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Powell pushing Asia into a new financial crisis
Jul 31, 2022 23:55US rate hikes are doing more to devastate Asian economies and currencies than tame US inflation and overheating.
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WHO declares monkeypox a global public health emergency
Jul 25, 2022 10:42The World Health Organization on Saturday July 23 formally classified monkeypox as a "public health emergency of international concern," warning that the viral disease is spreading rapidly across the globe.
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UN report finds humans need to value nature as well as profits to survive
Jul 13, 2022 22:44According to a UN report, a market-based focus on short-term profits and economic growth means the wider benefits of nature have been ignored, which has led to bad decisions that have reduced people’s wellbeing and contributed to climate and nature crises.
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China warns Asian nations to avoid being used as ‘chess pieces’ by big powers
Jul 11, 2022 08:39China has urged countries in southeast Asia to avoid being used as “chess pieces” by Western powers, calling for insulation of the region from foreign interventions.
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Climate-friendly diets can make a huge difference – even if you don’t go all-out vegan
Jun 06, 2022 10:05Changing habits can be hard but even partial shifts from meat-based menus could significantly decrease planet-heating emissions.
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Iran urges CICA’s role in war on terror
Jun 06, 2022 07:56Iran's foreign minister called for the exploitation of the capacities of the Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) conference in the battle against terrorism and extremism.
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Iran shows the way towards self-reliance
Jun 03, 2022 11:16As Iran has set the example through its powerful stand and progress over the past four decades, the need of the hour is for Muslim countries (including Arabs, Africans, and southeast Asians) to get together to form a united front in order to defeat the devilish designs of the US and the illegal Zionist entity.
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‘Cash, coal, cars and trees’: What progress has been made since Cop26?
May 16, 2022 09:58Six months on, the war in Ukraine and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have derailed some changes agreed on Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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Millions of tonnes of dead animals: The growing scandal of fish waste
May 11, 2022 08:55Dumped at sea, lost on land or left to rot in shops and fridges, the global catch of fish is being wasted like never before – hurting not only the oceans but the nutrition of billions of people. Can it be reversed?
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‘Potentially devastating’: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics
May 01, 2022 11:21‘Zoonotic spillovers’ or the transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans, expected to rise with at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over next 50 years.