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Instability looms ahead of Bangladesh's election on Sunday

Friday, January 05, 2024

Bangladesh heads to elections on Sunday. Experts warn the expected victory of the ruling party will likely cause more instability amid a crackdown on political opponents, critics and the press.

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It's a year of elections in South Asia — and on Sunday it's Bangladesh's turn

Friday, January 05, 2024

Bangladesh heads into this weekend's election with the ruling party expected to sweep to power again — amid a crackdown on political opponents, critics and the press.

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The reason why there are many Jan. 1 birthdays in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Monday, January 01, 2024

January 1 is a common birthday in Pakistan and Afghanistan because 1/1 is an easy date for people to remember in cultures that don't follow Western standards of time.

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U.S. charges Indian national in an alleged assassination plot of a Sikh separatist

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The relationship between the U.S. and India took a hit after the Justice Department announced charges against an Indian national for allegedly taking part in a murder-for-hire scheme on U.S. soil.

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India celebrates as 41 men are rescued from a tunnel after 17 days

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

India rejoices as 41 men are rescued from a tunnel they were trapped inside for 17 days. The tunnel is part of a government flagship project to expand access to sacred shrines in the Himalayas.

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New Delhi's deadly smog stirs political turmoil

Monday, November 27, 2023

Smog in New Delhi is so bad that one study suggests residents lose eight years of life from inhaling it. Politicians are trading blame.

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In the Himalayas, 41 workers remain trapped after a tunnel caved in

Monday, November 20, 2023

Efforts continue in India's north to free construction workers trapped underground for more than a week after a highway tunnel they were helping build partially collapsed.

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Pakistan is planting lots of mangrove forests. So why are some upset?

Friday, November 10, 2023

Pakistan is reforesting its river delta with mangrove forests nearly the size of Rhode Island. But why are some upset?

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India's top court defers same sex marriage decision, upsetting LGBTQ rights advocates

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

India's top court refused to legalize same-sex marriages. The five judges hearing the case ruled that only the Indian parliament could make that decision.

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India's supreme court has issued a ruling on same-sex marriage.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

India's top court declines to grant recognition to same-sex marriages. It's a blow to hopes of India's LGBTQ+ community.

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Western Afghanistan has been hit once more by an earthquake

Monday, October 16, 2023

It's the seventh earthquake to roil this area in the past 10 days, and there have been several aftershocks. The U.N. has struggled to raise money for Afghans.

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Thousands of Afghans are without homes after devastating earthquakes

Friday, October 13, 2023

The United Nations is pleading for more aid as thousands of Afghans shiver in tents after earthquakes flattened villages and killed more than 1,000 people.

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Rescue workers hurry to reach hundreds of Afghans buried under quake debris

Monday, October 09, 2023

A powerful earthquake has killed more than 2,000 people in western Afghanistan.

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Over 2,000 feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Saturday, October 07, 2023

Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.

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Pakistan is planting lots of mangroves — but it's upsetting some environmentalists

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

An initiative to revive the Indus River hopes to save this major waterway from overuse and pollution. Some 240 million people are riding on the outcome. But the financing of it is controversial.

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In Pakistan, residents are returning to ancient practices to deal with melting glaciers

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Residents in Pakistan's Himalayas are reviving an ancient practice to cope with rapidly melting glaciers due to rising temperatures.

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A glacier baby is born: Mating glaciers to replace water lost to climate change

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Residents of Pakistan's Himalayan region turn to science and folklore, with backing from the U.N. They're erecting ice towers, harvesting avalanches and performing an ancient glacier ritual.

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Bangladesh's Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunis faces trouble in his homeland

Friday, September 01, 2023

Mohammad Yunis has faced a slew of legal cases, and now is accused of siphoning off dividends owed to workers, labor law violations and corruption.

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The Matildas' culture-shifting World Cup run is over after losing in the semi-finals

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Australians fall silent as their team, The Matildas lose to England in the World Cup semi-finals. The team's rise has been called a "feminist cultural reckoning."

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Australia has 'Matilda Mania' as the team goes on to Women's World Cup quarter-finals

Friday, August 11, 2023

Australians are smashing viewing records as they watch their team, The Matildas, advance in the Women's World Cup. But for some women, it's a bittersweet moment.

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