As It Is (慢速新闻杂志)

2024-05-09 Japanese Town Aims to Block View of Mount Fuji to Reduce Tourists

A Japanese town hopes to keep out crowds of visitors by building a large barrier to block views of the…

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2024-05-07 More Money Going to African Climate Startups

Financial support for climate technology startups in Africa from the private sector is growing. Businesses have raised more than $3.4 billion since…

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2024-05-02 What Causes Severe Rainfall in Kenya?

Heavy rains and severe flooding have been hitting Kenya since March. They are among the most disastrous rainstorms to hit…

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2024-05-01 Taliban Aiming to Bring Visitors to Afghanistan

A school for tourism and hotel management has opened its doors to students in Kabul, Afghanistan. The students are of different ages and their…

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2024-04-30 Laotian Immigrant with Cancer Among Winners of Lottery Prize

A Laotian immigrant who has battled cancer for eight years will share hundreds of millions of dollars with a friend…

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2024-04-29 Officials, Citizens Struggling with High Heat in Southeast Asia

Officials closed schools and issued health warnings as a deadly heat wave has spread across Southeast Asia. In the Philippines,…

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2024-04-28 In Vietnam, New Rice Growing Methods Aim to Reduce Methane

Farmers in Vietnam are growing rice using a new method thought to reduce emissions of methane gas and labor costs. The method…

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2024-04-27 Study: Nearly Half of Large Chinese Cities Are Sinking

A new study suggests that nearly half of major cities in China show signs of sinking. The study is based…

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2024-04-25 What Happened When India Banned TikTok

The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the United States. Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed into…

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2024-04-25 Indigenous Brazilians Push Back Against State Oil Drilling Plan

Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, wants to look for oil near the nation’s northeastern coast. Ibama is Brazil’s environmental agency.…

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