Dead turtles and waves of plastic show Sri Lankan ship disaster’s deep ramifications
The Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl caught fire on May 20 en route to Colombo carrying 350 metric tons of oil in its tanks and at…
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The US military carried out two strikes against the…
Britain says it will permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters
Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as London deepens security ties with Tokyo, which has expressed…
France, South Pacific nations to combat ‘predatory’ fishing as China extends reach | CNN
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Indonesia is battling a devastating Covid-19 crisis. And its peak is likely still to come
When Suharyanto's pregnant wife Rina Ismawati and two of their three children fell ill last month, he initially thought it was a…
Singapore and the UK are both planning to ‘live with Covid.’ They are worlds apart on…
But while they may agree that the virus is here to stay, in some form, for the foreseeable future, these countries have radically…
Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter
The island nation -- home to about 270 million people -- is now reporting more cases a day than hard-hit India, making Indonesia…
Biden administration launching operation to help relocate Afghans who helped United States
Flights for Afghan special immigrant visa (SIV) applicants "who are already in the pipeline will begin in the last week of July,"…
Almost half of this capital city’s population may have contracted Covid-19, survey finds
The survey, published July 10, tested for coronavirus antibodies in the blood of about 5,000 people across the city from March…
US warns China it stands committed to Philippine defense
Blinken made the comments Sunday, in a statement marking the fifth anniversary of a ruling by an independent arbitration tribunal…