Business, Economics and Jobs

February 17, 2020

The garbage strike was just the latest in a series of protests that has at times paralyzed the country since the beginning of December.

Business, Economics and Jobs

The 'edge of the earth': How Chinese tourism is changing one Russian Arctic village

The World

February 10, 2020

Every day, dozens of visitors drag their suitcases to the tiny, arctic village of Teriberka, Russia, with the hope of seeing the Northern Lights at a fraction of the cost of similar trips to Scandinavia, Iceland or Canada.

Arts, Culture & Media

Oscar-nominated 'Parasite' speaks to a growing divide in South Korea

The World

February 06, 2020

The film forces viewers to confront the theme of economic inequality around the world. And in South Korea, that theme hits especially hard as people struggle against a slacking economy, unstable geopolitics and ever-surging living costs.

Migration

Meet the woman who buries forgotten migrants from Venezuela

The World

February 05, 2020

As the economic and political crisis worsens in Venezuela, Sonia Bermúdez buries more and more forgotten migrants and refugees at her People like Us cemetery in Colombia.

Trump administration

Watch live: For Trump's State of the Union, the economy has both boom and gloom

Reuters

February 04, 2020

The United States is in its 11th year of a record-setting economic expansion, a fact that President Donald Trump is expected to highlight in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday. Stream the State of the Union live here.

Environment

After coal: A new book and documentary chronicle ‘stories of survival in Appalachia and Wales’

Living on Earth

February 03, 2020

Communities on both sides of the Atlantic have been hit hard economically as coal production has dropped. Their experiences are the theme of a new book and documentary called, “After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales.”

Coronavirus

China accuses US of whipping up panic over virus as stocks tumble

Reuters

February 03, 2020

China accused the United States on Monday of whipping up panic over a fast-spreading coronavirus with travel restrictions and evacuations as Chinese stocks plunged on the first day back from the extended Lunar New Year holiday.

Brexit

With Brexit here, Poles in the UK wonder where home is

The World

January 31, 2020

In recent years, Polish was the second-most common language in the UK. That's why in 2016, when the Brexit vote passed, the Polish community felt particularly targeted.

Culture

Beloved Beijing bookstore closes as part of urban renewal campaign

The World

January 30, 2020

The Bookworm closure was the latest in a series of high-profile closures and demolitions since the implementation of Beijing’s urban renewal campaign that began in 2017.

The myth of the gendered brain

Innovation Hub

January 29, 2020

Is there a real difference between men and women’s brains?

Business, Economics and Jobs

Protests continue in Paris amid pension reform debate

The 'edge of the earth': How Chinese tourism is changing one Russian Arctic village

Oscar-nominated 'Parasite' speaks to a growing divide in South Korea

Meet the woman who buries forgotten migrants from Venezuela

Watch live: For Trump's State of the Union, the economy has both boom and gloom

After coal: A new book and documentary chronicle ‘stories of survival in Appalachia and Wales’

China accuses US of whipping up panic over virus as stocks tumble

With Brexit here, Poles in the UK wonder where home is

Beloved Beijing bookstore closes as part of urban renewal campaign

The myth of the gendered brain

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