Police fire tear gas at protesting Indian farmers marching to New Delhi
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With cranes and excavators, Indian farmers prepare to march on capital
SHAMBHU, India — Indian police fired tear gas on Wednesday (Feb 21) to scatter protesting farmers as they resumed a march to the capital, equipped with cranes and excavators after talks with the government on guaranteed prices for their produce failed to break a deadlock.
More doctors in South Korea join protest, authorities warn patients at risk
SEOUL — Thousands of trainee doctors at South Korea's biggest hospitals joined a walkout on Wednesday (Feb 21) to protest a plan to admit more students to medical school, disrupting treatment for scores of patients, health authorities said.
South Korea trainee doctors stage walkout over medical school quotas
SEOUL — More than 1,600 trainee doctors in South Korea's major hospitals staged a walkout on Tuesday (Feb 20) to protest against a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, stoking fears of delays to surgical operations and patient treatment.
Indian state of Kerala looks to cameras, social media to curb elephant attacks
KOCHI — After three people died in attacks by elephants in Kerala in the last three weeks, the local authorities hope hundreds of new cameras and intense patrolling will help combat the problem, which has sparked protests.
Hindu group in India goes to court over lioness named after Hindu deity
NEW DELHI — A Hindu group in India has gone to court over the naming of a lioness in a zoo after the Hindu deity Sita, calling it blasphemous and an assault on the community's religious beliefs.
South Korea trainee doctors resign to protest plan to add more physicians
SEOUL — The South Korean government warned on Friday (Feb 16) that trainee doctors were putting public health at risk after more than 150 tendered their resignations to protest a government plan to admit more students to medical schools.