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From devotion to rebellion, AP photos recorded Asia's many tones in 2025

A continent as large as Asia rarely speaks in a single tone.

The Independent UK

England health officials identify newly evolved variant of mpox

Virus caught by person who travelled to Asia combines more severe form of mpox with less virulent type

The Guardian - UK

Climate change threatens Asia’s water and power systems, reports warn

Climate change is hammering Asia’s water and power systems, endangering the lives and livelihoods of millions, with countries facing billions in protection costs, according to Asia-based lenders and advocacy groups

The Independent UK

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Asian shares are mixed ahead of Fed interest rate decision

Shares are mixed in Asia as investors tread cautiously ahead of an interest rate decision this week by the Federal Reserve

The Independent UK

HP’s chief commercial officer predicts the future will include AI-powered PCs that don’t share data in the cloud

“People want to know that if they input data to a model, the model won’t train on their data,” said HP’s Dave McQuarrie.

Fortune

Bear attacks rise worldwide as climate change shrinks natural habitats

Bear attacks are on the rise across parts of Asia, Europe and North America, with experts pointing to more encounters between bears and people, disrupted food supplies and habitats reshaped by a warming climate.

Radio France Internationale

Aerial footage shows devastating aftermath of flooding in Indonesia

Drone video has shown the extent of the devastation in Aceh after Indonesia and parts of southeast Asia were hit by deadly flooding.

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Survivors plead for urgent aid after catastrophic floods and landslides killed over 1,500 in Asia

Emergency crews are racing against time after catastrophic floods and landslides struck parts of Asia, killing more than 1,500 people

The Independent UK

How decades of deforestation turned Asia’s floods into one of the deadliest weather events of 2025

As renewed rainfall threatens even more devastation across parts of Asia, calls to fight deforestation are getting louder.

Euronews

'Christmas Came Early' Netflix Confirms Physical: Asia Spinoff 'Welcome to Mongolia'

Netflix's Physical: Asia spin-off, Welcome to Mongolia, is the 'answered prayer' for fans who fell in love with Team Mongolia's strength and spirit, confirming its imminent release and overwhelming fan support.

International Business Times UK

‘A joyous and emotional journey’: immersive exhibition charts Coventry’s south Asian heritage

Hardish Virk uses photography, film, music and his family’s memorabilia to tell a wider story of migration and community resilience

The Guardian - UK

Kazakhstan calls on EU to speed up €10 billion Central Asia investments

The EU and Kazakhstan are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Enhanced Cooperation Agreement, with connectivity and critical raw materials as key areas of cooperation.

Euronews

Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation

Deaths from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia have surged past 1,500

The Independent UK

Sumatra’s flood crisis: How deforestation turned a cyclonic storm into a likely recurring tragedy

Cyclone Senyar hit South and Southeast Asian countries in late November. In Indonesia, the island of Sumatra, especially its northern parts, took the worst hit.

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Labour mobility, reframed: Uzbekistan’s new model for managed migration

With 2 million citizens abroad and €13.9 billion in remittances, Uzbekistan is expanding regulated labour migration, training workers for rising demand in Europe and Asia.

LiveScience

Ancient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today

People buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through DNA research.

Euronews

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar hits highest level in a decade, UN report says

There were signs that heroin from Myanmar is reaching markets in Europe previously supplied by Afghanistan, with several seizures over the past year that involved passengers travelling from Southeast Asia to Europe.

The Independent UK

What’s behind the massive death toll in floods across Southeast Asia – and why it should serve as a warning

Regional experts warn that without rapid cuts in fossil-fuel emissions and serious investment in resilience – from restoring forests to enforcing planning rules – disasters like this year’s may become regular rather than rare, Stuti Mishra reports

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Monsoon season or climate disaster? What’s driving Asia’s flash floods as death toll hits 1,400

More than 1,400 people have been killed following record-breaking rainfall and storm surges across parts of Asia.

The Independent UK

Deadly floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia kill more than 1,400 people

Parts of Asia are reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week and killed more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia

The Independent UK

Deadly Asian floods are no fluke. They’re a climate warning, scientists say

Southeast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,200 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand

The Guardian - UK

Families on rooftops, homes buried by mud: Asia floods show water is overtaking wind as main threat

Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive storms

The Independent UK

Indonesia raises death toll to 753 after cyclone brings catastrophic flooding to Sumatra

Millions uprooted across South and Southeast Asia as rare cyclones and monsoon rains unleash deadly devastation

The Guardian - AU

Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia

Like the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia

Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in US

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