Of the 50,000 glaciers in the fragile Himalayan Hindu Kush range, only 24 are being monitored. Unless that changes, experts say more catastrophes are guaranteed. ( read original story ...)
India glacier disaster: Families join search for survivors
As hundreds of rescue workers scoured muck-filled ravines and valleys on Tuesday looking for survivors after the sudden collapse of a Himalayan glacier, ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter Blocks Accounts in India as Modi Pressures Social Media
The social media platform’s problems in the country offer a stark example of the difficulty of adhering to its free-speech principles amid government worries over its influence. ( read original story ...)
View from India: Virat Kohli needs to be angry not grumpy to lead fightback
The captain has now presided over four successive Test losses but he will lead from the front as hosts look to level series against England ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Tianwen-1 mission reaches Mars orbit as NASA’s Perseverance rover en route
China's Tianwen-1 mission successfully reached Mars orbit on Wednesday after a nearly 7-month journey from earth, the country's state-run news agency Xinhua confirmed. ( read original story ...)
As WHO coronavirus mission leaves empty-handed, China claims propaganda win
The trip yielded scant new information on the pandemic’s origins but plenty of ammunition for Beijing, which has spread the view that the virus came from elsewhere. ( read original story ...)
China birthrate slumps as experts blame changing attitudes
One-child policy fallout and rejection of marriage said to be among reasons for drop of about 15% in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Mars Mission Begins Orbit of the Red Planet
The Tianwen-1 mission is scheduled to be the second of three new visitors to Mars this month. China has landed on the moon three times, and even managed to bring one of its robotic lunar explorers ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Mars probe successfully reaches red planet. Next up: NASA’s Perseverance rover.
One day after UAE's Hope orbiter reached Mars, China's more ambitious Tianwen-1 spacecraft, carrying state-of-the-art instruments, a lander and a six-wheel rover, slipped into an orbit around the red ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Technological Predation Threatens U.S. Security | Opinion
The case for prudence is obvious, but the measures that have been taken are not optimal or especially effective. ( read original story ...)