Ecuadorian Amazon that lasted 1,000 years has been mapped
AFP :Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago.A...
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UK to up bankrolling Ukraine as PM Sunak visits Kyiv
Al Jazeera :British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is visiting Kyiv to announce a new package of support for Ukraine, including an increase in military funding...
Brunei’s Prince Mateen marries a commoner in grand ceremony
AP :In the ongoing lavish 10-day event, Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen, known as Asia’s “most eligible bachelor”, married his fiancee inside the gold-domed Sultan Omar...
Strong quake rattles Afghanistan
AFP :A powerful earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, shaking buildings from the capital Kabul to Islamabad in neighbouring Pakistan.The epicentre of the 6.4-magnitude earthquake...
Saudi Arabia’s balancing Israel ties and Palestinian solution
Deutsche Welle :Germany will no longer block the sale of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia and will also deliver other high-tech armaments like the IRIS-T...
Thailand moves to ban recreational cannabis use
CNN : Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legisalation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the...
Tshering Tobgay set to return as Bhutan PM
Al Jazeera : Bhutan’s liberal People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is set to form a new government after winning in parliamentary elections, according to results from...
The Taiwan that China wants is vanishing
BBC : There was a time when the beneficent smile of a dictator greeted you everywhere in Taiwan.It’s a far rarer sight now as more...
Bhutan votes in final round of national elections
Reuters :Bhutan began voting on Tuesday, the final round of national parliamentary elections that will form the Himalayan kingdom’s fourth government since democracy was established...
Blinken meets Arab leaders in diplomatic push over Gaza war
Reuters :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday after meeting with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi that countries in the...
South Korea outlaws dog meat industry
AP :South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday endorsed landmark legislation outlawing the country’s dwindling dog meat industry, as public calls for the ban have grown sharply...
