$900 fine for a delivery rider’s death: Do couriers have any rights?
The death of a Turkish delivery courier has brought into focus the conditions under which riders work — and how much the modern economy depends on them.
Asian news from Istanbul
Urban Draws and Sandy Feet: 5 Cities With Great Beaches
While secluded, remote coastal destinations have enduring appeal, a great beach city provides travelers with top-notch hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions, as well as the requisite sandy feet, endless waves and ocean sunsets of a great beach vacation.
Putin’s Ukraine deal talk: mostly smoke, no mirrors
President Vladimir Putin says that it might be possible to reach a deal with Ukraine based on the failed Istanbul Communique and taking into account recent territorial changes in Ukraine. The Istanbul Communique was dead by April, 2022. Could the deal be revived? Was Putin serious in suggesting it as a basis for a settlement with Ukraine?
Turkey to impose 40% additional tariff on vehicle imports from China
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -- Turkey will impose a 40% additional tariff on imports of vehicles from China to halt a possible deterioration of its current account balance and protect domestic automakers, the trade ministry said on Saturday.
Stuck at sea for years, a sailor’s plight highlights a surge in shipowner abandonment
Abdul Nasser Saleh says he rarely got a good night’s sleep during the near-decade he spent working without pay on a cargo ship abandoned by its owner at ports along the Red Sea.
Malaysia’s Anwar under pressure to ditch airport deal with BlackRock entity over Israel arms links
But the opposition and civil society groups say Anwar and his administration had failed to back up tough words with actions, after a consortium that includes UK-based Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) – bought by BlackRock in January – announced on May 15 a voluntary offer to acquire all shares of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB).
After Five Centuries, Stars Rise in Istanbul
On May 3, Zeyrek Cinili Hamam, a 500-year-old public bathhouse, reopened in Istanbul after a 13-year, $15-million-plus restoration. Named for its original cobalt-and-turquoise cladding (cinili is the Turkish word for “tiled”), the hamam is the jewel of the Zeyrek district, a historic neighborhood in Istanbul that is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
AP PHOTOS: Workers rule the streets on May Day
For one day, workers ruled the world’s biggest streets.
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.