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“It was apocalyptic”: twelve days after the volcanic eruption, inhabitants of the Tonga islands testify
In total, according to the authorities, 85% of the population of this country of just over 100,000 people was affected by the volcanic eruption or the tsunami…
The major Australian energy supplier Woodside announces in turn its withdrawal from Burma
The big Australian energy supplier Woodside announced on Thursday January 27 its withdrawal from Burma, the latest company to leave the country, nearly a year after the…
Here’s why Morgan Stanley is cutting its forecast for China’s first quarter GDP
A woman shows her swab and test kit to a health worker before receiving a nucleic acid test for Covid-19 at a private testing site on January 17, 2022 in Beijing, China.Kevin…
North Korea fired yet another unidentified ‘projectile’, Seoul says
A newscast shows archival footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, January 25, 2022. JUNG YEON-JE / AFP…
Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed as investors digest Fed remarks
SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets were set to trade mixed on Thursday as investors digest an overnight update from the U.S. Federal Reserve that indicated the central bank plans to…
The end of “Fight Club” cut twenty-three years later: the muscular methods of Chinese censorship
This is one of the mythical scenes of popular cinema: Edward Norton, rid of his evil double played by Brad Pitt, watches the skyscrapers of the Los Angeles…
Mark Zuckerberg’s botched cryptocurrency project is reportedly for sale
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference to announce the rebrand of Facebook as Meta, in this screen grab taken from a…
Tonga Islands: food sent from Tahiti by French Polynesia
Red Cross teams deliver relief items to families in Kanokupolu, western Tongatapu Island, January 21, 2022. PA Aid continues to be sent to…
Data manipulation, a recurring problem in Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on December 21, 2021. POOL / REUTERS Japan remains angry with the official figures. Prime…
Chinese companies boost overseas investment in consumer products, EV supply chain
Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), pictured here on April 2, 2020, broke ground on its first overseas factory in Germany in late 2019 and plans to add up…