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How South Korea Is Dealing With Viral "Lovebug" Invasion
K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
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Bangladesh's Nuclear Power Plant Faces Inspection
An expert team was in Bangladesh on Monday to sign off on the South Asian country's first nuclear power plant ahead of the contentious facility's expected operational start later this year.
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Did A Robot Really Die By 'Suicide' In South Korea? Experts Probe
A robot employed by the Gumi City Council in South Korea went defunct after falling down a flight of stairs. While some have sensationalised the event as robot suicide', experts believe it is more likely a technical malfunction or glitch.
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Do Current Vaccines Work On Omicron? Top WHO Expert's Reply
Preliminary evidence on Omicron suggests "higher transmissibility", WHO Regional Director for South East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal told NDTV today, adding that "regardless of the change in severity, increase in cases alone may pose overwhelming demand
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How ClickPost Is Looking to Automate the Logistics Sector in India
With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to ClickPost co-founder Naman Vijay to know of the company’s history and growth. We also talk to experts to understand what this startup needs...
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Regional Cooperation Must To Control Air Pollution In South Asia: Experts
Experts from various south Asian countries Thursday stressed on the need for regional collaboration for fighting air pollution and agreed that people in the region can live longer if the World Health Organisation's guidelines on air quality were met.
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Coronavirus "Perfect Storm Of Adverse Effects" For South Asia: World Bank
South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle against poverty at risk, because of coronavirus, the World Bank said Sunday.
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Donald Trump's India Visit Will Be A Delightful Spectacle, Utterly Successful: Experts
President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to India will be a "delightful spectacle" and "utterly successful" by many measures, eminent American experts on South Asia issues have said.
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Maharashtra Flood Devastation Could Have Been Avoided, Say Experts
Nearly 50 people have died in the floods in Western Maharashtra and over five lakh have been displaced in the past few days. What caused this devastation is now a matter of study. A report by the South Asia Network for Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) says the widespread damage could have controlled and the government could have done more.
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China Opens Highway To Nepal Via Tibet, Ready For Military Use If Needed
China has opened a strategic highway in Tibet to the Nepal border which could be used for civilian and defence purposes, a move that Chinese experts say will enable Beijing to make forays into South Asia, according to a media report today.
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'God Will Provide', Believe 3 Pakistani Men Who Sired 96 Children
Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years. But in a country where experts warn the surging populace is gouging into hard-won economic gains and social services, the three patriarchs are unconcerned. Allah, they say, wil...
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Al-Qaeda Using US Preoccupation With ISIS To Spread To India, Warns US Expert
Al-Qaeda has used America's "preoccupation" with the ISIS to regain strength in South Asia and preparing to spread its ideology in India from its "home" in western Pakistan, top US lawmakers have warned.
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'PM Modi's Balochistan Reference Signals Big Change' Feel US Experts
References to Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi signals a change in India's Pakistan policy, top American experts on South Asia have said as they sought more clarity on New Delhi's new approach towards disturbed areas in Pakistan.
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US Should Work Comprehensively To Integrate Indian Economy: Expert
With India becoming an increasingly central economy, the US should work more comprehensively to integrate the country in global economic institutions, Alyssa Ayres, a top American expert on South Asia has said.
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Pak Patronises Proxy groups That Terrorise US, India: Security Expert
Though Pakistan gets billions of Dollars in US aid and takes in tonnes of military hardware, it continues to patronise proxy groups, a top American expert on South Asia has said while emphasising on this "dysfunctional dynamic" in the bilateral relationship.
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How South Korea Is Dealing With Viral "Lovebug" Invasion
K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
-
Bangladesh's Nuclear Power Plant Faces Inspection
An expert team was in Bangladesh on Monday to sign off on the South Asian country's first nuclear power plant ahead of the contentious facility's expected operational start later this year.
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Did A Robot Really Die By 'Suicide' In South Korea? Experts Probe
A robot employed by the Gumi City Council in South Korea went defunct after falling down a flight of stairs. While some have sensationalised the event as robot suicide', experts believe it is more likely a technical malfunction or glitch.
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Do Current Vaccines Work On Omicron? Top WHO Expert's Reply
Preliminary evidence on Omicron suggests "higher transmissibility", WHO Regional Director for South East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal told NDTV today, adding that "regardless of the change in severity, increase in cases alone may pose overwhelming demand
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How ClickPost Is Looking to Automate the Logistics Sector in India
With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to ClickPost co-founder Naman Vijay to know of the company’s history and growth. We also talk to experts to understand what this startup needs...
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Regional Cooperation Must To Control Air Pollution In South Asia: Experts
Experts from various south Asian countries Thursday stressed on the need for regional collaboration for fighting air pollution and agreed that people in the region can live longer if the World Health Organisation's guidelines on air quality were met.
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Coronavirus "Perfect Storm Of Adverse Effects" For South Asia: World Bank
South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle against poverty at risk, because of coronavirus, the World Bank said Sunday.
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Donald Trump's India Visit Will Be A Delightful Spectacle, Utterly Successful: Experts
President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to India will be a "delightful spectacle" and "utterly successful" by many measures, eminent American experts on South Asia issues have said.
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Maharashtra Flood Devastation Could Have Been Avoided, Say Experts
Nearly 50 people have died in the floods in Western Maharashtra and over five lakh have been displaced in the past few days. What caused this devastation is now a matter of study. A report by the South Asia Network for Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) says the widespread damage could have controlled and the government could have done more.
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China Opens Highway To Nepal Via Tibet, Ready For Military Use If Needed
China has opened a strategic highway in Tibet to the Nepal border which could be used for civilian and defence purposes, a move that Chinese experts say will enable Beijing to make forays into South Asia, according to a media report today.
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'God Will Provide', Believe 3 Pakistani Men Who Sired 96 Children
Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years. But in a country where experts warn the surging populace is gouging into hard-won economic gains and social services, the three patriarchs are unconcerned. Allah, they say, wil...
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Al-Qaeda Using US Preoccupation With ISIS To Spread To India, Warns US Expert
Al-Qaeda has used America's "preoccupation" with the ISIS to regain strength in South Asia and preparing to spread its ideology in India from its "home" in western Pakistan, top US lawmakers have warned.
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'PM Modi's Balochistan Reference Signals Big Change' Feel US Experts
References to Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi signals a change in India's Pakistan policy, top American experts on South Asia have said as they sought more clarity on New Delhi's new approach towards disturbed areas in Pakistan.
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US Should Work Comprehensively To Integrate Indian Economy: Expert
With India becoming an increasingly central economy, the US should work more comprehensively to integrate the country in global economic institutions, Alyssa Ayres, a top American expert on South Asia has said.
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Pak Patronises Proxy groups That Terrorise US, India: Security Expert
Though Pakistan gets billions of Dollars in US aid and takes in tonnes of military hardware, it continues to patronise proxy groups, a top American expert on South Asia has said while emphasising on this "dysfunctional dynamic" in the bilateral relationship.
