TikTok: Social media app halts online shopping service in Indonesia
The country's government banned social media platforms from selling goods to protect physical stores.
2023-10-04 13:47
India-China feud keeps international planes out of Nepal airport
Nepal has spent millions constructing a new airport in hopes of boosting tourism - but no-one is coming.
2023-10-04 05:26
World Bank Trims Forecast for Fastest-Growing Emerging Region
The World Bank lowered its economic growth forecast for South Asia for next year, although still expects it
2023-10-03 15:17
Sumatran rhino birth offers glimmer of hope for species almost hunted to extinction
A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros calf has been born in a national park in Indonesia, the third successful pairing between a local female rhino named Ratu and Andalas, a former resident of Ohio's Cincinnati Zoo.
2023-10-03 14:51
NewsClick: Delhi police raid homes of prominent journalists
The homes of several journalists who work with NewsClick website have been searched.
2023-10-03 14:30
Australia Voice Poll Shows Rise in Support for ‘Yes’ Campaign
Support among Australians for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament to be included in the constitution recorded a rare
2023-10-03 11:23
Delta Says Some of Its Jet Aircraft Engines Used Fake Parts
Delta Air Lines Inc. has discovered unapproved components in “a small number” of its jet aircraft engines, becoming
2023-10-03 06:59
Marriage equality eludes Japan's same-sex couples
Japan offers same-sex couples no clear legal protection, leaving them feeling nearly invisible.
2023-10-03 05:25
Uttar Pradesh: Indian schoolgirl’s cycling death lays bare ugly face of ‘Eve-teasing’
The 17-year-old was run over after she fell off her bike when a man pulled her scarf.
2023-10-03 05:23
Can tech stop India wasting so much of its harvest?
Tech firms say they have systems that can help prevent the huge loss of fresh produce in India.
2023-10-03 05:20
Tory Latest: Hunt Plans Civil Service Cuts in Policy-Thin Speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said he would cut the UK’s civil service to pre-pandemic levels but
2023-10-03 00:16
Sculptures on Sagrada Familia’s four towers completed more than 140 years after construction began
The four towers on Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia have been completed more than 140 years after the first stone was laid. Each represents one of the four evangelists, and the final sculptural pieces have now been set in place. Matthew is an angel and John an eagle joining Mark and Luke, in the forms of a lion and an ox. A celebratory Mass will be held once the scaffolding on the church is removed, revealing Antonio Gaudi’s masterpiece. With the competition of the sculptures, work will now focus on the final and tallest tower, dedicated to Jesus. Construction on the church is expected to be finished by 2026. Read More James Bulger’s father weeps as he begs to keep killer Jon Venables in prison Trump baselessly claims fraud trial against him is a ‘scam and a sham’ Truss heckled as she arrives for Tory conference: ‘Are you here to cause trouble?’
2023-10-02 23:49