Though a shrinking population makes imported labor vital, migrant workers routinely face predatory employers, inhumane conditions and other abuse.
Tag: South Asia
Locust Swarms Could Expand Their Range in a Hotter, Stormier World
The crop-devouring pests love arid conditions and the occasional downpour. Global warming is offering more of both.
Global Declines in Maternal Mortality Have Stalled
Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported.
Your Thursday Briefing: Rising Militancy in Pakistan
Also, Adani Enterprises pulls its offering and soldiers die on both sides in Bakhmut.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Putin and Xi Prepare to Meet
Plus a kangaroo killed a man in Australia and “Squid Game” made history at the Emmy Awards.
Deadly Floods Devastate an Already Fragile Pakistan
More than 1,100 have died as record monsoon rains inundate the country, washing away bridges, roads and crop fields. Much of Pakistan is underwater.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Sievierodonetsk, Isolated
The key Ukrainian city lost its last bridge as fighting intensifies.
In South Asia, Climate Change Worries Take On Fresh Urgency
Hundreds of millions of humanity’s most vulnerable live in South Asia, where rising temperatures make it more difficult to address poverty, food security and health challenges.
Protests Over Prophet Muhammad Comments Turn Deadly in India
Two young protesters were killed in eastern India on Friday amid demonstrations by Muslims across South Asia.
Climate Change Fuels Heat Wave in India and Pakistan, Scientists Find
Warming since preindustrial times has made the extreme heat in South Asia, now in its third month, at least 30 times more likely.