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- 1Floods, haze and typhoons batter Asia as climate disasters mount●From floods across South and South-East Asia to toxic fire haze and typhoons battering East Asia, climate disasters are
Greenpeace says climate disasters are hitting millions across Asia, with floods sweeping South and South-East Asia, toxic fire haze spreading and typhoons battering East Asia. It blames fossil fuels for supercharging the chaos, leaving homes destroyed, harvests lost, communities cut off and families facing blackouts without power.
- 2Pentagon Weighs Nuclear Strategy Aimed at Regional Conflicts▼Pentagon Considers New Nuclear Strategy to Deter Regional Wars
The Pentagon is reportedly considering a new nuclear strategy designed to deter regional wars rather than solely great-power conflict. According to a report by The Globe Post, the shift would expand the role of US nuclear weapons in discouraging limited regional aggression. The proposal has drawn attention amid ongoing tensions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, though details of the reviewed doctrine have not been made public.
- 3Iran's military demands American withdrawal from West Asia▼Iran's military: Americans must leave West Asia, we will not retreat one step
Iran's military has issued a defiant statement declaring that American forces must leave West Asia and vowing that Iran will not retreat 'one step'. The remarks, carried by regional Kurdish outlet Kurdistan 24, underline Tehran's hardening stance toward the US military presence in the region amid ongoing tensions.
- 4Southeast Asian oil field clears environmental hurdle toward final investment decision▼Southeast Asian oil field development clears key environmental hurdle to move toward FID
A Southeast Asian oil field development project has passed a key environmental assessment, allowing it to advance toward a final investment decision. The clearance removes a major regulatory obstacle for the offshore project, and industry observers will now be watching for the operators to confirm investment and move the field closer to production.
- 5Paid to read: can cash incentives fix Southeast Asia's literacy crisis?●Paid to read: can cash and gamification fix Southeast Asia’s falling literacy?
A South China Morning Post report examines whether paying people to read and using gamification can reverse declining literacy rates across Southeast Asia. The piece explores incentive-based programmes that reward reading with cash, asking whether such schemes can meaningfully improve reading habits and comprehension in a region struggling with falling literacy levels.
- 6Mirion Technologies to Host First EMEA/APAC Conference in Brussels●Mirion Technologies to Host Inaugural Mirion Connect EMEA/APAC Conference in Brussels
Mirion Technologies is holding its inaugural Mirion Connect EMEA/APAC conference in Brussels, bringing together customers and partners from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The event marks the company's expansion of its regional conference format beyond North America, focusing on radiation measurement and detection technologies.