Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/9/nepal-battles-worst-forest-fires-in-years-as-air-quality-drops Nepal forest fires have been adding to the tremendous amounts of pollution in the East-like a small scale of the Australian forest fires. The pollution levels were worse than in 2012, when they first started recording pollution. They are burning in 30% of Nepal’s districts and disrupting education and local economies. Millions of students were forced to stay… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/11/kyrgyzstan-votes-on-constitution-boosting-presidents-powers Kyrgyzstan president Sadyr Japarov amends the constitution in a way that favors the power of the president while cutting parliamentary powers. After getting enough votes for his ideas to be legally binding, he cut the parliament’s seats by 25% and allowed the president to appoint judges and law enforcement officials by himself. Perhaps the most controversial article is article… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/2/kyrgyzstan-says-ceasefire-with-tajikistan-holding-after-clashes Conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan has been ongoing ever since disputes began over land/water on the border between the two countries, specifically after the installation of surveillance cameras near the border. Last Thursday the most serious violence so far occurred, where 31 were killed in a clash at the Tajikistan border. This led to a ceasefire deal being created… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/30/car-bomb-kills-dozens-in-afghanistans-logar-province As the date for the withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan looms closer, violence in Afghanistan has taken a sharp increase. U.S. forces are scheduled to be completely removed from the country by September 11, 2001, the 20 year anniversary of 9/11. Previously, under former president Donald Trump, the agreement had stated that U.S. troops would be removed… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/5/3/indian-industry-body-says-time-to-curtail-economic-activity COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in India as they begin to decline in other parts of the world, with no end in near sight. Both of these numbers have hit an all time high in the past few days. As hospitals are overflowing, oxygen supplies are lacking and many COVID-19 related deaths have resulted due to this… Read more »
