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China’s yuan slides to 14-year low after US rate hikes

Editorial Bureau September 28, 2022

China’s yuan fell to a 14-year low against the dollar Wednesday despite central bank efforts to stem the slide after U.S. interest rate hikes prompted traders to convert money into dollars in search of higher returns. A weaker yuan helps Chinese exporters by making their goods cheaper abroad,

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Imperial Japan university unites graduates decades after war

Editorial Bureau September 28, 2022

Growing up, Fumina Oka knew little about the mysterious university her Taiwanese grandfather attended in northern China’s Manchuria during Japan’s occupation in the early 20th century. But as the 28-year-old journalist studied the little-known Kenkoku University, she became fascinated about a place that started out as a grand piece of imperial propaganda meant to celebrate

Asia Europe World

Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likely

Editorial Bureau September 28, 2022

Warsaw(Poland)- Denmark believes “deliberate actions” caused big leaks in two natural gas pipeline running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, and seismologists said powerful explosions preceded the leaks. European leaders and experts pointed to possible sabotage amid the energy standoff with Russia provoked by the war in Ukraine. Although filled with gas, neither

Asia World

Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban

Editorial Bureau September 28, 2022

Pakistan’s foreign minister says the international community should work with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, not against them, when it comes to combatting foreign extremist groups and the economic and humanitarian crises in that country — even as many U.S. officials say the Taliban have proved themselves unworthy of such cooperation. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan’s top

World

Cuba in the dark after Hurricane Ian knocks out power grid

Editorial Bureau September 28, 2022

Cuba remained in the dark early Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out its power grid and devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it hit the island’s western tip as a major storm. Authorities were working overnight to gradually restore service to the country’s 11 million people, according to a statement from […]

Asia Europe Tech World

Cyber warfare rife in Ukraine, but impact stays in shadows

Editorial Bureau September 28, 2022

Hackings, network sabotage and other cyber warfare campaigns are being intensely deployed by both sides as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on, though the covert operations have not proved decisive on the battlefield — at least so far. Western allies initially feared a tsunami of cyberattacks against Ukraine’s military command and critical

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ADB to devote $14B to help ease food crisis in Asia-Pacific

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

The ADB said Tuesday it will devote at least $14 billion through 2025 to help ease a worsening food crisis in the Asia-Pacific. The development lender said it plans a comprehensive program of support to help the 1.1 billion people in the region who lack healthy diets due to poverty and soaring food prices. The […]

Asia Europe World

Vote in Ukraine’s Russian held areas stokes tension with West

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

The final day of voting was taking place in Russian-held regions of Ukraine on Tuesday in referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for their annexation by Moscow and is heightening tension between the Kremlin and the West over Russia’s warnings it could resort to nuclear weapons. Formal annexation of captured chunks of […]

Europe World

Authorities seek cause of Russian gas pipeline leaks in sea

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

Authorities were trying to determine the cause of mysterious leaks and pressure drops on natural gas pipelines running from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, when a new pipeline meant to wean Poland and Europe off Russian gas is to be inaugurated. Neither of the pipelines, Nord Stream 1 and 2, were […]

Middle East World

Rights group says Iran protest death toll tops 75

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

More than 75 people have been killed in the Iranian authorities’ crackdown against unrest sparked by the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini following her arrest by morality police, a rights group said Monday. The Iranian authorities’ official death toll, meanwhile, remained at 41, including several members of the security forces. Officials said Monday they […]