Category: Regions
A Biography of Anna May Wong, the Original Chinese American Movie Star
New York Times Yunte Huang, who has written two other books on Asian American cultural icons, said he is drawn to complex characters whose contradictions reflect the country’s fault lines. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/books/a-biography-examines-anna-may-wong-a-revered-and-reviled-chinese-american-star.html
Read MoreA Biography of Anna May Wong, the Original Chinese American Movie Star
New York Times Yunte Huang, who has written two other books on Asian American cultural icons, said he is drawn to complex characters whose contradictions reflect the country’s fault lines. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/books/yunte-huang-daughter-of-the-dragon.html
Read MoreTaliban Members Are Accused of Targeting Afghan Ex-Officials
New York Times A U.N. mission in Afghanistan reported summary killings, arbitrary detentions and torture of hundreds of onetime soldiers, police officers and others in the old government. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/asia/taliban-revenge-united-nations.html
Read MoreSingapore ‘fortunate’ to have Tharman Shanmugaratnam and me running for president but I have independent edge: Ng Kok Song
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The former chief investment officer of sovereign wealth fund GIC explains why he thinks has an edge over front runner Tharman Shanmugaratnam in an exclusive interview with the Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3231880/singapore-fortunate-have-tharman-and-me-running-president-i-have-independent-edge-ng-kok-song?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow is Iran influencing Palestinian terrorism in the West Bank? – analysis
Jerusalem Post The attempt by Iran to increase attacks, weapons smuggling and incidents in the West Bank is an emerging threat for Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-755675
Read MoreSingapore presidential election: Tan Kin Lian’s ‘pretty girls’ controversy clouds nomination day as campaigning kicks off
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tuesday’s typically sedate nomination-day proceedings became clouded by controversy amid an outcry over presidential hopeful Tan Kin Lian’s past social media posts regarding women. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3231879/singapore-kick-starts-presidential-campaigning-amid-tan-kin-lian-pretty-girls-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreZimbabwe Voters to Elect President While Trained Workers Flee
New York Times Nurses, doctors and workers of all kinds are seeking to escape the country’s economic turmoil, an issue that has become a central theme in the election scheduled for Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/africa/zimbabwe-election-nurses-doctors.html
Read MoreAt Risk of Invasion or Lovely to Visit: Two Views of a Polish Border Area
New York Times Polish authorities have issued dire warnings that the Suwalki Gap, on Poland’s northern border between Russia and Belarus, is under threat. Locals say that is just election-related fear-mongering. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/europe/dangerous-or-safe-polish-border-area.html
Read MoreIDF arrests Palestinians who murdered Israeli mother in terror attack
Jerusalem Post Batsheva Nigri, 42, was shot to death in front of her 12-year-old daughter on Monday morning near Hebron. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-755666
Read MoreIsrael stages airstrikes against Syria, wounding soldier
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel stages airstrikes against the vicinity of the Syrian capital, wounding a Syrian soldier. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/22/709384/Israel-attacks-Syria-Danascys-wounds-soldier
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