Vietnam is one of the biggest producers and exporters of rice in the world, but the livelihood of some farmers is under threat. Seawater intrusion has long been a problem in the low-lying Mekong Delta, where more than half of the country’s rice is grown. During the dry season, the […]
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The US also lifted sanctions on a Vladimir Putin ally who leads the firm behind the Nord Stream 2 project. Source link
The family of a young woman from London, murdered in Pakistan, has appealed for justice in an interview with the BBC. 25-year-old Mayra Zulfiqar was shot in Lahore earlier this month. Police are investigating allegations she was being threatened by two men whose marriage proposals she had rejected. No arrests […]
A Thai man describes what it is like working in southern Israel when militants in Gaza fire rockets. Source link
New laws in France have increased police powers at a time when their use of force is under scrutiny. Source link
My mind went back to 2013, when I had first taken an interest in Bitcoin. In a report for Radio 4’s PM programme, I had bought a pizza for 0.5 BTC, a tortuous process which had not seemed worth the £30 it cost back then – of course, at today’s […]
Unlike in other states, the Texas law does not let state officials enforce the ban. Anyone inside or outside the state instead now has the power to sue abortion providers – or anyone who could have helped a person to get the procedure – after the limit. They can seek […]
Disney’s Cruella is the first major Hollywood film to get an in-person premiere, following more than a year of coronavirus restrictions. Only the Disney in-house crew were allowed to film and ask questions, along with a few official photographers. Emma Stone, who plays the film’s titular, dog-obsessed villain, took to […]
Malawi health authorities have burned 19,610 expired AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses. They wanted to boost the public’s confidence, by showing they weren’t using expired vaccines. Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda said people shouldn’t worry, as they still had vaccines and would continue to “get more until we reach our target which […]
A pre-recorded performance will be used instead after a member of Daði og Gagnamagnið tests positive. Source link