More Countries Pass ‘Fake News’ Laws in Pandemic Era
The Austria-based International Press Institute has tracked 16 countries that have passed new laws targeting misinformation about the coronavirus. THE
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Fewer Asian Americans Going to Law School, Study Finds
The Great Recession over a decade ago set off a number of trends for law school enrollment across the United States, according to a study that shows women outnumbered men and enrollment for Asian Americans has declined more than any other ethnic group.
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Lockdowns Eased, More Covid-19 Cases Appear in Asia
China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks. Around the globe, governments accepting the risks of easing pandemic restrictions that left huge numbers of people without income or safety nets.
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Virus Seethes and Bubbles Around the World
There were signs Monday that the coronavirus pandemic was easing significantly in some parts of Europe but getting worse in India and Russia.
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Virus Roundup: Japan Bans Travel From More Than 80 Countries
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that his country is adding 14 more countries, including Russia, Peru and Saudi Arabia, to the entry ban list as the country steps up border control and coronavirus infections continued to spread in the country.
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New Bat Species, Cousin of One Suspected in Covid Pandemic, Discovered
Since the novel coronavirus behind the Covid-19 pandemic is thought to have originated in a species of bat, knowledge about the creatures is power — now more than ever.
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Ancient Collapse of Ice Sheet Led to Rapid, Catastrophic Rise of Sea Levels
The partial collapse of the Eurasian Ice Sheet nearly 15,000 years ago caused global sea levels to rise by as much as 45 feet in less than 400 years.
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World Roundup of Coronavirus News
The European Union says U.S. President Donald Trump has “no reason” to freeze World Health Organization funding at this critical stage and called for measures to promote unity instead of division.
Read moreHundreds Arrested for ‘Fake News’ in Asia
Hundreds of people have been arrested across Asia for posting purported false coronavirus information, deepening concerns that growing government efforts to combat “fake news” will target the wrong people and silence dissent.
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Lockdowns Keep Millions of Women From Birth Control
The callers were in tears. One by one, women in homes across rural Zimbabwe had a pleading question: When would family planning services return?
Read moreSingapore Court Rejects Challenge to Gay Sex Ban
A fresh bid to overturn a Singapore law banning gay sex failed Monday as a court dismissed several challenges, a setback for efforts to promote greater LGBT rights in Asia.
Read moreTokyo’s Infection Spike After Olympic Delay Sparks Questions
Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan looked like it had coronavirus infections contained, even as they spread in neighboring countries. Now that the games have been pushed to next year, Tokyo’s cases are spiking, and the city’s governor is requesting that people stay home, even hinting at a possible lockdown.
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Auditing Hate: White-Nationalist Groups Surged in 2019
Coinciding with President Donald Trump’s efforts to label the COVID-19 pandemic a “Chinese virus,” a nonprofit that studied all the hate crimes committed in 2019 reported Wednesday that the number of white-nationalist groups are on the rise.
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Dow Disaster as Index Sees Largest Drop Since 1987 Crash
The U.S. government’s various attempts to shore up investor confidence amid mounting coronavirus fears proved unsuccessful Thursday as the stock market had the ignominy of facing its largest one-day plunge since the market crash of 1987.
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World Markets Shudder
Global equities and oil prices fell through the floor again Thursday after President Trump banned travel from mainland Europe to the United States for a month to fight the coronavirus, ramping up fears the global economy will careen into recession.
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Talking About a Menstrual Revolution: Asia’s Period Problems
Olivia Cotes-James wants us to talk about menstrual health. Properly. No more euphemisms, no more opaque marketing, no more superstitions, and no glossing over cramps, bleeding, or pain.
Read moreAsia Stocks Tumble on Virus Fears After Wall Street Plunge
Asian stock markets plunged further Friday on spreading virus fears, deepening an global rout after Wall Street endured its biggest one-day drop in nine years.
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Dow Drops More Than 1,000 on Virus Fears
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street suffered its worst session in two years, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumping more than 1,000 points on fears that a viral outbreak that began in China will weaken the world economy.
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Japan Quarantines 3,700 on Cruise Ship Due to Virus
Large white sheets covering them head-to-knee, people infected with a new coronavirus were led by gloved and masked officials Wednesday off a Japanese cruise ship that’s been quarantined amid growing worry about the spread of the virus.
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