Could data help us tell Dengue’s future?
Scientists and officials are looking for new ways to use data to predict the deadly disease. 2019 is one of the worst years for dengue outbreaks. In the Philippines more than…
As the world warms up, Dengue could spread
Scientists expect warming temperatures will lead to worse dengue outbreaks in places the disease already lurks, and outbreaks in brand new places. Record-breaking dengue outbreaks…
N Korea boasts of new rocket launcher
The country released images of its leaders watching the test-firing of newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher. North Korea on Sunday boasted the successful…
Growing disaster risks exceed Asia-Pacific’s capacity to respond
This according to a UN Escap finding. The relentless sequence of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific in the past two years was beyond what the region had previously…
West Papua and its troubled history with Indonesia
Recent riots and protests are just symptoms of long simmering ethnic tensions. Protests have broken out in the Indonesian province of West Papua with a local parliament being set…
Japan believes N. Korea has already developed nuclear warheads
All of Japan is within range of Pyongyang’s ballistic missiles. According to the original version of the Japanese government’s 2019 white paper on defense, North Korea is…
The rise of the militant Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan
Is ISIS on the comeback and rising in Afghanistan. A suicide bombing at a wedding party in Kabul claimed by a local affiliate of the militant Islamic State (IS) group has renewed…
Why did Karachi sink in the rain?
The city’s topography has been altered without any regard to the overall form of the megapolis. As per the Meteorological Department’s near accurate prediction,…
India gauges international response to its Kashmir decision
Delhi’s unilateral move has been met with varying response from the international community. India’s decided earlier this month to revoke the special status of Jammu and…
NK missile launches aimed at domestic audience
US experts say it was to test the intelligence capabilities of S. Korea. After firing two unidentified projectiles that Seoul believes to be short-range ballistic missiles early…