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United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned on Monday (Nov 8) that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar was deteriorating with more than 3 million people in need of life-saving aid due to a growing conflict and failing economy. The…

Many students in New Delhi stayed at home on Monday (Nov 8) rather than return to reopened schools as a toxic smog shrouded the city. New Delhi has the worst air quality of any capital city but even by its standards the past few days…

One of India's holiest rivers was coated with toxic foam on Monday (Nov 8), adding to the woes of New Delhi residents already enduring a blanket of thick smog over the capital. The Yamuna is already one of the most polluted…

On November 3, 2021, Somdej Phra Yupparaj Tha Bo Hospital along with Rajavithi Hospital and Nong Khai Hospital organized the annual meeting of the Orthopedic Surgery Department, “Innovation in Hip & Knee…

More than 500 civil rights groups have called for a United Nations Security Council meeting to stop escalating violence in Myanmar's Chin state, a volatile border region that has become a forefront of resistance against military rule.…

Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday (Nov 5) due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks. World leaders…

India's capital was choked in a shroud of thick, toxic smog on Thursday (Nov 4) as millions gathered with family and friends to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali. New Delhi is ranked as one of the most polluted cities globally, with…

At a recent election rally, Mrs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi family that dominates the opposition Congress party, strode on stage and asked the crowd to repeat after her: "I'm a woman, I can fight." The slogan…

Ethnic Indians in Malaysia will celebrate Deepavali on Thursday (Nov 4) with a sense of normality after a year of intermittent lockdowns because of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than two million Malaysian Indians will mark the Festival of…

Indonesia has passed a much-anticipated regulation that sets a price on carbon emissions and creates a mechanism to trade carbon, as the world's eighth largest greenhouse gas emitter steps up efforts to achieve its climate goals.…