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Politics
The Divided Atmosphere: Climate Guilt, Consumption, and Global Responsibility
By Dr. Hassan HumeidaKIEL, GERMANY: The physics of global warming is unyielding: every ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere further drives the global climate system and fuels extreme weather events. Yet, as universal as the physical consequences are, the global divide regarding the causes is equally deep.…
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Sri Lanka’s Strategic Role in the Indo-Pacific Amid Japan’s New Dry Dock Expansion
Port in Japan By Leo Nirosha DarshanCOLOMBO: The Indo-Pacific region is currently reaching a historical turning point along the maritime trade routes that serve as the nervous system of the global economy, as well as in the security environment surrounding them. The rise of Eastern naval superpowers and the lag in…
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Central Asia
Korea’s National Flower Takes Root in the Heart of Bishkek
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: An environmental campaign to plant 70 hibiscus bushes – Korea’s national flower, known in Korean as mugunghwa – was held at the Kyrgyzstan-Korea Friendship Park in Bishkek on August 19. Bringing together representatives of Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Korea as well as young volunteers, the…
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Politics
The Overheated System: Causes of Climate Change and Our Leverage Against the Crisis
By Dr. Hassan HumeidaKIEL, GERMANY: Global weather is spinning out of control. Once-in-a-century floods, months-long droughts, and record-breaking summer heatwaves are no longer statistical outliers; they are the symptoms of a profound transformation of our planet. To understand the intensity of these weather extremes and to effectively limit them, we…
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Society
When Nature Runs Out of Control: How Climate Change Unleashes Disasters
By Dr. Hassan HumeidaKIEL, GERMANY: The term “natural disaster” has become misleading. It suggests a fateful, purely random event to which humanity is helplessly exposed. However, the reality of the 21st century looks different: Through man-made climate change, we have disrupted the Earth’s physical balance. Higher temperatures mean more energy…
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West Asia
Do You Know Your “Patience Quotient (PQ)”?
By Lee Sang-kiAsiaN Reporter,Former President of the Korea Journalists Association SEOUL: People do not remember for long what has no name. No matter how important an event may be, without a word to describe it, it often remains merely a collection of scattered facts. I believe the work of a…
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Politics
Surviving the Extreme: How Affected Groups Defy Climate Change
By Dr. Hassan HumeidaKIEL, GERMANY: The climate crisis is breaking over us with full force, but it does not hit us all equally. When heatwaves shatter records, storms devastate coastlines, or droughts tear the soil apart, certain population segments—the so-called vulnerable target groups—stand defenseless on the front lines. For them,…
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Measles Outbreak in Bangladesh: Infections Increasing Among Adults
By Bhanu Ranjan ChakrabortyDHAKA: A total of 860 children have died of measles and measles symptoms in Bangladesh since March this year (4 months and 22 days). According to a report published by the Directorate General of Health Services on August 6, six more people have died of measles symptoms…
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South Asia
Pakistan, Sri Lanka Join Hands for Collaborative Research on Rice, Fruit Crop Pests
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), located in Tandojam town of Sindh province, and Sri Lankan academic institutions have agreed to strengthen academic cooperation through faculty exchange and joint agricultural research, focusing on rice, fruit crops and other agricultural commodities facing similar pest and disease challenges…
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EditorsPick
Issyk-Kul May Become Permanent Venue for F1h20 World Championship
By Kuban AbdymenCHOLPON-ATA: The latest round of the Formula 1 World Championship, held for the first time on Lake Issyk-Kul on August 1-2, 2026, was a success. The top pilots participating in the races were pleased with the results of the race at an altitude of 1,607 meters above sea…
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