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Society
The Overheated Network: How Climate Change and Weather Extremes Decouple Biodiversity
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Life on Earth resembles a highly complex clockwork mechanism. Over millions of years, plants, animals, and microorganisms have adapted to one another, shaping a stable equilibrium. Today, however, man-made climate change and intensifying weather extremes are acting like a sledgehammer on this sensitive structure.…
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Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan to Set Up Supreme Interstate Council
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev following the agreement to laucnch a Supreme Interstate Council By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: Following talks in Cholpon-Ata, the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Sadyr Japarov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, signed a Treaty on Alliance Relations, formalizing the transition of bilateral…
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Small State, Global Strategy: How Singapore Is Outsmarting Geopolitical Turbulence
By Ivan Lim,Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The prolonged Middle-East conflict that began with US-Israeli attack on Iran on Feb 28 has been most unsettling for Singapore, from disruption of energy supplies to severing of food supply chains via blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, and now tolls…
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Rath Yatra Festival Celebrated in Bangladesh with Prayers for World Peace
By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty Dhaka: Like every year, the Rath Yatra festival of the Sanatan (Hindu) religion has been celebrated in Bangladesh, praying for world peace and prosperity. This nine-day religious event had various formalities. Numerous people from the Hindu community joined the Rath Yatra festival in various temples in…
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Global Ordeal: How Extreme Weather Blocks the Development of All Continents
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Climate change knows no borders. What began as a physical alteration of the Earth’s atmosphere has evolved into an existential crisis for global sustainability. The devastating extreme weather events of recent years—from unprecedented heatwaves to once-in-a-century floods—affect every corner of the earth. They directly…
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East Asia
Korea Culture Foundation Holds Korean Language Education Symposium in Da Nang, Vietnam
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association DA NANG, Vietnam: The Korea Culture Foundation (KCF, Chairman Kim Joon-il) hosted its 2026 symposium on July 24, 2026 at the University of Danang in Vietnam. The two-day event, running through July 25, is held under the theme “Paradigm Shift in Korean…
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A Satirical Look at Pakistan’s Daily Petrol Price Adjustments
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The current economic and geopolitical landscape is placing significant strain on nations globally, and Pakistan is no exception. In a climate where international tensions, particularly regarding key oil transit points like thec, send shockwaves through the energy market, the Pakistani government recently pivoted its…
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Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: Building Businesses Against the Odds
By Pirah Aijaz KARACHI: Entrepreneurship is giving many women a chance to grow and become financially independent. In Pakistan, women are starting small online businesses, selling products from home, working as freelancers, becoming consultants, launching startups, creating handmade products, and offering services through social media. They are turning their skills,…
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Humans in the Eye of the Storm: Who Suffers Most from Extreme Weather and How We Respond
A tornado near Anadarko, Oklahoma By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: We all live under the same sky, but we do not feel the weather in the same way. As the climate crisis relentlessly heats up the planet, storms, droughts, and floods are unleashed with a profound social imbalance. Extreme…
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Environment
Burning Earth, Sinking Land: The Unequal Geography of Extreme Weather
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Global climate change is no longer an abstract future threat, but a physical reality in the here and now. Due to the steady warming of the atmosphere, the global climate system is energetically overloaded. The consequence is a dramatic increase in extreme weather events:…
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