Taylor Swift expected to race from Tokyo to the Super Bowl. Will she make it in time?
Will she make it in time?
Associated Press in asian news
Super Bowl LVIII: Asian-American and Pacific Islanders make their mark in NFL, despite being deemed ‘not right minority’
One might think rookie Nikko Remigio would be fielding all kinds of questions on making it to the Super Bowl in his first pro season. But leading up to Sunday’s game in Las Vegas, his family in the Philippines have asked more about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.
Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif seeks coalition government after trailing jailed rival Khan
The former prime minister of Pakistan expected his party would claim an easy victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, sending him to the top job for a fourth time. Instead, Nawaz Sharif faces a difficult path to power.
India town sets curfew, orders police to shoot violators after fatal clashes over mosque
Authorities in a northern Indian town imposed an indefinite curfew and ordered police to shoot violators after clashes over the construction of a Muslim seminary and a mosque left two people dead and more than 150 injured, officials said Friday.
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signs trade pact with Thailand as it seeks ‘recovery’
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has signed a trade pact with Thailand in a bid to boost trade and investment as the Indian Ocean island nation struggles to recover from its worst economic crisis that hit two years ago.
Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan and wife convicted for illegal marriage
The latest verdict follows another case in which Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced on Wednesday, given 14 years in prison for corruption.
Russian rockers critical of Putin’s Ukraine war ‘free’ in Israel after Thailand deportation under likely Kremlin pressure
A dissident Russian rock band angered by Moscow’s war in Ukraine has arrived in Israel after being deported from Thailand under suspected pressure from the Kremlin, the performers said on Thursday.
Forget cat cafes, Japan now has coffee shops where you can cuddle a pig
“It was wonderful. Very relaxing and enjoyable,” said Brad Loomis, a software engineer from Pullman, Washington, after visiting Tokyo’s Mipig Café with his 21-year-old daughter, Paige.