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Breaking News

Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.

By Samantha Johnson / August 18, 2026
Breaking News

At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.

By Samantha Johnson / August 17, 2026
Breaking News

SEND ME (But Then Bring Me Feckin’ Home Again)

By Samantha Johnson / August 15, 2026
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Corruption

Jammu & Kashmir far from Normal after Revocation of Special Status

By Samantha Johnson / August 19, 2026
Corruption

Xi Embraces Jiang to Hold onto Power

By Samantha Johnson / August 18, 2026
Corruption

Jammu & Kashmir far from Normal after Revocation of Special Status

By Samantha Johnson / August 19, 2026

Stability and democracy remain elusive seven years after statehood revoked …

Current Affairs

China fund managers stick with AI, chips in August despite July sell-off, survey finds

By Samantha Johnson / August 19, 2026

Despite July’s sharp sell-off in global semiconductor shares, driven by concerns over AI-linked profitability, artificial intelligence and chips remained China’s most preferred investment themes in…

Current Affairs

Macau bets on financial services, fintech to drive economic diversification

By Samantha Johnson / August 19, 2026

Macau has unveiled a sweeping five-year strategic blueprint to break its long-standing dependence on casino revenues by pivoting towards modern financial services, digital currency adoption…

Current Affairs

Is South China Sea warship breakdown a sign US is ‘taxing reserve capacity’?

By Samantha Johnson / August 19, 2026

A US guided-missile destroyer that was adrift in the South China Sea without power last month is a sign that America is taxing its reserve…

Current Affairs

Hong Kong parents lose legal bid to get baby Danny back from welfare authorities

By Samantha Johnson / August 19, 2026

The parents of a Hong Kong baby taken into the care of welfare authorities have lost a legal bid to have their home-born baby son…

Current Affairs

Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of liquid meth from Tanzanian-flagged ship in record drug bust

By Samantha Johnson / August 19, 2026

Indonesia has seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine hidden on a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in one of the country’s biggest drug busts, with 10 crew members…

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