Asia articles
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Asia Is Warming Faster Than The Global Average, Warns WMO
A new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns that the Asian continent is the world’s most disaster-prone region, and extreme heat is becoming more severe. The warming trend in Asia has nearly doubled over the last three decades, the UN’s meteorological agency reports. In its State of the Climate in Asia 2023, the […]
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Asia shares extend gains ahead of tech earnings
Asian shares extended gains on Tuesday, taking cues from Wall Street as focus shifts to earnings results from US tech giants in the week, while a still strong dollar pressured the Japanese yen to fresh 34-year lows. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 per cent, helped by a 1.0 per cent […]
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Ghost Roads Accelerate Rainforest Destruction in Asia-Pacific
A recent study has revealed a concerning expansion of undocumented "ghost roads" across the rainforests of the Asia-Pacific.