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China overplayed its trade hand

7 years 5 months ago
China and the United States were moving towards an agreement to end a months-long trade war when, suddenly, it all fell apart this week.

Why is bubonic plague still a thing?

7 years 5 months ago
A local folk remedy thought to provide good health had the opposite effect for one Mongolian couple: After eating the raw kidney of a marmot, the pair died of bubonic plague, AFP news agency reported on Monday. Health authorities responded by declaring a quarantine that included locals and foreign tourists who had come into contact with the couple.

India cuts people off from the internet in the middle of its election

7 years 5 months ago
India is in the middle of the world's largest election, with more than 900 million people eligible to vote between April 11 and May 19. Despite this grand exercise in political freedom, some Indians are being denied access to the internet for days at a time as they prepare to cast their ballots.

Muslim shops in Sri Lanka attacked

7 years 5 months ago
Violence erupted in a Sri Lankan town bombed on Easter Sunday after a largely Catholic mob attacked Muslim-owned shops and a vehicle -- prompting church authorities to call for calm and no further hostilities against Muslims in the area.
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