![Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of 'Oppenheimer' will stoke nuclear debate Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of 'Oppenheimer' will stoke nuclear debate](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-03/81709895761_TBOPENHEIMER.jpg)
Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of 'Oppenheimer' will stoke nuclear debate
The only nation to have suffered atomic bombings, Japan has led global efforts to abolish the weapons.
Sat Mar 09 2024
![North Korea stokes fear, uncertainty for migrant workers on S.Korean island North Korea stokes fear, uncertainty for migrant workers on S.Korean island](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-01/51704795252_SriLankanworkers.jpg)
North Korea stokes fear, uncertainty for migrant workers on S.Korean island
The scare came after N. Korea fired off more than 200 shells a few miles from the island, and still more over the weekend.
Sat Jan 13 2024
![Fukushima water release stokes fresh fears for fisherman Fukushima water release stokes fresh fears for fisherman](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/41678423713_FUKUSHIMA.jpg)
Fukushima water release stokes fresh fears for fisherman
Tepco plans to soon start releasing more than a million tons of radioactive water from the plant into the sea.
Fri Mar 10 2023
![Misinformation swirls over EU edible insects Misinformation swirls over EU edible insects](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/61676878843_EdibleInsects.jpg)
Misinformation swirls over EU edible insects
Recent EU approvals for food ingredients derived from house crickets and beetle larvae, have stoked a surge in misleading claims.
Mon Feb 20 2023
![Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan condemn Quran burning in Sweden Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan condemn Quran burning in Sweden](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/71674360251_StramKursRasmusPa.jpg)
Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan condemn Quran burning in Sweden
Iran on Saturday strongly condemned the burning of the Quran by a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist in Sweden, calling it an attempt to stoke hatred and violence against Muslims.
Sun Jan 22 2023
![Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War Two Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War Two](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-12/61671187946_BGUJSZIJAPAN.jpg)
Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War Two
The plan will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia's Ukraine invasion stoke war fears.
Fri Dec 16 2022
![EU holds emergency meeting with Serbia and Kosovo over rising tensions EU holds emergency meeting with Serbia and Kosovo over rising tensions](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/51658850257_European.jpg)
EU holds emergency meeting with Serbia and Kosovo over rising tensions
An almost two-year-long dispute over licence plates has stoked tensions between Serbia and its former breakaway province.
Mon Nov 21 2022
![Animals in Madrid Zoo chew on popsicles for heatwave relief Animals in Madrid Zoo chew on popsicles for heatwave relief](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/41657781227_MADRID.jpg)
Animals in Madrid Zoo chew on popsicles for heatwave relief
The peak of the heatwave is already on red alert for extreme heat and several wildfires have been raging stoked by the high temperatures.
Thu Jul 14 2022
![[COLUMNIST] How Bon Odori Could've Been Handled Properly [COLUMNIST] How Bon Odori Could've Been Handled Properly](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-06/51654769083_950x600.jpg)
[COLUMNIST] How Bon Odori Could've Been Handled Properly
There should be discussions with relevant parties before making broad stoke public statements that can be misunderstood and politicised.
Thu Jun 09 2022
!['Fang-tastic': Dracula fans in UK set new world record 'Fang-tastic': Dracula fans in UK set new world record](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-05/51653884773_DRACULA.jpg)
'Fang-tastic': Dracula fans in UK set new world record
About 1,369 people have gathered to break the world record for the largest crowd of vampires.
Mon May 30 2022
!['30 years of blah blah blah': Thunberg questions Italy climate talks '30 years of blah blah blah': Thunberg questions Italy climate talks](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-09/41632830710_MILAN.jpg)
'30 years of blah blah blah': Thunberg questions Italy climate talks
The meetings come as soaring energy prices on world markets stoke fears of a popular backlash against climate reform.
Tue Sep 28 2021
![Italian wildfires rage on after 49 degree heat record Italian wildfires rage on after 49 degree heat record](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-08/41628823991_ITALY.jpg)
Italian wildfires rage on after 49 degree heat record
Fires stoked by hot winds swept through southern Italy, a day after a monitoring station in Sicily reported temperatures of 48.8 Celsius.
Fri Aug 13 2021
!['We are not the virus': Two-tier Delta lockdowns divide Sydney 'We are not the virus': Two-tier Delta lockdowns divide Sydney](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-08/51628558264_SYDNEY.jpg)
'We are not the virus': Two-tier Delta lockdowns divide Sydney
Harsher restrictions and tougher policing in Sydney's most-affected neighbourhoods stokes resentment in its most vulnerable people.
Tue Aug 10 2021
![Costa Rica seizes 4.3 tons of Colombian cocaine, 2nd-biggest bust in its history Costa Rica seizes 4.3 tons of Colombian cocaine, 2nd-biggest bust in its history](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/41626659493_COLOMBIA.jpg)
Costa Rica seizes 4.3 tons of Colombian cocaine, 2nd-biggest bust in its history
Major cocaine busts in recent years have stoked fears that Costa Rica has become an important transit country.
Mon Jul 19 2021
![Sydney Delta outbreak grows, cases in community stoke worries Sydney Delta outbreak grows, cases in community stoke worries](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-06/61593181794_Australia.jpg)
Sydney Delta outbreak grows, cases in community stoke worries
Sydney nears a week of a hard lockdown put in place to contain an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant.
Thu Jul 01 2021