France’s state-backed nuclear operator is scrambling to overcome a monthslong crisis to get as many reactors as possible restarted before winter sets in.
Category: Politics and Government
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U.S. Seeks Closer Ties with India as Tension with China and Russia Builds
Treasury Secretary Yellen wants India to be part of the Biden administration’s “friend-shoring” agenda but trade tensions linger.
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Qatar Will Allow Israelis to Fly Directly to Doha for World Cup
The move fell short of creating formal diplomatic ties between the countries, but it was the latest sign of warming relations between Israel and some Arab governments.
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China’s Great ‘Zero-Covid’ Guessing Game
Companies, investors and global policymakers are trying to divine when the Chinese government will drop its strict restrictions. It comes down to one man: the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping.
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Giorgia Meloni and the Politics of Power Dressing
The first female prime minister of Italy can’t avoid people caring about what she wears, but she can use it.
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China’s Business Elite Sees the Country That Let Them Thrive Slipping Away
The business class, which shunned politics, is now questioning if there is still a place for them in a system dominated by one ruler, Xi Jinping.
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Ela Bhatt, Advocate for Women Workers in India, Dies at 89
The cooperative she founded has helped millions of women who had never before had a safety net. “They were,” she said, “the poorest among the poor.”
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Germany’s Leader Seeks Accord With China on Covid Vaccines
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a visit to Beijing that China and the European Union were working toward approval of each other’s pandemic vaccines.
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The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy
While Tajikistan’s history is being hidden behind glimmering new facades, some hold onto tradition with quiet determination.
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Can Cultural Identity Be Defined by Food?
Cuisine is one of the few ways to characterize Singapore’s Peranakan culture, a hard-to-pin-down blend of ethnic and racial identities.
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China Is Burning More Coal, a Growing Climate Challenge
The country’s emissions of greenhouse gases rose last year at the fastest pace in a decade. Beijing is looking for alternatives.