China puts coal plants at full capacity, even as it touts hosting a 'green' Olympics
"Coal supply will be increased and coal-fired power plants" will run at full capacity, the central government said this week.
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Bappi Lahiri, the king of Bollywood disco, dies at 69
Lahiri famously brought a disco vibe to India's biggest film industry. He composed dozens of hits in the 1970s and '80s — which appeared in many top Bollywood movies.
Xi urges Hong Kong to control surging COVID-19 cases
The directive from China's president comes as Hong Kong faces the worst outbreak yet of the pandemic, with daily cases surpassing 2,000.
A man who strangled his celebrity sister has been acquitted in Pakistan
Qandeel Baloch has become an icon for feminists in the country who see her as a woman who lived her life on her own terms. Her killing in 2016 drew international attention.
Follow the perilous course of Afghan refugees with this firsthand account
Journalist Matthieu Aikins shed his own identity and traveled with his Afghan interpreter along smugglers' routes to reach Europe and escape the Taliban. His book is The Naked Don't Fear the Water.
Not a married heterosexual woman? You might not get certain reproductive care in China
Rules around the country cut out unmarried women and LGBT people of maternity benefits, even as China's leaders try to get citizens to have more babies to reverse the declining birthrate.
A teacher at American University in Kabul talks about his hopes for Afghanistan
Six months after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Obaidullah Baheer, a lecturer at the American University in Kabul, about the path forward under the Taliban rule.
China promised Trump a better deal for America; it didn't actually deliver
In 2020, President Trump signed a deal with the Chinese government to improve trade relations. China, for the most part, has not followed through.
Afghans say they feel safer but less hopeful under Taliban rule
After six months of Taliban rule, many Afghans say they fear for their economic future of lack of personal freedoms.
German chancellor warns of far-reaching sanctions if Russia moves on Ukraine
Olaf Scholz did not elaborate on specifics during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday but he did pledge a new round of financial assistance to Kyiv.