7+ hour, 33+ min ago  (91+ words) 101 East investigates the supply chain behind India’s booming salt industry. India is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of salt. It’s an industry built on the labour of the Agarivas, a marginalised community forced to work in extreme…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (998+ words) Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s signature free meals programme is escalating into one of Indonesia’s biggest corruption scandals in years as officials struggle to rein in the $15bn initiative amid allegations of graft and mismanagement. Launched in 2025, the “Free Nutritious Meals” programme…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (850+ words) A nation more used to rainy and cold weather is starting to discuss the value of overhauling its systems. Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. London, United Kingdom – It was supposed to be a gathering…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (305+ words) Mexico ‌City’s government said it is considering measures to limit ⁠the sale ⁠of alcohol in public spaces, after more than 700,000 people gathered downtown to celebrate Mexico’s football team advancing to the knockout stage ⁠of the World Cup. Mexico’s victory against…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (108+ words) Al Jazeera Food shortages spark scuffles outside supermarket in Bolivia Tension is rising in Bolivia’s capital as residents struggle with food shortages and restrictions. Weeks of protest roadblocks have crippled transport and left shoppers to face supermarket fights and cues…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (370+ words) Coffee chain to hold ‘historical awareness’ training after backlash against marketing campaign that evoked 1980 military crackdown. Starbucks stores in South Korea will close early next week so employees can receive history instruction after a botched marketing campaign triggered a public…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1120+ words) The war with the US is not the only factor driving prices skywards. Tehran, Iran – In the popular Bastan market in the west of the Iranian capital, where the inviting smell of fresh bread and fruit mingle with the sight…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (124+ words) Al Jazeera Lebanon’s social grocery store fighting rising costs and displacement ‘Man wa Salwa’ is a community-run social grocery store helping hundreds of families access affordable essentials during Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. The not-for-profit store provides food, medicine and supplies…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (490+ words) Coffee chain has seen ‘very significant’ drop in sales after campaign that evoked deadly crackdown, local operator says. Starbucks Korea has suffered a “very significant” drop in sales after a marketing campaign that evoked a brutal 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1238+ words) Tensions rise in the key state, won by the right-wing BJP this month for the first time, as political shift disrupts Eid al-Adha traditions. Kolkata, India – Less than a week before Eid al-Adha, the sprawling Dhulagarh cattle market on the…...