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Good Reads: From animals in films, to Wikipedia’s slump, to the cost of making a T-shirtThis week's roundup of Good Reads includes animal safety on movie sets, the story behind the original 'welfare queen,' Wikipedia's hopes for survival, Asian 'words of the year,' and how much it costs to make a $25 T-shirt.
Smoky air puts spotlight on Chile's tree farmsWeeks-long forest fires that have caused more than $100 million in property losses and will hit the timber, tourism, and insurance industries.
An angry India pops the expat ‘bubble’ in DelhiThe US-India diplomatic row continues to worsen in ways that could affect the ability of multinationals to send their more able staff to India.
Latvia: new currency, new leader – but no problemLatvia’s gotten credit for its generally sober and steady handling of overlapping political and economic transitions, but is everybody sold on all the changes?
Panda cub debut adds cuddly moment to China-Taiwan tiesNever mind the fact that her parents' names, said together, mean 'reunion.' The senior pandas were China's gift to Taiwan.
Troubled Bangladesh vote won't end crippling blockadesThe opposition Bangladesh National Party's near-constant call for hartals, or blockades, brought many businesses to a halt, taking a toll on the vital garment trade.
Garment industry: Will Cambodia face a Bangladesh-like global backlash?Cambodia has been gripped by garment workers striking for higher wages, which has led to a heavy-handed government response and serious delays at garment factories.
Good Reads: From rethinking foreign aid, to homeless children, to privatized spaceThis week's roundup of Good Reads includes a new approach to foreign aid, an epic walk across the planet, the plight of homeless children in New York, how technology advances compassion, and the launch of private space rockets.
Good Reads: From Nelson Mandela, to Islamic feminists, to pliable robotsThis week's roundup of Good Reads includes a call to finish the work Nelson Mandela began, the plight of the working homeless, a look at a new wave of Islamic feminists, how parent mentoring helps school children, and how squishy robots can help disaster aid efforts.
'It's all love here': Will NBA stars follow Rodman to North Korea?Dennis Rodman's pitch to former NBA stars to play a team in Pyongyang is running into a roadblock. Players are too afraid, he says.
India and US: Nanny furor highlights ugly things about both sidesThe US-India relationship is historically young. Now that we are over the infatuation stage, we should absorb what the other is saying and admit that there are real differences in worldview between us.
India, the US, and the nanny: what's a fair wage in our globalized age?The dispute between the US and India over the arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York City this week is heating up. She's accused of paying her nanny a little over $3 per hour.
- US scholars join academic boycott of Israel
The American Academic Studies Association approved a resolution to support a decade-old effort to boycott Israeli academic institutions.
By the numbers: UN's Syrian refugee appealThe UN asked today for $6.5 billion for Syria, its largest appeal ever for a single crisis. A breakdown of what's been requested, and where it would go.
Good Reads: From John Kerry's first year, to the cost of the poor, to political reportingThis week's roundup of Good Reads includes a look at John Kerry's first year as secretary of State, lessons from the island nation of Kiribati about global warming, how much government spending goes to the poor, protection for US media, and a reporter's view on covering Gov. Chris Christie.
Typhoon Haiyan: death toll tops 6,000 as officials target longterm recoveryWorkers are dealing with massive heaps of debris from typhoon Haiyan, a record storm that hit The Philippines five weeks ago. A push is under way to get schools in affected areas open soon.
Good Reads: From Chicago as the future, to a pessimistic US, to Blackwater's originsThis week's roundup of Good Reads includes nostalgia for Chicago of the 1980s, why Americans are failing to see they still rule the world, the stability beneath the chaos of democracy, the Awá tribe of Brazil, and the rise and fall of Blackwater.
Singapore riots put spotlight on tensions with migrant workersSingapore riots: Conditions and pay are poor for booming Singapore's migrant workers, who make up about one-quarter of the overall workforce. The Singapore riots were sparked by the death of an Indian guest worker.
Christmas in Europe? Prepare to be scared – or insulted.Krampus will make your children scream. Black Pete may just leave you speechless.
Move over, Lenin: Louis Vuitton 'trunk' occupies Red SquareMuscovites are none too pleased about a 30-foot-tall, 100-foot-long Louis Vuitton pavilion blotting out familiar features like Lenin's tomb.
