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# bees • bumblebee • insect • invertebrate • octopus • buzz
The Guardian
Liberal
Too smart to eat? Why octopus farms are such a slippery problem
As a controversial Spanish plan for sustainable meat on an industrial scale is dropped, it has revived the ethical debate over farming these intelligent wild animals
August 18, 2026, 7:47 am

Gizmodo
Liberal
Scientists Identify Mushroom That Makes You Hallucinate 'Tiny People'
August 13, 2026, 12:45 pm
Economic Times
Conservative
In 2023, scientists trained bumblebee demonstrators to open a puzzle box; other bees copied the method until the behavior spread through their colonies
August 13, 2026, 3:10 am
Live Science
Liberal
Nocturnal dodo? Study suggests we were very wrong about Mauritius' iconic flightless bird
August 12, 2026, 10:58 am

AsiaChina
# hollyhock • christmas • tree • garden • insulation • backpack
The Times Of India
Conservative
Australian-designed backpack uses insulation and weatherproof materials to create an emergency bed for people experiencing homelessness
Science News: For someone sleeping on the street, a backpack may be little more than a way to carry the few belongings they have left. But the Backpack Bed turns th.
August 15, 2026, 11:03 pm

Economic Times
Conservative
China man sells his house, buys land, and collects seeds from China and overseas to turn wife’s childhood flower memory into world’s largest hollyhock garden
August 14, 2026, 4:44 am
HELLO!
Liberal
Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright hit with unfair accusations at £3.5 Essex mansion amid heatwave
August 13, 2026, 8:57 am
Daily Express
Conservative
I love putting my Christmas tree up five months early
August 13, 2026, 8:58 am

# floods • flooding • vasai • rain • tokyo • chiba
Toronto Star
Liberal
Record-breaking rain floods Chiba east of Tokyo, killing at least 5 people
TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking rainfall flooded cities east of Tokyo overnight, killing at least five people, injuring over two dozen others and stranding thousands, authorities said Friday.
August 14, 2026, 7:00 am

Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
Torrential rain near Tokyo causes flooding and paralyzes traffic, killing 1 – Winnipeg Free Press
August 13, 2026, 10:20 am
The Times Of India
Conservative
Vasai rain toll rises to 12, elderly woman dies in house collapse
August 12, 2026, 9:03 am

AsiaWorld
# tokyo • flooding • rain • japan • narita • airport
South China Morning Post
Liberal
Heavy rains in Japan leave 4 dead and thousands stranded at Narita airport
Record rainfall in Chiba prefecture inundates transport routes, cuts power to thousands and disrupts peak holiday travel near Tokyo.
August 13, 2026, 9:04 pm

AP News
Liberal
Heavy rain and flooding slam areas near Tokyo, killing 1
August 13, 2026, 9:43 am
Economic Times
Conservative
Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning
August 13, 2026, 7:56 am
Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
Record-breaking rain floods Chiba east of Tokyo, killing at least 5 people – Winnipeg Free Press
August 14, 2026, 6:58 am

AsiaWorld
# taliban • afghan • kabul • women • restrictions • education
The Irish Times
Liberal
Barred from education and rarely allowed out, female Afghans have been ‘erased’ from view
The rights of women and girls have been dismantled since the Taliban returned to power five years ago
August 14, 2026, 6:44 am

The Jerusalem Post
Conservative
Taliban tightens grip on Afghan women, blocking legal rights and protections
August 12, 2026, 11:26 am
Economic Times
Conservative
Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen: UN agency
August 12, 2026, 9:09 am
The Times Of India
Conservative
Five years after Taliban takeover, 2.4 million Afghan girls still excluded from school: Unesco
August 12, 2026, 11:24 am

# taiwan • naval • china • beijing • spying • palau
The Washington Times
Conservative
State Department criticizes Beijing-Indonesia naval maneuver as pressure on Taiwan
The State Department on Thursday called a joint Chinese naval maneuver with an Indonesian warship in waters east of Taiwan a destabilizing act, while Taipei denounced the maneuver as "dangerous."
August 14, 2026, 11:47 am

Reuters
Liberal
China calls Taiwan's annual military drills a 'wasteful charade'
August 14, 2026, 6:35 am
Fox Business
Conservative
China expert warns Beijing could stumble into wider Taiwan conflict
August 13, 2026, 11:06 am
news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
Conservative
China’s research ship sparks Pacific spying fears near Palau
August 13, 2026, 1:40 am

ChinaAsia
# typhoon • dolphin • evacuations • beijing • rain • coast
Reuters
Liberal
Typhoon Dolphin slams China's east coast with torrential rain and powerful winds
Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the country's eastern coast, bringing torrential rain and strong winds that triggered mass evacuations and widespread disruption.
August 18, 2026, 10:34 am

South China Morning Post
Liberal
How did Typhoon Dolphin unleash extreme rainfall deep inland across China?
August 14, 2026, 12:15 am
The Epoch Times
Conservative
Typhoon Dolphin’s Remnants Bring Torrential Rain to Northern China
August 13, 2026, 10:17 pm
The Guardian
Liberal
Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China
August 12, 2026, 12:57 pm

AsiaWorld
# accused • guilty • murder • raped • carjacking • sharif
news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
Conservative
Seven teens accused of murder after carjacking death
Seven teens, including a 14-year-old girl, have been accused of murder following a violent carjacking near a Queensland university.
August 13, 2026, 9:20 pm

The Times Of India
Conservative
Woman gang-raped inside car on way back home, 5 held
August 13, 2026, 9:26 am
BBC News
Liberal
Four guilty over death of man who was doused in petrol and set alight
August 12, 2026, 8:43 am
GB News
Conservative
Sara Sharif: Two men charged with attempted murder after attack on Urfan Sharif in prison
August 14, 2026, 7:45 am

AsiaChina
# espionage • spy • china • zealand • nz • iran
South China Morning Post
Liberal
China claims New Zealand’s spy report is product of foreign interference
Chinese embassy hits back at espionage claims, alleges Wellington is serving as a ‘pawn for anti-China forces’.
August 14, 2026, 5:29 am

The Guardian
Liberal
President Xi never wastes a good crisis. As Iran, Ukraine and Palestine distract the world, he tightens his grip
August 13, 2026, 10:39 am
CNN
Liberal
Ex-Chinese military men accused of espionage activities near US bases in South Korea, police say
August 13, 2026, 12:17 am
Reuters
Liberal
Chinese state-linked observatory sought NZ site, spy agency says
August 12, 2026, 10:52 pm

AsiaWorld
# vietnam • arunachal • lakh • cannabis • ivory • illegally
Toronto Star
Liberal
Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Authorities in Vietnam have announced a major seizure of ivory they say was illegally shipped from Africa, Vietnamese media reported Thursday.
August 13, 2026, 7:05 pm

AP News
Liberal
More than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa is found in Vietnam
August 13, 2026, 6:58 pm
Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa – Winnipeg Free Press
August 13, 2026, 1:11 pm
The Times Of India
Conservative
Rs 13.3 lakh worth foreign currencies seized at Trichy airport
August 12, 2026, 10:38 am

ChinaAsia
# zhu • rongji • chinese • wto • reforms • china
The Times Of India
Conservative
Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97
China News: BEIJING: Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, the impatient, sharp-tongued reformer who helped ignite China's explosive economic boom by forcing wrenchi.
August 12, 2026, 8:25 pm

AP News
Liberal
Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, a key architect of growth, dies at 97
August 12, 2026, 8:10 pm
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Liberal
Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, has died at 97
August 12, 2026, 12:13 pm

AsiaWorld
# drought • floods • somalia • disaster • survival • himalayan
South China Morning Post
Liberal
As floods devastate Mekong communities, economic strain, conflict compound crisis
Tens of thousands have been displaced in Laos and Myanmar, with rescue efforts hampered by threadbare resources.
August 13, 2026, 6:31 am

Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks – Winnipeg Free Press
August 12, 2026, 4:12 pm
Sun Sentinel
Conservative
Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens
August 12, 2026, 9:47 am
The Times Of India
Conservative
‘Who listens to us?’ Study finds disaster-hit Himalayan communities caught between risk and survival
August 12, 2026, 8:41 am