Current Affairs
New Zealand to invest almost US$1 billion in drones, ships to protect maritime security
New Zealand intends to spend about NZ$1.6 billion (US$936 million) on drones, ship maintenance and naval upgrades to bolster the island nation’s maritime security at…
Hong Kong’s astronaut to gather data using observatory created by local teams
Hong Kong’s first astronaut will operate a locally developed observatory that monitors key sources of greenhouse gas emissions on Earth during her time aboard the…
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visits China amid ongoing Middle East peace drive
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is visiting China as the country seeks support for its efforts to mediate in the conflict between Iran and the…
Ebola spreads in eastern Congo as contact tracing falters
Ebola is spreading faster than responders can track it in eastern Congo, where health workers managed to follow up with barely one in five identified…
Why Gojek co-founder’s trial is alarming Indonesians overseas
For many Indonesians who have built careers abroad, Nadiem Makarim once represented a particular kind of homecoming success story.
The Brown and Harvard University-educated co-founder of…

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