Asia

Japan

Fukushima nuclear plant starts releasing treated wastewater into sea

The water release starts more than 12 years after the March 2011 nuclear meltdowns, caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

24/08/2023

Moments

Cats are welcome on this luxury sunset cruise in Singapore

Cats and water don’t usually mix but your feline companion will be perfectly safe and dry on this trip.

23/08/2023

Qatar 365

Made in Qatar: Meet the companies putting Qatar’s exports on the map

In partnership with Media City

From idea to end product: In this episode of Qatar 365, we’ll meet businesses, big and small making waves at home and abroad.

23/08/2023

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WATCH: Slackliners compete in China at over 1,000 metres altitude

A slackliner competition in China saw participants balancing on thin webs more than 1,000 metres in the air.

23/08/2023

Philippines

Chinese ships block Philippine coast guard in South China Sea

Two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation in the disputed South China Sea

23/08/2023

Pakistan

Eight people rescued from stranded cable car in Pakistan

All eight people stranded in a cable car hundreds of metres above a ravine in Pakistan have been brought to safety in a dramatic rescue.

23/08/2023

Mobility

Chandrayaan-3: What you need to know about India's Moon landing

Just days after Russia's lunar spacecraft Luna-25 crashed into its surface, an Indian mission to reach the Moon's south pole enters its critical phase.

23/08/2023

Earth News

Fukushima: Japan greenlights water release from the nuclear plant

The government says that releasing this water is safe. The International Atomic Energy Agency, UN's watchdog, has also approved the project.

22/08/2023

Pakistan

Pakistani rescuers try to free six kids trapped in a cable car

The transport container is often used by kids going to school through the mountainous region but snapped on its way.

22/08/2023

Japan

Japan to start releasing radioactive wastewater from nuclear plant

A massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s cooling systems, causing three of its reactors to melt and contaminate their cooling water.

22/08/2023

Scenes

Meet the young environmentalist sending children to school in Indonesia

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City, Qatar. Poverty remains a stumbling block that prevents many Indonesian children from going to school. One 11-year-old is determined to change that. He does so while protecting the environment too.

21/08/2023

Syria

Syria: Eight fighters killed by Russian strikes on a rebel zone

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attacks occurred early Monday on the north-western outskirts of the city of Idlib.

21/08/2023

Saudi Arabia

Saudi border guards guilty of mass killings of migrants, says HRW

Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the border were killed by Saudi guards between March 2022 and June 2023.

21/08/2023

Jordan

Suspected Palestinians kill two Israelis in car wash gun attack

Israeli soldiers are searching for the attackers who shot two Israeli civilians dead at a car wash in the West Bank as the cycle of violence continues.

19/08/2023

Myanmar

Swiss man arrested in Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film

The military-ruled state is known for sometimes violent religious and ethnic intolerance, as well as restrictions on freedom of press and speech.

19/08/2023

Health news

Can AI predict how long you'll live just from looking at chest X-rays?

A new study showed that artificial intelligence (AI) can estimate a healthy individual’s age from a chest radiograph.

19/08/2023

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WATCH: Pakistani Christians demand justice for ransacked churches

Christians in Pakistan have demanded justice after homes and churches were burned and ransacked when a large crowd of Muslims rampaged through the streets of the city of Jaranwala on Wednesday.

18/08/2023

Japan

Fact-check: What's up with the anti-Zelenskyy billboard in Tokyo?

Did Japanese authorities really put up an anti-Zelenskyy billboard demanding the president stop the war in Ukraine?

18/08/2023

Football Now

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Who are the finalists?

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City Qatar. Just two matches remain and the two finalists are about to go head-to-head in a bid to lift the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

17/08/2023

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WATCH: Heavy rains cause destruction and death in India's Himalayas

At least 72 people have died in India after days of relentless rain in the Himalayan region triggered landslides and flash floods, government officials said on Thursday.

17/08/2023

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WATCH: Divers hoist underwater flag for Indonesia's Independence Day

Divers in Indonesia held an underwater flag-raising ceremony on Thursday as one of the events in celebration of the country’s 78th Independence Day.

17/08/2023

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Robots steal the show as China displays its latest tech breakthroughs

AI-powered humanoids and K9-inspired canine companions take the stage in Beijing.

16/08/2023

The Exchange

How are tech companies changing the way we consume and interact?

In partnership with Media City

With companies and governments pledging billions of dollars per annum to be the kings of the new tech empire, we explore what this new era of innovation means for consumers, and the way we do business.

16/08/2023

North Korea

North Korea said Travis King defected to escape mistreatment in the US

The country's official news agency said the defecting soldier had become disillusioned with American "unequal society." Fews in the US believe this account.

16/08/2023

Thailand

Spaniard facing death penalty in Thailand over gruesome murder

In a crime that has gripped Thailand's media, what is true and what is a lie?

15/08/2023

Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan say they face increasing restrictions

Two years after the Taliban came to power, Afghan women say they face an uncertain future as the restrictions they are subject to grow daily.

15/08/2023