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CLIMATE WATCHDisaster management teams across India's eastern seaboard have been placed on high alert after a deep tropical depression rapidly consolidated into Cyclonic Storm 'Murasu'.
SOUTH ASIAMass demonstrations organized by India's unified opposition coalition filled central New Delhi avenues on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
ASIA-PACIFICA fierce blaze destroyed a historic guest lodge in Dingboche village along the Mount Everest trekking route on Sunday, prompting an urgent community fire-fighting effort in sub-zero alpine conditions.
GLOBAL ECONOMYThe World Bank published updated global poverty assessments on Sunday, documenting remarkable progress in lifting millions above extreme poverty thresholds alongside widening regional disparities.