Snake sightings are becoming increasingly common in Mumbai

The creatures are being displaced by extreme rainfall and the development of forest land

2h

The Burmese army is making a bad pandemic worse

The covid-19 death rate is one of the highest in the world

2h

Pacific countries face more complex problems than sinking

Other effects of climate change are more urgent, more varied and more unpredictable

2h

Malaysia’s politics are rotten from the top

Ordinary Malaysians suffer from the machinations of their politicians

2h

The Tokyo Olympics are not a flop. Nor are they a success

Opposition to the games has declined. But it has not been replaced by wild enthusiasm either

2h

Why Britain must shelter Afghan journalists

They helped Western media inform the world about the country. Now they need protection from brutal retribution by the Taliban

1d

Webtoons are South Korea’s latest export hit

Film and television adaptations have spread their influence beyond comic aficionados

1w

Samoa’s rightful government takes office at last

The incumbent prime minister concedes defeat three and a half months after losing an election

1w

The Pegasus revelations cast doubt on the health of Indian democracy

The inclusion of prominent critics on a list of hacking targets embarrasses the government

1w

Racial prejudice rears its head in Singapore

The city state is less racially harmonious than its government likes to think

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