$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.
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Popcorn and curfew: India gets ready for Ram temple with frenzy and fear
The stock market will be shut, movie halls will show the launch live. But as the country comes to a standstill for a temple launch, anxiety and pain linger for those who remember the blood spilled in its wake.
Japan lands on Moon but glitch threatens mission
A Japanese robot has successfully touched down on the Moon but problems with its solar power system mean the mission may live for just a few hours.
CNA Explains: Could China's shrinking population become a global crisis 'beyond imagination'?
Once the world’s most populous nation, China now faces a demographic time bomb with its population shrinking for the second year in a row - and it is likely to continue doing so.
Japan announces successful SLIM lunar landing, fifth country to reach moon's surface
Japan staked its claim as a national space power on Friday, as its SLIM spacecraft successfully landed on the lunar surface.
Tata Steel to close UK blast furnaces with loss of up to 2,800 jobs
Tata Steel said on Friday it will close its two blast furnaces in Britain by the end of this year, resulting in up to 2,800 workers potentially losing their jobs at its steelworks plant in Wales.