Asia Asia’s Hidden Problem: Polluted Waterbreakingasia.com - Marius Carlos, Jr. In the midst of war, access to clean water remains a priority in conflict-ridden states in Asia. While it is common knowledge that access clean water …
Japan Begins Removing Fuel at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plantchosun.com - VOA News The operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant began removing fuel rods Monday from one of three reactors that melted down in 2011. The Tokyo …
Ashin Wirathu and the Fires of Ethnic Hatebreakingasia.com When does Buddhism cease to be a religion of peace, and becomes a fuse for ethnic cleansing? Historically, nationalism has always had a negative …
News Notre Dame Cathedral Damaged In Massive Firebuzzfeednews.com - Amber Jamieson The massive blaze, which is now extinguished, knocked down the cathedral's spire. The cause is under investigation, though extensive renovations had …
News FEMA leaked 2.3M disaster survivors’ data to this previously unidentified companyQuartz - Dave GershgornWhen the US Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general revealed in March that federal workers had improperly given a lodging contractor the private information of 2.3 million disaster survivors,
Business Lockheed's $31 Billion Marine Helicopters Are Running 19 Months LateBloomberg - Anthony Capaccio Lockheed Martin Corp.’s $31 billion King Stallion helicopter program for the U.S. Marines may miss its first key milestone by more than 19 months …
An activist used a legal argument to stop an ICE arrest. He says others should do the same.The Washington Post - By Michael Brice-SaddlerA New York activist who successfully prevented the arrest of two undocumented immigrants traveling with him earlier this month says his case underscores the importance of understanding constitutional The
Purdue Pharma Purdue Pharma agrees to $270 million settlement in Oklahoma opioid caseReuters - By Nate Raymond and Mike Spector(Reuters) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the company reached a $270 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought by the state of Oklahoma accusing
News Yale rescinds admission of a student whose family paid $1.2 million to get her inCNN - By Eric Levenson and Augusta Anthony, CNN(CNN) — Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student who was admitted as part of the ongoing college admissions scandal, the first instance of a school doing so since the scheme became public
Press Freedom Under Fire: An Interview with Joel Pablo Saludbreakingasia.com - Arvin Donguines Journalists in the Philippines continue to battle for their lives – and their right to defend the nation’s democracy. To say that journalism in the …
Australian senator blames mosque attacks on immigration — and gets an egg in the headLos Angeles Times - By Associated PressAn Australian senator had a raw egg cracked over his head and faces censure from his fellow lawmakers after sparking outrage by blaming Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mosque shootings. Sen. Fraser
‘Wonder Woman’ takes on Netanyahu with anti-racism post on InstagramThe Washington Post - By Ruth EglashJERUSALEM — It looks like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might have gone and upset Wonder Woman. With less than a month to go before Israelis head to the polls on April 9, the long-serving leader, is
U.S. Politics Full list: House Judiciary sends 81 document requests in sweeping Trump probeAxios - Zachary Basu The House Judiciary Committee launched on Monday a sweeping investigation of President Trump and his inner circle that will focus on 3 broad spheres …
Zimbabwe struggles to convince doubters as it launches new currencyinvesting.com - By Alfonce Mbizwo and Alexander Winning HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government has a trust problem as it introduces a discounted currency in a bid to reverse chronic cash shortages that …
Trump Suspends China Tariff Hike, Citing Progress In Trade TalksNPR - Scott HorsleyPresident Trump will hold off raising tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese imports, after what he called "very productive" trade talks in Washington this weekend. Tariffs had been scheduled
Pharma CEOs Head to Washington as Drug-Cost Blame EscalatesBloomberg - Riley Griffin Pharmaceutical executives looking to blame drug-plan middlemen for rising prescription costs at a Senate committee hearing next week will be greeted …
American Airlines Passengers Can Now Skip Airport Traffic (and TSA Lines) with a New VIP Helicopter Servicerobbreport.com - Max Berlinger Because, sometimes, just getting to the airport is the most stressful part of the trip. Sometimes just getting to the airport—and through the dreaded …
Judge voids Paul Manafort plea deal, says he 'intentionally' lied to the FBI, special counsel and grand juryCNN - By Katelyn Polantz, CNNWashington (CNN) — Paul Manafort "intentionally" lied to special counsel Robert Mueller's office, breaking the plea agreement that made him the star cooperator in the Russia probe, a federal judge found
El Paso, TX Trump Supporter Who Attacked BBC Cameraman at Rally May Not Be Charged: El Paso DAThe Daily Beast - Pilar Melendez The El Paso District Attorney’s office has not yet not decided to press charges against the belligerent Trump supporter who apparently shoved several …
Bank of England blocks Maduro's $1.2B gold withdrawal - reportCNN - By Rob Picheta, CNNLondon (CNN) — The Bank of England has blocked Nicolas Maduro's officials from withdrawing $1.2 billion worth of gold, Bloomberg reported, dealing a further blow to the embattled Venezuelan President he
Military Israeli military tweets that a missile attack on Iranian elite forces in Syria is underwayBusiness Insider - Christian EdwardsIsrael's Defense Forces says they have begun striking Iranian targets inside Syria, tweeting that they are targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards elite forces, the Quds. Israel has not provided any
'El Chapo's former mistress describes naked flight through bathtub tunnelEuronews - euronewsA former mistress of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman told jurors in his U.S. trial on Thursday she was "traumatized" after a harrowing 2014 escape from one of his safehouses with Mexican
Top DEA Agent Implicated in Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering ConspiracyThe Daily Beast A top U.S. federal narcotics agent has been implicated in a multi-million-dollar money-laundering conspiracy involving the cartel criminals in …
May suffers heaviest parliamentary defeat of a British PM in the democratic eraThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorMPs vote down EU withdrawal agreement in resounding defeat for prime minister Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the democratic era after MPs her
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo United Nations and the Asia-Pacificbreakingasia.com - MJ Toledo BreakingAsia.comA look into the United Nations, achievements and challenges in the Asia-PacificThe post United Nations and the Asia-Pacific appeared …
F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of RussiaThe New York Times - By ADAM GOLDMAN, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and NICHOLAS FANDOSWASHINGTON — In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president’s behavior that they began investigating whether had
The shutdown is about to bite regular AmericansAxios - Felix Salmon The government shutdown "is abstract for most Americans," writes Axios' Mike Allen, but it's about to get very real very quickly. In the markets, …
Trump pulled out of a massive trade deal. Now 11 countries are going ahead without the USCNN - By Katie Lobosco, CNNNew York (CNN) — A major 11-country agreement goes into effect Sunday, reshaping trade rules among economic powerhouses like Japan, Canada, Mexico and Australia — but the United States won't be a part
Israel’s Government Collapses Amid Corruption Charges and Trump’s Mideast ChaosThe Daily Beast - Noga Tarnopolsky JERUSALEM — In the most expected surprise declaration of 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the dissolution of Israel’s …
