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Lionsgate sells Lionsgate Play

Lionsgate said it sold its South Asia and Southeast Asia streaming platform, Lionsgate Play, to its regional president. The transaction transitions ownership of the platform...

At least 265 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives

Ahmedabad, India—A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 265 people on board...

India launches strikes on Pakistan, Islamabad vows to ‘settle the score’

Muzaffarabad, Pakistan—India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday, killing at least three people, according to Pakistan, which said it had begun retaliating in a...

South Asia air pollution fell in 2022

BANGKOM – A surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 drove a decline in global pollution, with favorable weather a likely...

South Asia worst in world for water scarcity: UN

New Delhi, India - More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the impacts of climate change than...

Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study

By Issam AHMED Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat...

South Asia eyes tourism revival with eased restrictions

Nepal has restarted visas on arrival for vaccinated tourists as South Asian nations attempt to revive tourism businesses devastated after 18 months of the...

UN sounds alarm on South Asia child deaths due to Covid

The coronavirus pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in 2020, 11,000 maternal fatalities and 3.5 million unwanted pregnancies in...

Chennai locked down again as India virus cases surge

A lockdown was reimposed on 15 million people in southern India on Friday as the number of coronavirus infections in the hard-hit nation neared...

Pandemic ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia

South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle against poverty at risk,...

Virus a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asian nations

New Delhi—South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle against poverty at...

‘Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia’

By Marlowe Hood Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world's highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and India, with...

Monsoon rain wreaking havoc

New Delhi"•Torrential monsoon rain swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of people and claiming at least 180 lives, officials...

Monsoon toll rises across Asia

New Delhi—At least 12 people were killed when a house collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rain which has left more than 100...
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