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Eurovision says possibilities ‘even greater’ as Asia contest launched

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The Independent UK

Eurovision expands to Asia with brand new song contest set to launch this year

Bangkok will host the inaugural final on November 14

Evening Standard

Eurovision to launch first ever Asian song contest this year

Bangkok in Thailand will be the final’s first host city with confirmed participants including Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea and Vietnam.

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Eurovision song contest launches first-ever Asian edition in Bangkok

The first inaugural Asian edition of the competition will take place later this year with at least 10 nations participating

The Independent UK

Eurovision announces new edition for iconic competition

The Eurovision Song Contest has heralded a “new chapter” as it announced an Asian version of the popular international singing competition.

The Independent UK

Oil-thirsty Asian nations seek Russian crude as Iran war strains supplies

Asian nations are increasingly competing for Russian crude oil as an energy crisis mounts amid the U.S. and Israeli war in Iran, which has choked off roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply

The Independent UK

Geography Fans, This One’s For You: Name 30 Countries From Their Spot On The Map

Can you recognize Portugal from just a tiny spot on the map? Let’s test that. In this round, you’ll travel across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, with 30 countries to recognize - from Greece and Norway to Kenya, Argentina, and New Zealand. Each question shows a world map with…

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A decade in the making: Inaugural Eurovision Asia set to be staged in Thailand in 2026

Eurovision Asia was first announced in 2016. Ten years later, a website popped up and was subsequently taken offline. Now, it's official. The region's inaugural singing contest will be held in Bangkok in November.

Euronews

How Motorcycle Tours Deliver Once-in-a-Lifetime Journeys on Legendary Roads

There exists a particular breed of traveller who yearns not merely for a destination, but for the visceral experience of the journey itself. For these adventurers, the road becomes the story, and the mode of transport transforms into a gateway to freedom. Across continents and cultures, legendary stretches of tarmac…

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Internet at Risk? Red Sea Cable Threat Grows as US-Iran War Intensifies

As tensions continue to escalate in West Asia, concerns are growing over potential disruptions to global internet connectivity, particularly due to risks facing critical undersea cables in the Red Sea.

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Brent crude hits $116 a barrel as Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Iran’s oilwells and export hub

Investors nervous over escalation of Middle East conflict as US president says he wants to ‘take the oil in Iran’

The Guardian - US

European markets mixed as Iran tensions push oil prices higher

Brent crude has jumped more than 50% since the Iran conflict began, as Asian markets fall and European stocks follow suit.

Euronews

Asian shares decline as oil prices soar amid the war in Iran, echoing last week's Wall Street drop

Asian shares are mostly declining, as worries continue about soaring oil prices and the potential for further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran

The Independent UK

Private equity is eying Asia's health care funding gap as countries get wealthier and older

“Asia has more diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular patients than anywhere else in the world,” Abrar Mir, co-founder of Quadria Capital, says.

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Coal is back and nuclear is next: The Iran war is rewiring Asia’s energy future

A closed Strait of Hormuz is forcing Asia to look backwards—to coal—and forward—to nuclear energy and electric vehicles—simultaneously.

The Times of India

Four US senators to tour Taiwan Donald's Trump China visit

A bipartisan group of four US senators will visit Taiwan, Japan and South Korea in the coming days ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned trip to Beijing in May, in a move aimed at reinforcing American alliances in Asia.

The Independent UK

Thailand strikes deal with Iran for safe oil passage through Strait of Hormuz, PM says

Development would alleviate concerns over fuel imports, Thai PM says

Euronews

European stocks slip as Lagarde warns Iran war shock is 'beyond what we can imagine'

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has warned that markets are "overly optimistic" about the Iran war's economic impact, as stocks fell across Europe, Asia and Wall Street on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Forking out £2,000 one way in economy to Australia – is this the new normal?

TRAVEL INSIDER: In the latest Travel Insider newsletter, Simon Calder unpacks how global airspace upheaval is sending flights soaring to £2,000 to Australia, rerouting planes over unlikely regions and shaking up the future of travel

Fortune

Dow CEO: “The die is cast” from Iran war for high petrochemical prices through the end of 2026

Dow chair and CEO Jim Fitterling estimates unwinding the shortages could take up to 275 days.

Newslaundry

As US readies ground forces in West Asia, India’s ‘stable’ energy claims face a slippery reality

The war in West Asia is nearly a month old, and this morning, there’s news of the United States beginning to deploy airborne troops and Marine units into the region after Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal. This move expands the scope of military action beyond air and naval engagement. These…

The Independent UK

Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers Iran war disrupts energy supplies

Nuclear power is getting a second look across Southeast Asia to prepare for surging demand for power for artificial intelligence-focused data centers

Fortune

U.S. natural gas exporters literally answer Asia’s calls for ‘help’ from the Iran war, but aid can’t come ‘overnight’

Global natural gas shortfalls from Qatari facility damages may last years, but a massive wave of U.S. export growth is underway.

Evening Standard

Asia seeing energy ‘drought’ on horizon from Strait of Hormuz closure, MPs hear

Equinor, which is a major energy supplier to Europe, said a number of its vessels were caught up in the disruption.

The Independent UK

Dogs have been our companions for 15,800 years, study finds

Scientists don't know exactly what the first dogs looked like, but they have some ideas

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