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Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
Read full article: Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study findsSizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found.
Local home chef simplifies South Asian dishes with her ‘One Pot Kitchen’
Read full article: Local home chef simplifies South Asian dishes with her ‘One Pot Kitchen’Home Chef Saira Kidwai shows how to simplify South Asian dishes into a simple recipe. Her One Pot Kitchen recipes are a hit on Instagram and might resonate well with people short on time.
UN: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia
Read full article: UN: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in AsiaA United Nations report says a staggering 143 million people will likely be uprooted over the next 30 years by rising seas, searing temperatures and other climate calamities.
ADB: Asia below pre-pandemic levels as variants slow rebound
Read full article: ADB: Asia below pre-pandemic levels as variants slow reboundThe Asian Development Bank has lowered its outlook for economic growth in developing Asia to reflect renewed coronavirus outbreaks as variants spread, prompting governments to restore or keep in place their pandemic precautions.
EU foreign chief calls fall of Kabul "catastrophe"
Read full article: EU foreign chief calls fall of Kabul "catastrophe"The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called the fall of Afghanistan’s capital and the resurgence of the Taliban “a catastrophe” and “nightmare” that laid bare a failure of intelligence and trans-Atlantic cooperation.
Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India's borders
Read full article: Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India's bordersIndia has tried to fight skyrocketing coronavirus infections by increasing its production of vaccines and banning their export, cutting off supplies to neighbors such as Bangladesh and Nepal as they struggle with surges of their own.
Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence
Read full article: Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independenceOn March 26, 1971, Bangladesh declared independence, sparking the nine-month war. Pakistan launched a military operation to stop the move to independence, while India joined on the side of what is now Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dennis Lee Royle, File)DHAKA – Shafiqul Islam was studying business at Dhaka College in 1971 when a bloody and brutal war for independence ravaged Bangladesh. The land was carved into separate states, with the Muslim-majority regions becoming East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, and West Pakistan, now simply Pakistan. On March 26, 1971, Bangladesh declared independence, sparking the nine-month war.