Author: Gabrielle Reyes

Indonesia has experienced a shortage of palm cooking oil in recent weeks, caused, in part, by Russia’s latest war with Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday. “In recent months, the... Read More... “Ukraine Crisis Contributes to Indonesia Cooking Oil Shortage”

Birth rates across nine Chinese provinces and autonomous regions decreased in 2021, the state-run Global Times reported on Wednesday. “As of Sunday [April 3], 23 provinces and autonomous regions in... Read More... “China Admits Nine Provinces Saw Birth Rates Decline in 2021”

Pakistan’s predominantly Christian sewage workers regularly risk their lives to unclog sewers with their bare hands while enduring daily public discrimination for partaking in the dangerous labor, the South China... Read More... “Pakistan: Christians Relegated to Manually Cleaning Sewers”

Canada’s federal government announced on Thursday plans to ban foreigners from purchasing homes in Canada for two years in an effort to lower surging home prices within the North American... Read More... “Canada Proposes Banning Foreigners from Buying Homes for Two Years”

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a video released online on Tuesday in which he praised an Indian Muslim woman for defiantly shouting, “allahu akbar,” to a group of Hindu... Read More... “Al-Qaeda Leader Resurfaces with Video on Indian Burqa Controversy”

Shanghai’s government on Wednesday urged local authorities to use a heavier hand when enforcing the city’s anti-Chinese coronavirus measures, calling for the implementation of a “firmer attitude” and “swifter actions”... Read More... “Communists Demand 'Firmer Attitude' Against Coronavirus from Locked-Down Shanghai”

Sri Lankan police officers “assaulted” a group of Sri Lankan soldiers on Tuesday after the servicemen approached Sri Lanka’s parliament building in Colombo in an aggressive manner as part of... Read More... “Sri Lanka: Police Clash with Army Soldiers During Protests in Capital”

Shanghai’s government announced on Wednesday limited “exceptions” to a policy separating children from their parents during Chinese coronavirus quarantines mandated by the state. “Guardians of children with special needs who... Read More... “Shanghai Announces 'Exceptions' to Family Separation Coronavirus Policy After Global Embarrassment”