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the country, including a former president, was the subject of a hearing today in a federal courthouse in washington, d.c. attorneys for donald trump and federal prosecutors argued over trumps claim that the federal election case against him should be dismissed because everything he did in the postelection period was in his official capacity as president. the three-judge panel that is hearing the case appeared spectacle of that claim. the ex-president and jack smith were in the courtroo...

Damage to cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea has been discovered recently on multiple occasions. The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) will...

ISLAMABAD: The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated “Pakistan:...

From severe heat waves and droughts to devastating floods, 2022 has seen record breaking extreme weather across Asia and the Pacific.

ADB Director General for South Asia Kenichi Yokoyama explains ADB’s efforts in South Asia in building human capital to empower people, create resilient and sustainable societies, and foster equitable economic growth.

Loss for the community. and we, for one, are committed to having a comprehensive and effective approach to stopping it. >> i think -- and the big question for you, mayor, as well as mayors in other major cities because these are happening in many cities now -- is what does comprehensive mean? and what is the solution to stopping this? i mean, what are you doing now to do that, to stop this from happening again? >> well, we already doubled down on prevention as well as standing up a nonpolice res...

HERE comes the sun, thanks to Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. As Diaz lifted a combined 224 kilograms it felt a weight, albeit temporarily, was lifted from the shoulders of a country hunched with the heavy load of debt. Indeed, as the rains at Monday’s dusk drowned the droning-on of…

Ayako Inagaki, director of human and social development at ADBs Southeast Asia Regional Department Southeast Asian countries are facing a fresh wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), mainly linked to new, more contagious virus variants and domestic and international travel. Adding to the challenge is the slow rollout of vaccination programs that are limited by supply in several countries in the region. Already, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on Southeast Asian economies, mainly ...

Toward a Lasting and Equitable Recovery: ADB’s Leadership and Country Presence during the COVID-19 Crisis - Masatsugu Asakawa Toward a Lasting and Equitable Recovery: ADB’s Leadership and Country Presence during the COVID-19 Crisis - Masatsugu Asakawa Speech | 5 May 2021 Address by Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank, to the Board of Governors Business Session, at the 54th Annual Meeting, 5 May 2021 Introduction Distinguished members of the Board of Governors, greetings. Ti...

India will sail through the Covid storm, says Finance Minister May 05, 2021 Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the 54th annual meet of ADB India will sail through the Covid-19 storm on the back of the government’s ongoing focus on robust public health measures, timely treatment of the infected persons, sound macroeconomic management and strong macro-fundamentals, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the 54th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday. In her address be...