LGBTQ+ Indians demand end to ‘discriminatory’ blood donation ban
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When his mother fell ill, Karan, a 25-year-old gay man from New Delhi, hurried to donate blood. But as he...
Striking Hollywood actors resume contract talks with studios, networks
LOS ANGELES - Negotiators for striking Hollywood actors resumed contract talks on Monday with representatives of major studios, television networks and streaming services, marking the first...
New Zealand starts new tourism campaign as post-COVID visits lag
WELLINGTON - New Zealand is launching a new tourism campaign with Kiwi director and actor Taika Waititi to attract visitors after the sector was hammered by...
Mexico sends buses for migrants in the south, as thousands reach US border a...
JUCHITAN, Mexico, Mexico - Several hundred migrants in southern Mexico on Monday awaited buses north in a new government program meant to help manage the number...
Japan’s business mood improves, capex firm in boost to economy
TOKYO — Japan’s business sentiment improved in the third quarter, a central bank survey showed, suggesting conditions for a durable economic revival are falling...
Thailand to inject $15.2B into economy through a digital wallet plan
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Monday his government would inject 560 billion baht ($15.23 billion) into the economy next year...
Sam Bankman-Fried explored paying Trump not to run for president, book excerpt says
JAILED former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried considered paying former US President Donald Trump to not run for re-election in 2020, according to an excerpt of...
Two elves and a scroll: China military releases animation on Taiwan ‘reunification’
BEIJING — The Chinese military released an animated short film on National Day showing pieces of a scroll painting torn in two more than...
Big Oil, heavy industry discuss emission curbs ahead of COP28
ABU DHABI - Major oil and gas company chiefs held discussions with heavy industry bosses on Sunday in the United Arab Emirates in an effort to agree a firm commitment to reduce...
Japan startup develops ‘Gundam’-like robot with $3 mln price tag
YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation...
Hong Kong exiled activists silenced online as surveillance rises
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Unlike most 27-year-olds, Chung Ching Kwong does not want any of her life shared on social media.
Both her and her loved...
Japan puts the brakes on lucrative used-car trade with Russia
TOKYO - Japan's move to bar most used-car sales to Russia slammed the brakes on a trade nearing $2 billion annually that had boomed in the...