US: Bacon and Sunday mornings go hand in hand. At East Coast Park, you can get a hot dog. Experts recommend limiting your consumption of processed meats if you want to enjoy them on a regular basis. According to Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition, epidemiology, and public health, “the evidence is pretty convincing that regular consumption of processed …

US: As he announced new steps to safeguard reproductive liberties, US President Joe Biden stated on Friday (July 8) that federal legislation was the most expedient path to restoring abortion rights. He called the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion “awful, excessive,” and said that the most effective response would be to elect MPs to …

JAPAN: When Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese prime minister, was assassinated while campaigning in a western city, a hearse carrying his remains arrived in Tokyo on Saturday (July 9). Even in a country like Japan, where violent crime is rare and gun rules are rigorous, the killing of a well-known politician has shocked the nation. While top members of Abe’s …

On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, President of United Arab Emirates His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has extended his congratulations to the rulers of the emirates, citizens and residents of the country. He has also conveyed his greetings to rulers and leaders of Arab and Islamic leaders. In his messages, His Highness has wished health and …

US: We expect huge things from Steven Yeun this year, and we can’t wait to see it all come together on the big screen again. Okja director Bong Joon-ho will be reconnecting with him five years after they worked together on the film, which was released in 2017. Yeun is the newest addition to the cast of the as-yet-untitled film …

MANILA: At its August meeting, the Philippines central bank is prepared to hike its policy interest rates by 50 basis points and follow up with further policy measures to manage inflation and fight currency depreciation, the country’s central bank governor said on Thursday. There are “strong depreciation pressures” on the peso spurred by a hawkish tone from the U.S. Federal …

US: Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter fell apart late on Thursday (July 7), according to the Washington Post. Over concerns about what he sees to be an overabundance of phony accounts, the world’s richest man has already expressed reservations and even hinted that he would walk away from the arrangement. Although he was granted access to internal …

UKRAINE: Mechanic-turned-soldier Artchk helps shore up defenses in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk against an expected Russian onslaught while adjacent farmer Vasyl Avramenko bemoans the loss of crops replaced by mines. Kramatorsk and its twin, Sloviansk, are being bombarded with artillery shells as Moscow continues its onslaught in the heavily industrialized Donbas region. Their defenders are outgunned, but Ukrainians …

THAILAND: Adi Mohammad, a resident of Singapore and a lifelong motorcyclist, is an expert in his field. Until the COVID-19 outbreak made traveling abroad difficult, he spent the last two decades riding throughout the world. He was unable to travel to Thailand, his favorite vacation spot, for more than two years. A month on leave and COVID-19 guidelines that allow …

PAKISTAN: Javed Rahi’s Pakistani mountain village awoke to a tremendous boom and a torrent of water from the melting glacier nearby, accompanied by a dense cloud of smoke, as the sun rose over the horizon. It was the day before his nephew’s wedding that Rahi, a retired math teacher, was supposed to travel to Hassanabad to attend it. In May, …