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From bad to worse: key IPCC findings on climate impacts
Severe climate impacts -- once seen as a problem on the horizon -- have become a here-and-now reality
Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families
The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village"
Chinese government destroys third Tibetan Buddhist statue in 3 months
The statue of Padmasambhava is the third verified by RFA as having been destroyed by Chinese officials since December
Thai anti-government protest leader released from prison
Nearly 160 activists including 13 juveniles have been hit with criminal charges under Thailand's royal defamation laws
Virus-hit Hong Kong considers lockdown as bodies pile up
A breakthrough of the highly transmissible Omicron variant exposed how little authorities had done to prepare for a mass outbreak
12,000 displaced by floods in Malaysia
The tropical Southeast Asian nation was hit by bouts of bad weather over the weekend, as continuous rain swamped towns on the east coast
Pope Francis appeals for end to ‘tragic’ conflict in Ukraine
Since the launch of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the pope has engaged in behind-the-scenes efforts to help end the conflict
Sri Lankan Catholics bring concern for justice for 2019 blast victims...
Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo earlier said the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka would work with the Vatican to help find justice for the victims
Focus on the goodness in others, not the flaws, Pope Francis...
Pope Francis spoke about the human tendency to focus on the faults of others, rather than our own flaws
Manila archbishop urges Filipinos to uphold ‘national dignity’ amid violence, corruption
“Let us not allow EDSA to be a mere page in our national history,” said Cardinal Jose Advincula in his homily during Mass on February 25