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In The Sundarbans, Solar Power Gives Humans An Edge Over Tigers

4:58pm May 18, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

In a remote Indian mangrove forest, the arrival of solar power is good for small, local businesses and students trying to study at night. It also means fewer people are being eaten by tigers.

Debnath Mondal was attacked by a tiger in 2010. He continues to work as a guard in the national park in the Sundarbans.

Experts Fear Climate Change Will Lead To More Tiger Attacks In The Sundarbans

2:26pm May 18, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Deep in the world's largest mangrove forest, which spans India's border with Bangladesh, rangers protect wild Bengal tigers. Rising seas may have rangers and tigers competing for a place to live.

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A proof-of-life photo of the panda Tuan Tuan was released by the Taipei Zoo on Facebook this week.

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Taipei Zoo Releases Proof-Of-Life Photo Of Panda Rumored To Be Dead

11:34am May 18, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Chinese newspapers have reported that 11-year-old Tuan Tuan died of distemper. Not so, the Taipei Zoo says — releasing photos of the panda, complete with recent newspapers, as evidence.

Sri Lankans slogged through the mud after massive landslides crashed down onto three villages in central Sri Lanka.

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Hundreds Of Families Missing As Landslides Crush 3 Villages In Sri Lanka

11:14am May 18, 2016

by Laura Wagner

"I heard a huge sound like a plane crashing into the earth," a villager said, according to The Associated Press. "I saw something like a huge fireball rolling down the mountain."

Debendra Tarek, 80, inspects a handful of salt-resistant rice in his home on the tidal island of Ghoramara, which is shrinking quickly because of climate change.

Salt-Resistant Rice Offers Hope For Farmers Clinging To Disappearing Islands

11:01am May 18, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Climate change is reshaping land and lives in India's Sundarbans region, where paddies are being overrun by saltwater. But resilient varieties of rice may let vulnerable families stay a while longer.

The Chinese company Fuling Plastic set up a plant in Allentown, Pa., last year. The company, which makes straws and other plastic products, supplies fast food chains like McDonald's, Burger King and KFC. Chinese companies are expected to invest about $30

China Ramps Up U.S. Investments, From Straws To Semiconductors

9:50pm May 17, 2016

by Jackie Northam

Chinese investors are on a buying spree in the U.S., moving their operations here or snapping up American companies. Investment is on track to hit $30 billion this year, doubling last year's record.

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On a new episode of 'The Mindy Project,' Dr. Mindy Lahiri decided to embrace her Indian roots, taking her son for a Hindu head-shaving ceremony.

Mindy Kaling's TV Character Is Called A 'Coconut'

6:06pm May 17, 2016

by Rhitu Chatterjee

That's brown on the outside, white on the inside. A recent episode of 'The Mindy Project' lead our writer to think about her identity as an Indian living in America.

Journey To The Sundarbans: The 'Beautiful Forest' Of Mangroves

5:25pm May 17, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Sundarbans literally means "beautiful forest," but as the novelist Amitav Ghosh writes, "There is no prettiness here to invite the stranger in."

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Author Viet Thanh Nguyen Discusses 'The Sympathizer' And His Escape From Vietnam

2:02pm May 17, 2016

Nguyen and his family fled their village in South Vietnam in 1975. He won the Pulitzer Prize this year for The Sympathizer, a spy novel set during and just after the war in Vietnam.

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Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for fiction Han Kang, right, and her translator who shares the prize, Deborah Smith, following the award ceremony in London. They received the award for the novel, The Vegetarian.

'The Vegetarian' Wins Man Booker International Prize For Fiction

8:25am May 17, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the prize for her dark novel The Vegetarian at a London ceremony on Monday. She shares the honor with translator Deborah Smith.