Brisk business for pet sitters in China during CNY despite dismal economy
CHONGQING – Pet boarder Zhang Yang will be spending his Chinese New Year (CNY) break taking care of 10 dogs...
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Germany rethinks separation of civilian and military research
As Germany ramps up spending on its military, a clash is brewing around what some politicians and defense executives say...
‘City-killer’ asteroid has 1.6% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly...
Fretful of Trump, Philippines floats missile compromise with China
The Philippines’ high-stakes gamble of offering to remove US medium-range missiles in exchange for China’s restraint in contested waterways puts...
Gi-Wook Shin on South Korea’s Political Maelstrom – The Diplomat
Magazine The martial law episode – and all that followed – “reflects a broader global pattern of democratic erosion but...
Marcos confident administration senatorial bets to sweep 2025 polls
MANILA, Philippines — A week before the start of the campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections, President Ferdinand Marcos...
Small plane crashes near Philadelphia mall, multiple casualties on ground, reports say
Smoke rises as emergency personnel operate at the site of a plane crash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 31, 2025...
India’s Modi to seek to boost growth, ease cost of living in budget
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the challenges of reviving growth and giving relief to a middle...
Trump’s Pentagon sheds no-politics image in a major reversal
U.S. President Donald Trump failed in his first term to bend the Pentagon to his will, facing delays and defiance...
No way home for Myanmar migrants stuck in Thai limbo 4 years after coup usurped Aung San Suu Kyi
Fleeing the economic ruin that followed the coup, and the threat of conscription into a military they loathe, Myanmar exiles...
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