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Tax authorities in India raid the BBC weeks after it aired critical Modi documentary

8:13am February 15, 2023

by Shalu Yadav

The raids on local offices of the BBC continue for a second day, weeks after it released a documentary critical of Prime Minister Modi. The move again raised concerns about press freedom.

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A table showing documented cases of possible spillovers of dog coronavirus, pig coronavirus and MERS by year, animal and country.

How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them

5:00am February 15, 2023

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Animals carry millions of pathogens. So it's a daunting task to find the one with the greatest potential to spark a pandemic. Now scientists are rethinking the way they hunt for that next new virus.

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Four couples are petitioning India's Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage

6:04pm February 14, 2023

by Raksha Kumar

Five years ago, India decriminalized gay sex. Now, four gay and lesbian couples are petitioning India's Supreme Court to take the next step: Legalize gay marriage.

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, Jan. 7, 2022.

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Blinken has a lot on his plate including tensions with China and the war in Ukraine

5:02pm February 14, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Secretary of State Antony Blinken about U.S.-China tensions, the earthquake aftermath in Turkey and Syria and the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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A police officer stands at the entrance of the office building where Indian tax authorities raided BBC's office in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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Indian tax authorities raid the BBC weeks after it aired critical Modi documentary

2:44pm February 14, 2023

by Raksha Kumar

A two-part BBC documentary examined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in anti-Muslim raids that killed hundreds in his home state of Gujarat in 2002.

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Feb. 1.

How a Chinese 'spy balloon' prompted the U.S. to scour the skies

2:40pm February 14, 2023

The U.S. and China have traded fiery allegations of extensive aerial surveillance programs since the U.S. shot down a Chinese balloon on Feb. 4. Here's a look at what's happened so far.

The new Airbus A320neo takes off for its first test flight at Toulouse-Blagnac airport in southwestern France on Sept. 25, 2014. The owner of Air India announced a deal Tuesday to buy 250 Airbus jets, including A350 wide-body planes and A320neo single-aisle planes in a deal worth billions of dollars.

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As its ambitions soar, Air India orders 470 Boeing and Airbus aircraft

11:22am February 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

India's second-largest domestic carrier placed orders for 220 Boeing aircraft valued at $34 billion and 250 Airbus planes in a separate deal that could be worth tens of billions of dollars.

Authorities arrive at the Voice of Democracy office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday, Feb. 13.

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Cambodia's Hun Sen shutters independent radio station Voice of Democracy

2:38pm February 13, 2023

by Mary Yang

The closure of radio station Voice of Democracy, one the country's last-remaining independent news outlets, comes months ahead of Cambodia's national elections amid a broader press crackdown.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2023.

China accuses U.S. of flying spy balloons into Chinese airspace more than 10 times

12:28pm February 13, 2023

by Emily Feng

The accusations made by China on Monday have further ratcheted up tensions between the two countries amid mutual allegations of surveillance.

This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a Chinese coast guard ship in the disputed South China Sea, Feb. 6, 2023.

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The Philippines accuses a Chinese ship of aiming a laser at a Filipino boat crew

3:33am February 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Philippines has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea.