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Russia’s Complicated Strategic Frontiers in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is an especially appealing strategic frontier in Moscow’s dream of a multipolar world. But the reality of ...
Pakistan's mountains are calling—here's why you should go
Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international ...
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Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hits Central Asia: study
A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by ...
How a king’s carpet gave a voice to Afghan women silenced by the Taliban
A giant carpet being made for the Throne Room at Hillsborough Castle will take 100 artists and craftspeople, designers, ...
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PNG’s Torricelli Mountains teem with life — and the risk of extinction
Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge ...
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Black carbon: the super pollutant melting Asia’s glaciers
an air-pollution analyst at the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), told This ...