Himalayan Ice Caps Melting
In the next hundred years, it is projected that ninety percent of Earth’s glaciers will disappear.
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Asia
Canada’s Ambassador to China Resigns Following a Series of Diplomatic Missteps
The Canadian Ambassador to China resigned on January 25 after comments concerning an ongoing extradition case with China spilled into the political media.
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Turkey Releases Detained American Pastor
Andrew Brunson and his wife arrived back in the United States after 15 years of living in Turkey on October 13 and attended a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office
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Philippine Cathedral Bombing Kills Twenty, ISIS Claims Responsibility
On Sunday January 27, two bombs exploded in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, the capital of Sulu Province, Philippines.
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Japanese Supreme Court Upholds Law Requiring the Sterilization of Transgender Citizens
Japan’s Supreme Court recently upheld a law passed in 2004 that requires the sterilization of citizens who identify as transgender.
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North Korean Soldier Defects to South, Drawing International Speculation
On Saturday November 30, South Korean forces recovered a fleeing North Korean solider just south of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, the first reported incidence of Northern defection in almost a year.
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American Missionary Murdered on Remote Indian Island by Isolated Tribe
On November 17, John Allen Chau, a 27 year-old missionary from Washington State was killed by the enigmatic inhabitants of the island of North Sentinel in the Bay of Bengal.
Read MoreSri Lanka: For Democracy or for Worse
In the month of November, Sri Lanka has experienced many watershed moments in its ongoing political tumult. President Maithripala Sirisena abruptly dismissed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from office and inserted former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place.
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U.S. Discovery of North Korean Missile Bases Lead to “Great Deception”
North Korea has moved ahead with its national ballistic missile program with 16 hidden bases identified in the latest commercial satellite imagery.
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Vietnam’s Political Future Following a Head of State’s Death
After several months fighting an unknown severe illness, Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang passed away on the morning of Friday, September 21.
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