Asia

Students Seek To Recreate Ancient Beer Recipe Discovered In Pottery Vessels

4:39pm February 09, 2017

Archaeologists discovered a 5,000-year-old beer recipe by studying the residue of pottery vessels found in an excavated site in northeast China. Now Stanford University students are recreating the recipe.

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Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe arrives to speak to reporters following a meeting with Donald Trump in November.

In Talks With Trump, Japan's Shinzo Abe Will Seek To Smooth Economic Tensions

4:39pm February 09, 2017

by Elise Hu

After President Trump's taunts about Toyota and Japanese currency, Japan's prime minister arrives for talks in which he's expected to propose billions in infrastructure investment in the U.S.

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A woman farmers harvests pearl millet in Andhra Pradesh, India. Millets were once a steady part of Indians' diets until the Green Revolution, which encouraged farmers to grow wheat and rice. Now, the grains are slowly making a comeback.

A Forgotten Group Of Grains Might Help Indian Farmers – And Improve Diets, Too

2:00pm February 09, 2017

by Kavitha Rao

Once a staple in India, millets have fallen out of fashion in recent years. Now, faced with water shortages, one Indian state is re-introducing these drought tolerant cereals to people's diets.

People line up to withdraw money from an ATM in Allahabad on Dec. 9. The government's removal of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes from circulation triggered a severe cash shortage.

What Can India Teach Us About Abolishing High-Value Currency?

10:37am February 09, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

The idea of eliminating big bank notes is gaining traction in advanced economies, as governments look for ways to disrupt $2 trillion in illegal money flowing through the global economy every year.

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Votes cast by Somali parliamentarians are counted in the first round of the presidential election on Wednesday in the capital, Mogadishu.

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In Somalia's Historic Presidential Election, A Surprise Victor Declared

1:33pm February 08, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The vote took place under tight security and is a big step in a country that hasn't had a functioning central government for the past 26 years.

Map: Where In The World Have New Diseases Emerged?

MAP: Find Out What New Viruses Are Emerging In Your Backyard

3:41pm February 07, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Over the past 60 years, the number of new diseases cropping up in a decade has almost quadrupled. "We're in a hyperinfectious world," says one scientist.

Residents and reporters follow Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the first Christian, ethnic Chinese governor of Jakarta, as he campaigns for election in an East Jakarta neighborhood.

Facing Blasphemy Charges, Indonesian Politician 'Happy That History Chose Me'

1:59pm February 07, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

The case against Jakarta's Christian, ethnic Chinese governor has raised serious concerns about religious and ethnic tolerance in a country that claims to be the Muslim world's most moderate.

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Synthetic fibers from fleece jackets could be ending up in rivers, fields and our diet.

Are We Eating Our Fleece Jackets? Microfibers Are Migrating Into Field And Food

8:13pm February 06, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Fleece jackets and pullovers have transformed our experience of the outdoors. But the little, tiny synthetic fibers that fleece is made of could also be ending up in our diets.

The Pyramids of El-Geezeh from the South West, from Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem: A Series of Twenty Photographic Views, c. 1860.

Long Before There Was 'Fake News,' There Were 'Fake Photos'

7:00am February 05, 2017

by Angus Chen

The pictures of 19th-century Egypt and other scenes, in an exhibit at the Clark Art Institute, don't always show the truth.

Deepika Padukone and Vin Diesel at a fan screening of xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage in Mumbai, India.

Bollywood Queen Deepika Padukone Sets Her Sights On Hollywood

12:21am February 05, 2017

by Bilal Qureshi

One of India's biggest movie stars, Deepika Padukone, is making her Hollywood debut in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. She's hoping to replicate her massive Bollywood success on American movie screens.

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