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Thousands of people were wounded and a dozen killed in the country of Lebanon when their pagers exploded simultaneously on Sept. 17 (Tuesday). Experts believe that Israel was likely responsible. The pagers had been bought by the terrorist organization Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran and operates in the Shiite Muslim
2022: EU Sees Over 50 Percent Rise in Asylum Applications Excluding Ukraine
The European Union has recorded an increase of 54 percent in this year's asylum seekers and expects this...
Turnover Surges as Funds Rush to Exit Private Equity Stakes
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE - Private equity holdings are being sold at a record clip in an opaque secondary...
Sri Lanka’s Economy Shrinks 11.8% in Second-Worst Quarterly Performance
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's economy shrank 11.8% in the July-September quarter from...
Rescue Efforts Continue As Indonesia Struggles To Get Aid for Quake Survivors
CIANJUR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities struggled on Thursday, Nov.24 to get aid to thousands of...
U.S., Japan, and Partners Mobilise $20 Billion to Move Indonesia Away From Coal
By David Lawder and Valerie Volcovici NUSA DUA, Indonesia/SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - A coalition of...
Imran Khan Supporters Stage Protests, Demand Political Change in Pakistan
Police used tear gas to disperse supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan who had blocked...
World’s Biggest Bats – The Fruit-Eating Flying Fox
The world’s biggest bats (Pteropus sp.), also known as flying foxes — or Old World fruit bats — are many...
Farmers in Bangladesh Turn to Floating Agriculture to Adapt to Rising Rivers and Sea
Mohammad Mostafa, a farmer in the low-lying deltas of southwestern Bangladesh, has revived his forefathers...
Iraq Elects New President and Premier, Ending Stalemate
By Ahmed Rasheed and Amina Ismail, Reuters. BAGHDAD — Iraq’s parliament on Thursday, Oct 13, elected...