How the ban on girls’ education will hamper Afghanistan’s development
The Taliban’s refusal to educate girls is considered among the biggest barriers to Afghanistan’s recovery and growth
Experts say denying girls an education only entrenches gender inequality...
Young South Koreans giving up on marriage amid economic pressures
Dressed in a pure white wedding dress, Kang Dasom flashes a radiant smile at the camera.
"Wearing this has always been my dream," Kang, 30, says in a photo...
Japanese firms aim for one giant leap in space development
TOKYO : Major general contractors in Japan are getting behind space development as they eye the Artemis lunar exploration project, which envisions the construction of a permanent base on the Moon for...
Growing Muslim population in need of burial plots in Japan
OITA - Japan With an increasing number of Muslims living in Japan, there has been a growing demand for burial plots to conform with their religious beliefs in a country where cremation...
Christmas miracle: Filipina Mary Jane Veloso returns home after 15 years on death row...
Mary Jane Veloso was returned to the Philippines through a transfer deal with Indonesia
She and her family are asking for clemency from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The 54th National Day of The Sultanate of Oman
On the eighteenth of November of each year, the Sultanate of Oman celebrates its National Day, which is the fifty-fourth glorious National Day this year and marking milestone...
CFA Agreement Monumental Shift on Nile Geopolitics
In a monumental leap forward for the nations sharing the Nile, the Agreement on the Nile River Basin Framework (CFA) officially entered into force on October 13, 2024. This pivotal moment, heralded...
How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling...
NEW DELHI — Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in...
How Filipino content creator makes country’s natural heritage a TikTok hit
Environment and travel writer Celine Murillo moved to TikTok platform in 2022
With 620,000 followers, she sheds light on little-known flora and fauna of the Philippines
A Japanese flag finally returns home, 80 years after World War II
“I started to realize a while back that maybe it wasn’t the best home decor,” said Scott Stein, who donated the flag he inherited from his grandfather.
When Scott...