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On a misty, cold day in Laos’ highlands, former opium farmer Bounsee Lorleuxai sips a three-in-one instant coffee. For years, that was the best he could do if he wanted the drink. Now he’s planning to switch to growing coffee himself, and the days of the three-in-one are numbered. “One day I hope to test […]
For one of President Donald Trump’s best-known campaign promises — to revive the American coal industry — to succeed, the U.S. is counting on major energy-guzzling economies to purchase the fossil fuel. There’s increasing evidence now suggesting that bet may not be the soundest. After withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement and gutting the Clean […]
Standing before his soldiers on Oct. 17, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City liberated from terrorism. It had taken five months, starting with a botched raid on militants who had allied themselves with the Islamic State and culminating in all-out war on the Southeast Asian island. But only a symptom had been killed. For […]
Kabaddi, an ancient South Asian game that’s a bruising mix of red rover and wrestling, had been written off in India as a relic, a pastime for rural villagers to play on dusty fields. But thisnative Indian sport recently enjoyed a comeback as subcontinental fans developed an interest in sports other than colonial cricket. Then, […]
Walk down the streets of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa these days and don’t be surprised if you hear certain pleasantries from taxi drivers and vendors: Ni hao, sayonara and hwan-yeong are all becoming increasingly common. More Chinese, Japanese and Korean workers are coming into this strategic area as they begin to camp out […]
