastic particles in all environments on Earth, as well as concerning signs from animal toxicology studies, ecotoxicologists are calling for urgent investigations into the effects of microplastics on human health. This echoes calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) back in 2019.
Pandemic may have left 265 million people with acute food shortages in 2020

Feb 26, 2021 06:11

According to a United Nations World Food Program (WFP) report, COVID-19 might have left up to 265 million people with acute food shortages in 2020.
2020 Global Food Security Index shows overall decline in food security

Feb 25, 2021 12:33

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released on Tuesday Feb. 23 the ninth annual Global Food Security Index (GFSI) sponsored by Corteva, which measures the underlying drivers of food security in 113 countries, based on the factors of affordability, availability, quality and safety, and natural resources and resilience.