The organic cotton movement in India appears to be booming, but much of this growth is fake, say those who source, process and grow the cotton.
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To Frustration of Many, Trudeau Has Moved Slowly With Canada Protests
Amid calls for a harder federal line against the truck blockade, the prime minister’s restraint so far has kept it from becoming a referendum on his leadership.
House Passes Bill Adding Billions to Research to Compete With China
The vote sets up a fight with the Senate, which has different recommendations for how the United States should bolster its technology industry to take on China.
Food Prices Approach Record Highs, Threatening the World’s Poorest
The prices have climbed to their highest level since 2011, according to a U.N. index. It could cause social unrest “on a widespread scale,” one expert said.
‘Live With the Virus’? For Australians, It’s Taken Some Getting Used To.
Australia once stamped out every Covid outbreak. Now it’s done with all that. The policy U-turn, and the soaring case numbers, caught many off guard.
Tonga’s Diaspora Confronts Daunting Challenge of Disaster Response
Tens of thousands of overseas Tongans, intimately tied to their homeland, are contending with the pandemic, snarled supply chains and limited communications.
Democrats Renew Push for Industrial Policy Bill Aimed at China
A major competitiveness bill passed the Senate last year with bipartisan support, only to stall. Democrats hope to revive it in the House, but first they will have to bridge big differences.
How the Computer Chip Shortage Could Incite a U.S. Conflict With China
A war game and study by a think tank illustrate how dependent the world is on Taiwan’s semiconductor foundries.
Your Monday Briefing: A U.K. Accusation
British officials say Russia is trying to establish a pro-Kremlin government in Ukraine.
Biden Looks to Intel’s U.S. Investment to Buoy His China Agenda
The president said passage of a China competition bill was needed “for the sake of our economic competitiveness and our national security.”