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Philippines’ biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining

By Agence France-Presse A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippine province of Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame. Tambiling...

India exporters cautiously optimistic as U.S. tariff deadline looms

By Agence France-Presse Indian exporters are anxiously eyeing the possible reintroduction of Donald Trump's punishing tariffs next week, though many hold out hope for a last-minute reprieve. The U.S. President's April 2 "Liberation...

‘We have nothing’: Afghans driven out of Iran return to uncertain future

By Agence France-Presse Hajjar Shademani's family waited for hours in the heat and dust after crossing the border into Afghanistan, their neat pile of suitcases all that remained of a lifetime in...

Over 80,000 people flee severe flooding in southwest China

By Agence France-Presse Flooding in China's southwest has driven more than 80,000 people from their homes, state media said on Wednesday, June 25, as a collapsed bridge forced the dramatic rescue of...

New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business

By Agence France-Presse Mizan Hossain fell 10 meters (33-feet) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh—where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet...

Families hold funerals for Air India crash victims

By Agence France-Presse Mourners covered white coffins with flowers in India on Sunday, June 15, as funerals were held for some of the at least 279 people killed in one of the...

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