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NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani listed himself as Black on a Columbia application but later said he wasn’t, according to reporting from the New York Times.
Zohran Mamdani’s groundbreaking mayoral campaign in New York City energised South Asian communities with a potent mix of cultural resonance, progressive policies, and grassroots mobilisation ...
SINGAPORE – The launch of snack-themed Labubu dolls drew a queue of some 160 fans at retailer Pop Mart’s Ion Orchard store on June 28, with the earliest arrivals reaching before dawn. First in ...
‘Akira’ Rights Up for Grabs as Japanese Sci-Fi Leaves Warner Bros. (Exclusive) After 20 years, a dozen creatives attached and millions spent on development, Warners is moving on from the ...
A death row inmate convicted of killing nine people was executed on Friday morning.
Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo. It was Japan’s first execution in years.
A fast-growing Japanese discount store, Daiso, is coming to the Coachella Valley with two new stores.
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa and sentenced him to seven years in prison, in a case that has triggered a… ...
Asian needle ants, an invasive species making news around the country, were found in Providence in 2015, but there's no sign they ever spread.
The Hot, a new all-you-can-eat Asian barbecue restaurant at 2475 W. Mason St., Green Bay, opened June 11. Owner Jimmy Chu, said he wants customers to come in "really hungry" to enjoy all the food ...
Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping lightning doesn’t strike twice as they close in on the signing of just their second Japanese star. talkSPORT understands that Spurs have agreed a £5million de… ...
How Iran’s Collapse Could Trigger a Central Asian Refugee Crisis Central Asia may not be centered in current headlines, but it could soon find itself on the front lines of the next refugee crisis.