May 20, 2025 – Page 2 – From Inside Asia

Indian activist author wins 2025 International Booker Prize for short story collection

Indian writer, lawyer and activist Banu Mushtaq has won the 2025 International Booker Prize for her short story collection Heart Lamp. Advertisement The 77-year-old...

by Agence France-Presse May 20, 2025

World

Hong Kong Observatory issues third ‘very hot weather’ warning in 5 days

Hong Kong has issued its third “very hot weather” warning in five days, as the city is about to usher in the summer season....

by Elizabeth Cheung May 20, 2025

World

Top aides to Mexico City mayor killed in brazen daytime ambush by motorbike gunmen

Two top aides of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada were shot dead after being ambushed by gunmen on a motorbike in a daytime attack...

by Reuters May 20, 2025

US Politics

Democrats and Republicans Clash Over New Jersey Rep Facing Charges After Scuffle Outside ICE Facility

Democrats and Republicans clashed during a House hearing over charges faced by a Democratic congresswoman over a scuffle outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

by FIA Staff May 20, 2025

US Politics

House Republicans Balk at Interior’s Proposed 30-Percent Budget Cut

The Trump administration’s “skinny budget” slashes Department of Interior spending by 30.5 percent and eliminates up to 10 percent of its 60,000 workers. Those...

by FIA Staff May 20, 2025

World

Cancer can be made worse by high-dose radiotherapy, surprising new study finds

Radioactive treatment is among the first-line therapies used to effectively target and destroy cancer cells. Advertisement But the same radiotherapy could also be a...

by Shi Huang May 20, 2025