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Poop Analysis Shows Endangered Bears Are Surviving Exclusively on Garbage
A team of wildlife experts found that most Himalayan brown bears – of which only up to 700 exist – don’t remember what they originally ate anymore.
These Climate Change Victims Risk Everything to Catch Crabs for the Rich
“We are barefoot, heavily in debt and poor, but these agents and suppliers have become millionaires, they have large bungalows, luxurious cars, and land.”
Why This Misunderstood Neighbourhood 9000 Miles From Brazil Has Its Biggest Superfans
“They’re our brothers. They look just like us. They dance just like us, they call it Samba, we call it Lewa.”
Man Leads Violent Mob to Abduct Woman After She Rejected His Marriage Proposal
The man is still at large. Police say violent crimes by men against women who reject them are increasing in India.
How a Curious Cop Led to the Arrest of Man Decades After He Killed a Woman
Indian police identified Sitaram Bhatane, who was in hiding for years, through the world’s largest biometric system.
Influencer Accused of Scamming Women Out of $2M, Seeks Protection From ‘Thugs’
Sidra Humaid, who ran hundreds of money-saving schemes in Pakistan for five years, posted on Facebook last week that she’s somehow lost it all.
Why Did the Taliban Welcome This Woman to Afghanistan With Big Smiles?
Analysts say Pakistan made a power move by sending a female minister to talk shop with the all-men government of Afghanistan.
Asia’s Richest Man Is Giving the Slum From ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ a Makeover
Dharavi, a slum that houses over a million in Mumbai city, is the symbol of India’s vast wealth inequalities. Will Gautam Adani change that?
Why Aren't People Letting This Billionaire Build His $900M Port?
A strategic and lucrative port being built by Gautam Adani sits unfinished in India after a fishing community started an indefinite protest.
Why This Iconic Bollywood Actor Went to Court to Ban Anyone Impersonating Him
For dozens of Indian men who make a living from impersonating Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, things just got tricky.
This Country Has 70 New Millionaires Every Day. Why Is it Among the World’s Hungriest?
Nearly 800 million Indians depend on the government’s chronically underfunded food security programme.
Crying Senator Says He’s Being Blackmailed With a Secretly Filmed Video of Him and His Wife
The senator, an ally of ousted Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, earlier alleged he was stripped and tortured over a tweet.