‘No one is bigger than him’: On the campaign trail with India’s popular yet divisive leader
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How the US can set standards on international deep-sea mineral mining
On land, China has used its power to drive mining and build processing infrastructure at a scale and pace unfathomable in Western markets. But polymetallic nodules in the deep sea offer an opportunity to flip this script. The International Seabed Authority (ISA), which governs the use of these resources, operates by consensus of 168 countries plus the European Union. This is drastically different from the influence China enjoys on land.
AP PHOTOS: Workers rule the streets on May Day
For one day, workers ruled the world’s biggest streets.
In Kazakhstan, a ‘storm’ over domestic violence after minister killed wife
The former economy chief’s livestreamed trial, for beating 31-year-old Saltanat Nukenova to death, has gripped the nation and its neighbours.
Workers and activists across Asia and Europe hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals and European cities took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and government labor polices and calls for greater labor rights.
Frustrated South Koreans Blame President in Standoff With Doctors
Eun Sung injured her right thumb in a fall in March and needed surgery to fix a torn ligament. But scheduling one has been difficult even though she lives in one of the most developed nations in the world, South Korea.
Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
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