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March 24, 2026 12 visible stories Society & Rights

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Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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March 24, 2026

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Updated Mar 29, 22:02 UTC

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Society & Rights

Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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Society & Rights

Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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Can you undo indulgent meals with healthier choices? What really helps (and what doesn’t)
Channel NewsAsia 1m ago

Can you undo indulgent meals with healthier choices? What really helps (and what doesn’t)

From drinking water after salty meals to eating fruit to offset sugar binges, many of us try to “fix” our indulgences. But do these habits actually work?

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Southeast Asia Wellness ,CNA Lifestyle ,Singapore
Center
House enters hearing stage of VP Sara Duterte impeachment case
Rappler 1m ago

House enters hearing stage of VP Sara Duterte impeachment case

Bookmark this page for the livestream of the hearing on Wednesday, March 25, at 10 am

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Philippines National News Philippine News
Lean Left
Residents recount guilt, chaos in hearing on deadly Hong Kong fire
The Straits Times Asia 1m ago

Residents recount guilt, chaos in hearing on deadly Hong Kong fire

The fire at Wang Fuk Court in 2025 was the world’s deadliest residential building fire since 1980.

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Southeast Asia
Center
Iran fires more missiles at Israel and rejects Trump's talk as 'fake news' for markets
NPR World 1m ago

Iran fires more missiles at Israel and rejects Trump's talk as 'fake news' for markets

Israeli health officials said Iranian missiles struck four sites across Israel Tuesday, including central Tel Aviv, injuring at least six people. Iranian authorities also said a gas supply line in southwest Iran was stru...

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US
Lean Left
[Vantage Point] The long shadow of Petron’s privatization: Why gov’t may have gotten raw end of the deal
Rappler 1m ago

[Vantage Point] The long shadow of Petron’s privatization: Why gov’t may have gotten raw end of the deal

The real impact of privatization in the Philippines often appears years after the deal

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Philippines Exclusive Content Newsletters
Lean Left
Kim vows to ’irreversibly’ cement North Korea’s nuclear status, calls South ’most hostile’
The Hindu International 1m ago

Kim vows to ’irreversibly’ cement North Korea’s nuclear status, calls South ’most hostile’

Analysts say Mr. Kim’s vilification of South Korea reflects his view that Seoul, which helped arrange his first meetings with Trump in 2018 and 2019, is no longer a useful intermediary with Washington but an obstacle to...

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India World
Lean Left

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Watchlist directory

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30 sources

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BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

BBC Asia

Regional desk

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Live
Japan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Live
Pakistan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Live
Philippines 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Live
China 3 items

Live

Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Center 0

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Right +1

The Korea Herald

National daily

Live
Korea 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Live
Taiwan 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0

Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0