Regions – Page 3309 – Prologue Journal

Can a Rapper Change Italy’s Mind About Migrants?

New York Times As the country’s right-wing government takes a hard line on Mediterranean immigration, the hip-hop artist Ghali has become a prominent voice of compassion. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/magazine/ghali-italy-migrants.html

Read Your Way Through Hanoi

New York Times Hanoi, long a city of storytellers, has been devastated and reborn time and time again. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai guides readers through the literature that has played a part in that renewal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/books/hanoi-vietnam-books.html

How to Avoid Crowds in Venice

New York Times Yes, Venice is so very congested. Yet visiting this unique Italian city doesn’t always require taking what Italians call un bagno di folla — a bath in the crowd. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/travel/venice-tips-crowds.html

2016 terror victim gave Ma’aleh Adumim terrorist a ride home

Jerusalem Post Klein is still injured from the 2016 attack where he suffered an axe to the head. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-753384

Australia invites China’s new foreign minister to Canberra, sees ‘no downside’ in Wang Yi’s return

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia’s embassy in Beijing has issued an invitation from Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong for her newly reappointed Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to visit Canberra, according to sources close to the Australian government.…

YouTube deletes two more accounts linked to Yemen’s Ansarullah

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. YouTube has taken down two more accounts affiliated with Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/02/708178/YouTube-deletes-two-more-accounts-linked-Yemen-Ansarullah

Typhoon Khanun churns through Japan’s Okinawa as it bears down on China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Typhoon Khanun is forecast to move westwards through the East China Sea towards Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, after knocking out electricity to more than 200,000 households in Okinawa and killing at least one person.…

Singapore tenants can feel ‘relief is in the air’ as rents show first signs of cooling

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The growth in rental costs is expected to ease further as new units become available, as property agents say the city state’s luxury rental market is ‘saturated’ with ‘an abundance of high-end properties’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229685/singapore-tenants-can-feel-relief-air-rents-show-first-signs-cooling?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong on MPs’ affair: ‘I should have forced issue sooner’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. PM Lee Hsien Loong acknowledged in parliament he should have acted earlier after learning about the affair between ex-speaker Tan Chuan-jin and MP Cheng Li Hui in 2020. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3229697/singapores-pm-lee-hsien-loong-mps-affair-i-should-have-forced-issue-sooner?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysian ex-students sue absent teacher, win nearly US$11,000 each in damages

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The teacher in question had failed to turn up to class for months, Kota Kinabalu High Court heard. Malaysia’s education minister and the school’s principal were also among the defendants. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229683/students-malaysia-sue-absent-teacher-win-nearly-us11000-each-damages?utm_source=rss_feed