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The Japanese government has reportedly decided to pump highly radioactive cooling water from the Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean. The plan has been slammed by environmental groups, locals and neighboring nations.

The Sri Lankan Parliament is deciding whether to pass a constitutional amendment that reinstates presidential powers critics say will allow the executive to centralize control of government.

The order blocks access to the online sites of outlets deemed to be sympathetic towards Thailand's pro-democracy protesters. The PM also called a special session of parliament as protesters demanded his resignation.

The pandemic has reportedly intensified food insecurity in India, with the hunger crisis gripping vast swaths of rural hinterland and some urban areas. The country's economy has taken a huge blow due to the lockdown.

Hand-washing is considered one of the best ways to protect oneself from coronavirus, but in India, water is scarce and people don't care much about regular hand-washing. Murali Krishnan reports from New Delhi.

The number of suicides in Japan has increased significantly over recent months. The coronavirus pandemic is likely to take a toll in other countries, too.

When they first arrived in Indonesia's Papua province, some young teachers from Jakarta had no idea a pandemic would thwart their teaching plans. Now they're using innovative methods to keep their schools going.

The pandemic has hobbled India's diamond industry in Surat, where workers say their wages have been cut in half. Although factories are open, social distancing has reduced production capacity.

They escaped conflict in Afghanistan, but now with no path to citizenship, and their livelihoods wrecked by coronavirus lockdowns, many Muslim Afghans see no future in India.