Asia
continent
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May 15, 2024, 9:24 PM ET (AP)
Singapore's new prime minister vows to 'lead in our own way' as Lee dynasty ends after half-century
May 15, 2024, 2:57 AM ET (AP)
Stock market today: Asian markets follow Wall Street higher ahead of key inflation update
May 15, 2024, 12:46 AM ET (AP)
Stock market today: Asian markets follow Wall Street higher ahead of U.S. key inflation update
May 14, 2024, 5:34 PM ET (AP)
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
May 13, 2024, 11:28 PM ET (AP)
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed in muted trading after Wall Street barely budges
Asia, the world’s largest and most diverse continent. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass. Asia is more a geographic term than a homogeneous continent, and the use of the term to describe such a vast area always carries the potential of obscuring the enormous diversity among the regions it encompasses. Asia has both the highest and the lowest points on the surface of Earth, has the longest coastline of any continent, is subject overall to the world’s widest climatic extremes, and, consequently, produces the most varied forms of vegetation and animal life on Earth. In addition, ...(100 of 38030 words)