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Breaking News · January, 2020

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For Taiwan, the Wuhan coronavirus is also a diplomatic battle

Taiwan is one of the most vulnerable places for the spread of the virus after the PRC.

Written by Filip Noubel

30 January 2020

Peruvians debate road safety and labor regulations after fatal truck explosion

Outrage about the disaster evolved into a broader discussion

Written by Gabriela García Calderón Orbe

Translated by Gabriela García Calderón

30 January 2020

The Wuhan coronavirus is also an economic plague for China

When an epidemic coincides with the spending spree that traditionally accompanies the Chinese New Year festivities, a country's economic health also comes under strain.

Written by Filip Noubel

30 January 2020

Citizens from Chinese city on lockdown roar ‘Beijing has abandoned Wuhan!’

'I am terrified by the situation in Wuhan'

Written by Oiwan Lam

26 January 2020

The real reasons people are fleeing Honduras

Let's get beyond the overused trope of 'violence and poverty'

Written by Melissa Vida

24 January 2020

Editor of environmental news platform Mongabay arrested in Indonesia for alleged visa violation

Media groups believe arrest due to work with indigenous farmers

Written by Mong Palatino

22 January 2020

Pakistani director halts release of award-winning film after receiving threats

Conservatives allege that it wrongfully portrays clerics

Written by Annie Zaman

22 January 2020

Zanzibar says goodbye to legendary ‘king of kidumbak,’ musician Makame Faki

'When Makame spoke, time stopped. We listened, we learned...'

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

19 January 2020

Taiwan presidential election: Tsai Ing-wen re-elected with record-breaking votes

Tsai received 8.17 million or 57 percent of votes.

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

11 January 2020

Carlos Ghosn's great escape embarrasses Japanese government

A 'Gregorian band', a Green Beret, and a big box?

Written by Nevin Thompson

8 January 2020

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