Shrine honors cats at a Japanese island where they outnumber humans
TASHIROJIMA, Japan (AP) — On a small island off Japan’s northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats.
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Amid changing world, Global South must chart new development path to navigate rising tensions
Going down in history as the Bandung Conference, the legacy of its stirring declaration, which set out the principles of non-alignment, remains relevant to this day.
Pakistan’s ICC T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Babar to captain pace-packed side
Pakistan have named five pace bowlers in their 15-man squad for the tournament in the US and West Indies.
UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office warned Friday of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the military and an ethnic armed group fighting it.
Singapore's new PM Lawrence Wong 'consultative but decisive,' deputy says
TOKYO -- Singapore's new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has a "consultative but also very decisive" approach, his deputy told Nikkei Asia's Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on Friday, as the city-state's first new leader in two decades settles in.
JPMorgan is 'positive' on China stocks and 'constructive' on real estate as Beijing props up markets
JPMorgan is "positive" on China stocks and "constructive" on its real estate sector as the world's second-largest economy strives to prop up its equity and property markets.
India and Japan are bright spots in Asia's 'supremely interesting' equity and M&A markets, JPMorgan says
India and Japan are two bright spots in Asia's "supremely interesting" markets, JPMorgan's Filippo Gori said at the bank's Global China Summit on Thursday, referring to the region's equity as well as deal-making landscape.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he favors 'no tariffs' on Chinese EVs
PARIS— Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he doesn't support President Biden's recent announcement of a tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles.