For Asian Americans, among whom I count myself, the question of Palestine holds great relevance. And for writers, among whom I also count myself, the question of when to speak our conscience has always mattered. I want to address Israel’s war on Gaza and how it raises issues of self-defense, inclusion, and solidarity that have great meaning for anyone who has been classified as an “other” and for anyone who has sought to write through that otherness. This includes Asian … Read more
The wedding of Asia’s most eligible bachelor entered its sixth day today, as Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei’s bride took part in the Berbedak Mandi ceremony.
Anisha Rosnah, 29, looked radiant in an elegant white lace gown for the spectacle, which took place at Istana Nurul Iman, ahead of their lavish ceremony in Bandar Seri Begawan.
The bride, who went to the University of Bath, wowed in a long-sleeved white gown with a lace-trimmed veil, which she paired with pearl
A zoologist whose organisation funded controversial experiments in Wuhan which some fear started the pandemic has presented the discovery of a never-before-seen virus with ‘almost’ as much potential to infect humans as Covid.
Dr Peter Daszak, head of the New York based non-profit EcoHealth Alliance, detailed his finding in bats at an event held by the World Health Organization (WHO) on future pandemic research preparedness.
EcoHealth had its funding pulled and projects to find viruses in China cancelled due to
A fascinating festive map reveals the cities where people most want to spend Christmas 2023 around the world – and London is number one.
On the map, generated using Google search data for common Christmas travel-related keywords, countries are named followed by the city where their residents most want to spend the festive period.
Searches such as ‘Christmas in London’ and ‘things to do in London for Christmas’ are top in 20 countries including Spain, Netherlands, Canada, and Australia.
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This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM.
Last week’s surprise deal between China and the United States may provide a boost to the climate talks in Dubai — but the two powers remain at odds on tough questions such as how quickly to shut down coal and who should provide climate aid to developing nations.
The world’s top two drivers of climate change are also divided by a thicket of disagreements on trade,
A new taxpayer-funded lab is being built in Colorado that will import bats from around the world and experiment on dangerous diseases, DailyMail.com can reveal.
The multi-million-dollar project is a collaboration between Dr Anthony Fauci’s old department at the National Institutes of Health, Colorado State University (CSU) and EcoHealth Alliance (EHA), a controversial research group at the center of the Covid lab leak theory.
Proposals seen by this website show how the 14,000sq-ft facility could store and study some of
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Meiji-Moderne zeigt, dass wir die japanische Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts nicht in eine Schublade stecken können.
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Holidaymakers were today warned about the dangers of parasites abroad after a record number of Brits were struck down last year.
A post-Covid travel boom to exotic destinations may be to blame, experts say.
Nearly 1,000 cases of travel-associated parasitic infections were detected in the UK last year, up from an average of 870 pre-pandemic.
Such illnesses include leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis, which are spread by insect bites or parasitic worms.
The bugs can infect organs and trigger long-term damage
