Australia offers climate refuge to Tuvalu citizens
Tuvalu – a series of low-lying atolls – is one of the countries most at risk from climate change. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67340907?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Career breaks and 4 tips for explaining resume gaps: workplace experts
Believe it or not, career breaks are now more common than ever. In a survey of 6,000 workers in Southeast Asia, only 29% indicated they never experienced a career break.…
U.S. Finance Agency Lends to Sri Lankan Port to Counter Chinese Influence
A U.S. foreign development agency announced on Wednesday it would lend $553 million to establish a deepwater shipping-container terminal at the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka, expanding America’s effort…
India appeals death sentences of ex-naval officers in Qatar
Death penalties were handed to eight former Indian naval officers on unspecified charges. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67373649?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Friday Briefing: Israel Expands Pauses in Combat
Israel expands pauses in combat Israel has agreed to put in place regular daily four-hour pauses in its relentless assault on Hamas in selected areas of northern Gaza to allow…
John Oliver ruffles feathers in New Zealand's Bird of the Century election
The US chat show host’s support of the pūteketeke is creating an international PR battle. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67371909?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
The Artistry of Nashenas Speaks to the Afghanistan He Had to Leave Behind
A Secret He was born Mohammed Sadiq Habibi in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar in 1935 — a time, he says, when Kandahar “had one doctor and two homeopaths.”…
China's 'communist spies' in the dock in Taiwan
At least 16 people have been accused of spying on behalf of China in the past year. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67330238?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
China Consumer Prices Fall, Renewing Fears of Deflation
Prices are falling again in China after a two-month reprieve, with households and businesses wary of spending even as state-controlled banks pump money into the construction of more factories. The…
World Cup 2023: Afghanistan’s dazzling run captivates cricket
“Their progress has been sensational. What Afghanistan has done in 25 years, climbing from the bottom of the qualifying leagues to almost making it to the semis of a World…