In India an algorithm declares them dead; they have to prove they’re alive | Technology
This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Rohtak and New Delhi, India: Dhuli Chand was 102 years old on…
‘Traitor’: Thousands strike against Argentina’s President Javier Milei | Protests News
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In the biggest show of resistance to date against far-right President Javier Milei, Argentinian workers have taken to the streets for…
Argentines take to the streets to protest against new austerity measures | Protests News
The president has said that the austerity measures are due to years of overspending that have resulted in huge debts. Argentine unions have begun a…
Singapore’s Turf Club faces closure after failure to keep the pace | Politics News
Singapore – On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend ritual is in full swing. Racegoers at the Singapore Turf…
Poor quality control, race for profits behind Boeing’s troubles | Aviation News
When an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 made an emergency landing in Portland on January 5 following a door plug blowing out shortly after departure, alarm…
Spain’s Housing Battles: A pensioner-turned-activist fights evictions | Housing
Under threat of eviction, Antonio emerges from his quiet retirement to fight for housing rights in Spain. Antonio and Maria are a Spanish couple in…
Palestinian industries falter as Israel bombs Gaza, locks down West Bank | Israel War on Gaza News
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – As the occupied West Bank roils with near-daily Israeli raids, settler attacks and killings of Palestinians, an overlooked impact of…
What’s the cost of the war on Gaza for Palestine and Israel? | Israel War on Gaza
A hundred days on, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is deepening. The war cost to the Israeli economy has been enormous. Thousands of people killed…
In India’s Ayodhya, the Ram temple means ‘land is costlier than gold’ | Business and Economy
Ayodhya, India: Ram Surat Verma regrets his decision to sell his land in 2019. A farmer in Takpura village in the Ayodhya district of the…
Dominican Republic to trial four-day work week: Can it work globally? | Labour Rights News
In February, the Dominican Republic will become the first Caribbean nation to test a four-day work week, following similar trials in countries such as the…
South Africa seeks to stop auction of historic Nelson Mandela artefacts | Nelson Mandela News
About 75 items are to go under the hammer in a deal between Mandela’s family and a New York-based auctioneer. The South African government has…
‘Better future’: India’s Ayodhya sees business boom with Ram temple launch | Business and Economy News
Ayodhya, India – A 13-kilometre stretch around the controversial Ram temple in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya is lit up with sparkling lights, the walls…
As PM, India’s Modi secretly tried to massively cut state funds | Business and Economy News
New Delhi, India – Immediately after becoming the prime minister in 2014, Narendra Modi held backdoor negotiations with the Finance Commission of India to significantly…
Why the world’s five richest people bag more wealth as poverty gap widens | Business and Economy News
Poverty inequality across the world is exploding, with the rich hoarding a disproportionate amount of global wealth while the already vulnerable are getting fewer resources.…
Thousands of tractors block Berlin traffic over plans to end diesel subsidy | Agriculture News
Farmers gather in German capital to join a giant rally demanding a rethink of the government’s plans to tax them more. Thousands of German farmers,…
Is the World Economic Forum still relevant? | Business and Economy News
This coming week in Switzerland, representatives of governments and international organisations, billionaires and major entrepreneurs, experts and academics, NGOs and press corps will once again…
Boeing flight returns to Japan airport due to cockpit window crack | Aviation News
The aircraft is not one of Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 planes which have been in the spotlight after Alaska Airlines blowout. A domestic flight of…
Oil prices steady despite Middle East tensions, but risks are rising | Oil and Gas News
In recent weeks, missile and drone attacks on cargo ships crossing the Red Sea have caused the biggest disruption to global trade since the COVID-19…
Some companies want to bet on US elections. Not everyone agrees. | Business and Economy
Tarek Mansour spent several years working in finance at firms like Goldman Sachs and Citadel before launching the groundbreaking fintech startup Kalshi. Using his background…
Tshering Tobgay set to return as Bhutan PM after liberal PDP wins elections | Elections News
Election commission says People’s Democratic Party, led by Tobgay, won 30 seats in the 47-member parliament. Bhutan’s liberal People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is set to…