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Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at 3 US spas

At least eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in shootings at three different spas in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday, with a 21-year-old white man in custody on suspicion of staging all three attacks, police said. The shootings came with many Asian Americans already on edge following a recent spike in hate crimes against the community and triggered immediate fears that Asian-run businesses may have been […]

today17 March 2021

International News

IMF warns of deeper MENA recession and rising social unrest risks

The economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was already grim as the region struggles to cope with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, that horizon darkened further as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected an even deeper recession for the region, and warned of the spectre of rekindling social unrest as inequality and poverty deepens. The IMF now sees economic growth in the Middle […]

today14 July 2020

International News

Soaring Covid-19 infections dampen Eid festivities in Southeast Asia

Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are marking a muted and gloomy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan - a usually joyous three-day celebration that has been significantly toned down as coronavirus cases soar. The world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, with more than 240 million people, has reported nearly 22 000 infections and 1350 fatalities, the most in Southeast Asia. It means no congregational prayers at […]

today24 May 2020

International News

Giant Asian killer hornets spotted in northwest United States

The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the "Murder Hornet" with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in the United States in Washington state, where entomologists were making plans to wipe it out. The giant Asian insect, with a sting that could be fatal to some humans, is just now starting to emerge from winter hibernation. "They're like something out of a monster cartoon with this huge […]

today5 May 2020

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