South Asia

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan

‘Nothing To See’: COVID-19 Origins Off-Limits as China Controls Access in Wuhan

David Stanway 06/09/2020

China has shown little appetite for an international enquiry...

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Debate: Mao’s China Didn’t Claim It Eradicated Schistosomiasis From the Country

Zhun Xu 02/09/2020

Mao Zedong wrote a famous poem in 1958 to...

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In Afghanistan, a Drug Sparks Hope – and Charges of Quackery

Ruchi Kumar 16/08/2020

In a short video posted online, Haji Mohammad Alkozai...

A general view shows the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, that ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles

Sea Life Around Mauritius Dying as Japanese Ship Oil Spill Spreads

Duncan Miriri 12/08/2020

The spill has set back two decades worth of...

Oil spill after the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius

Anxious Mauritians Use Hair to Stem Japanese Ship’s Oil Spill

Katherine Houreld 10/08/2020

"Hair absorbs oil but not water. There's been a...

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The Indus Dolphin Is Struggling in India, Thriving in Pakistan

Vivek Gupta 27/07/2020

The Indus dolphin along with the more popular Ganges...

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South Asia’s Floods Don’t Have Borders – So Why Does Flood Governance?

Sayanangshu Modak 19/07/2020

For far too long South Asia has had to...