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Microsoft to Train 2M Indian Workers in AI by 2025

Internet Shut Down on Pakistan's Election Day

Pakistan: Explosions Near Candidates' Offices Kill Dozens

Pakistan: Imran Khan Sentenced to 14 Years

When You're Not Quite Ready to Forgive

Psychology TodayNov 13

House speaker leaves door open to Trump recess appointments – US politics live

Canadian Citizens All Entitled to Free Portrait of King Charles III?

Indian police detain 100 Samsung workers, union leaders for protest march

Korea HeraldNov 06

US Dept. of Justice Charges Indian Billionaire in $265M Bribery Scandal

India: New Delhi Pollution Hits 50 Times WHO Limit

India: New Delhi Shuts Primary Schools as Air Quality Worsens

Quincy Jones Dies Aged 91

College football season's continuing drama should quash talk of 14-team playoff

UCLA moves up to No. 1 in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll for first time in history

Associated Press1 hr

Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side?

The Conversation5 hrs

DOJ concerns about Todd Blanche and Saquon Barkley bolsters MVP case: Morning Rundown

Cher, Sonny Bono and the complications of power imbalance relationships

USA Today24 mins

Taliban Makes First Appearance at UN Climate Summit

Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Women from Hearing Each Other While Praying

China Grants Tariff-Free Access to Taliban-Led Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban Ban Photos of Living Things

Vijay Prashad: Give Us Peace

Consortium News6 hrs

Trump Pentagon pick attacks UN and Nato and urges US to ignore Geneva conventions

Biden's legacy bookended by two Trump victories

Trump's new DOJ pick under scrutiny, 'Wicked' charms at the box office: Weekend Rundown

Why Congress Must Repeal Obama’s Smith-Mundt Modernization Act

Daily Wire9 hrs

Pakistan: Imran Khan Supporters Detained After Defying Lockdown

Pakistan: Schools Close in Lahore as Air Pollution Hits Record Level

India: 4 Killed in Attack on Army Convoy in Kashmir

Pakistan: Gunmen Kill At Least 21 Miners in Balochistan

Pakistani police fire tear gas as thousands protest for release of former prime minister Khan

PBS NewsHour5 hrs

Pakistan violence: Imran Khan supporters march on Islamabad, clash with police after sectarian clashes

Where to start with: Hanif Kureishi

Climate Diplomacy’s $300 Billion Failure

Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage

Scientific AmericanNov 13

Bangladesh Seeks Sheikh Hasina's Extradition from India

UAE Pardons 57 Bangladeshis Imprisoned for Staging Protests

Bangladesh's Ousted PM Charged With Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

Myanmar: Rohingya Children Among Hundreds Reportedly Killed in Drone Attack

Revealed: Deadliest Stretch of US-Mexico Border

[Herald Interview] Korea Expressway CEO leads push to export Korean road expertise globally

Korea Herald4 days

Voltaire, International Newsletter N°109

Voltaire Network21 hrs

Billionaire Adani’s Conglomerate Faces Scrutiny And Setbacks Around The World Amid U.S. Indictment

Black Friday strike: Amazon workers in UK and US to walk out on busiest shopping day of the year

Independent6 hrs

Myanmar: Typhoon Yagi Kills Over 100, Displaces 320K

Myanmar: Rebel Groups Allege Government Forces Using Chemical, Incendiary Weapons

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Key Trade Hub on Thai Border

Myanmar: Ethnic Karen Rebels Capture Key Town on Thai Border

Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked

Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan, Philippines, Australia discuss cooperation on sidelines of ASEAN meeting

Korea Herald4 days

Voltaire, International Newsletter N°108

Voltaire Network13 hrs

If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of your paycheck in the US, check out the rest of the world

The ConversationOct 30

Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech

Sri Lanka: President Appoints New Cabinet

Sri Lanka: Pres. Dissanayake's Coalition Wins Snap Polls

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sworn in as Sri Lanka's President

Sri Lanka to End Free Visas for Russians, Ukrainians

‘If you survive this, you somehow must share it’: reliving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll

The Conversation3 days

Has ‘SNL Korea’ satire devolved into mere insults?

Korea HeraldOct 30

Iranian asset charged in plot to assassinate Trump, DOJ says

Weather tracker: Swaths of Canada braced for heavy snow

Nepal: At Least 193 Killed in Floods and Landslides

Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18, Pilot Lone Survivor

Nepal: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Named New Prime Minister

Thai Parliament Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Russia tricks Yemeni men to fight in Ukraine under Houthi scheme: report

Desperate Putin starts recruiting Yemen mercenaries to fight in Ukraine: Hundreds 'lured to Russia with high salaries before being sent to Ukraine frontline'

Daily Mail3 hrs

[Antara Haldar] Why do countries prosper?

Korea HeraldNov 06

Elon Musk Said 'I Just Officially Bought Amazon'?

Hamas says female captive killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza

Al Jazeera1 day

Missing India Soldier’s Body Found on Glacier After 38 Years

High stakes - Military tensions mount on the India-China border

EconomistOct 04, 2023

Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir’s special status

Associated PressNov 28, 2020

Project Force: Is India a military superpower or a Paper Tiger?

Al JazeeraApr 01

The Uncertain Fate of an Alpine Mountain Lodge

New YorkerNov 18

Body of missing Indian soldier found on glacier 38 years after going missing, officials say

USA TodayJun 06, 2023

Up to 150 feared dead & more stranded as glacier burst sparks massive flood in northern India (VIDEOS)

19th round of China, India talks on Ladakh standoff fail

Opinion | Climate change is a bigger threat to Pakistan than terrorism

Washington PostNov 28, 2022

Maldives Foreign Minister Visits Washington

Maldives: Pres. Muizzu's Party Wins Parliamentary Polls

Maldives Presidential Election Heads for Runoff

Hong Kong Won't Act on Sanctioned Russian Superyacht

Yes, Trump Said About Rising Sea Levels: 'You'll Have More Oceanfront Property, Right?'

Artificial urban islands could supply homes in Maldives as waters rise

New ScientistSep 28

Largest text-to-speech AI model yet shows ’emergent abilities’

TechCrunchJul 30

Chinese Rocket Will Crash to Earth on November 5: Here’s What We Know

Scientific American1 day

Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change

The ConversationSep 28

Study: Climate Change to Cost Germany $960B by 2050

Study: 15M People Threatened Globally by Glacial Flooding

Study: Earth Risks Losing Significant Glacier Mass By 2100

Countries are cheating their way to net zero by overrelying on forests

New Scientist7 days

[Eye Interview] Charting remarkable year, Anton Hur's journey in literature continues

Korea HeraldOct 23

No Country for Young Politicians

Trump’s Pennsylvania Fraud Claims Debunked: Overseas Voter Challenges Latest Claims Spreading In Battleground State

What Makes a Country Happy? It’s Complicated

Scientific AmericanOct 16

IWIK head attends ESG forum in Bhutan

Korea HeraldOct 23