Global rice markets are in crisis amid ‘artificial’ shortage
Rice is a crucial staple for over half the global population and the world is bracing for its most significant shortage in 20 years. India’s export ban on rice is…
Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed train sparks concerns of debt trap
Indonesia is starting trial runs for its first high-speed train, which will connect the capital Jakarta to a neighboring city of Bandung, after years of delays and cost overruns plagued…
South Korea is cutting ‘killer questions’ from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite…
Five million more risk being pushed into poverty post-floods
SINDH: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) on Friday agreed to work with the Sindh government in post-flood relief activities, climate change-related plans, and to help in the health sector, particularly…
How Congress and corporations can help stop inflation
Americans look to the country’s most powerful bank, the Federal Reserve, to combat inflation. “I think our biggest problem, at least for the foreseeable future, is high inflation,” Mark Zandi,…
Shehbaz calls for collective steps to ensure food security
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called for collective steps to ensure food security in the world. Taking to Twitter on the occasion of World Food Day, he said…
I grew up so poor I had to share baths — now I bring in $240K a month
Justin Gilmore, who grew up so poor he had to heat water on a stove and share baths with his siblings, has revealed how he became a self-made millionaire that…