The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper.
Murakami plays antiwar songs on radio to protest Ukraine war
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Playing James Taylor’s “Never Die Young” and going back to songs that marked the antiwar movement in the 1960s, author Haruki Murakami […]
US expels another Chinese phone carrier on security grounds
BEIJING (AP) — Washington has expelled another state-owned Chinese phone carrier from the U.S. market over national security concerns amid rising tension with Beijing. The Federal Communications Commission revoked authorization […]
UN: Climate change will uproot millions, especially those in Asia
By Victoria Milko and Julie Watson The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)—The walls of Saifullah’s home in northern Jakarta are lined like tree rings, marking how high the floodwaters have […]
Unilever to remove the word ‘normal’ from its beauty products
LONDON (AP)—Consumer goods conglomerate Unilever said on March 1 it will no longer use the word “normal” to advertise and package its beauty and personal care products and will ban […]
Made-in-Japan manga goes global with Webtoon, Deadpool
Deadpool, meet All Might.
In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, born in England, has devoted her life to attaining enlightenment in a female form—at one stage spending years isolated in a cave in the Himalayas to follow the rigorous path of the most devoted yogis.
Last known freshwater dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The last known freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on a stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia has died, apparently after getting tangled in a fishing […]
Taiwan premier wants athlete punished for wearing China suit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s premier wants a Taiwanese Olympic speedskater to be punished for wearing what appeared to be a suit from China’s team during training. Symbols of the […]
Analysis: China’s bubble Olympics kept reality at a distance
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — They did it—that much seems obvious. But what, exactly, was the “it’’ that they did? China pulled off a logistically adept […]
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