The latest verdict in the series of secretive trials against the Nobel laureate takes her total…
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‘Sometimes we eat dinner, sometimes we don’t.’ Afghan food crisis poses dilemma for the West one year after Taliban takeover
Along the way, other women quietly join the journey. It will take them three hours to…
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the…
Asia sees boom in apps that turn restaurant leftovers into low-cost meals
The supper buffet at Singapore’s Grand Hyatt hotel normally costs customers approximately $70 and features a…
Taiwan blames politics for cancellation of global Pride event
Taiwan participates in global organizations like the Olympics as “Chinese Taipei,” to avoid political problems with…
Hong Kong suffers biggest ever population drop as exodus accelerates
The city’s total population fell from 7.41 million people to 7.29 million, a 1.6% decrease, the…
Seoul vows to move families from ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after flooding deaths
The deaths, which included a family who drowned after becoming trapped underground, have spurred the South…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un declares victory against Covid
North Korea has not revealed how many confirmed infections of the virus it has found, but…
Record rainfall kills at least 8 in Seoul as water floods buildings, submerges cars
South Korea’s Interior and Safety Ministry said three of those who died had been trapped in…
Senior leader of Pakistani Taliban killed in IED attack
The Pakistan Taliban, known as Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), is a US-designated foreign terrorist organization operating in both…
