Ecuador’s Moreno Scraps Fuel Subsidy Cuts in Big Win for Indigenous Groups
QUITO - Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Monday officially scrapped his own law to cut expensive fuel subsidies after days of violent protests against the IMF-backed measure, returning fuel prices to prior levels until a new measure can be found. The signing of...
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Columbus Statue Vndalized: ‘Stop Celebrating Genocide’
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A statue of Christopher Columbus in Rhode Island has been vandalized on the U.S. holiday named for him. The statue in Providence was splashed from head to toe with red paint Monday, and a sign reading "Stop celebrating genocide" was leaned against...
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Biles Dazzles on Floor to Win Record 25th World Championship Medal
American Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in world championship history on Sunday when she won the beam and floor finals to take her career tally to 25 medals. Soon after securing a convincing victory on the beam in Stuttgart to overtake Belarusian...
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Syrian Kurds: IS Supporters Escape from Camp Amid Turkish Attacks
Syrian Kurdish officials says hundreds of suspected Islamic state supporters and family members have escaped from a displacement camp in northern Syria, as Turkey continues its military operation in the area. Jelal Ayaf, co-chair of the Ayn Issa Camp, estimated 850...
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Turkish Forces Say They’ve Captured Key Syrian Border Town
CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY - Turkey’s military said it captured a key Syrian border town under heavy bombardment Saturday in its most significant gain since an offensive against Kurdish fighters began four days ago, with no sign of relenting despite mounting international...
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India to Ease Mobile Phone Shutdown in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, INDIA - Most mobile phone connections in Kashmir will be restored, the Indian government said Saturday, after it imposed a shutdown of more than two months since ending the troubled region’s autonomy. Indian government spokesman Rohit Kansal said the...
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New Zealand tries to live up to its welcoming reputation
“THEY ARE us,” said Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister, of the 51 Muslims, many of them immigrants, who were murdered by a white nationalist in Christchurch in March. She has positioned herself as a leader “with a bit of heart”. So it was embarrassing that...
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The president promised South Koreans a meritocracy
IN AN EARLY scene in “Parasite”, a hit South Korean film, a young woman from a poor family forges a university-enrolment certificate for her brother. He is about to apply for a job tutoring a girl from a rich family and hopes that the false credential will improve his...
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US Suspends Plans to Hike Tariffs Tuesday on Chinese Imports
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world's two biggest economies reached a cease-fire...
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Getting Digital IDs Right in Southeast Asia
Advertising Digital identification, or “digital ID,” can provide access to a wealth of services from banking and government benefits to education and healthcare. But, only five Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries – Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,...
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The Young Activists Fighting Southeast Asia’s Climate Crisis
Advertising Bold, coordinated, and effective, young people across the world have been uniting to amplify their message about the climate crisis. The global protests inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg are empowering a new generation of activists in...
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