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Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring its users to confirm their age before letting them view posts that offer up information about the procedure.Over the last day, several Instagram accounts run by…

Future waves of COVID-19 might be predicted using internet search data, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.In the study, researchers watched the number of COVID-related Google searches made across the country and used that…

Ms Theresa Schopper, Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHis Excellencies;Distinguished guests;Ladies and gentlemen;Introduction1. A very good morning to all of you who are here with us, and also to our online audience, …

Joint drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan have a “sinister aim” toward North Korea and are part of a dangerous prelude to the creation of an “Asian version of NATO,” North Korean state news agency KCNA said on Wednesday.The reports on KC…

In a reversal for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday agreed to reconsider its own April ruling that allowed the administration to require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.The new order from the 5th …

NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has successfully completed its first rocket launch from a commercial space facility outside of the United States. A 13-meter rocket blasted off Monday from a site in the Australian outback.A 13-m…

Globally, the Omicron Variant of the SARS-CoV-2 continues to be the dominant variant circulating variant, accounting for nearly reported cases between 17 May and 17 June 2022. By 19th June 2022, in the southeast Asia region, there has been a 46% increa…

Bangladesh is among the top ten refugee-receiving countries globally, hosting over 920,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who have little opportunity to formally interact with the host country’s economy. In addition to in-kind assistance humanitarian a…

Between 6-16 June 2022, Cox’s Bazar has experienced over 192 mm of rainfall – with 72 mm on 8 June alone. Rains are expected to continue in the week ahead.IMMEDIATE RESPONSEShelter/Non-Food Items: Since the beginning of the heavy rains this year (May 1…

Before the 2016 presidential election, Illinois farmer Brian Duncan looked to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement between the United States and Asian countries, to boost demand for his crops, and in particular, prices for the thousands …

From cover stories to burner phones, Myanmar’s journalists are resorting to unconventional methods to report on life under military rule.The space for media has shrunk drastically since Myanmar’s military seized power in 2021. More than 120 journalists…

Key report insightsBangladesh is among the top ten refugee-receiving countries globally, hosting over 920,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who have little opportunity to formally interact with the host country’s economy. In addition to in-kind assist…

U.S. begins to enforce law on Uyghur forced labor preventionThe United States on Tuesday began enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which requires companies that import goods from China’s Xinjiang region — where the U.S. accuses Be…

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Military-ruled Myanmar’s promise of free and fair elections next year is “preposterous,” a U.N. expert said Thursday as he warned the international community not to fall for the army regime’s propaganda to legitimize its rule….

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was transferred Wednesday to a prison in the country’s capital.The ongoing legal proceedings against her are also shifting from a courtroom to a newly built facility in the prison compound.Suu Kyi has been charged…