Category World

Averting a Debt Limit Crisis

[ad_1] For months, the US has been battling a debt ceiling crisis. Democrats refused to negotiate, and Republicans pushed for a deal with right-wing policy priorities. It is not clear how, or whether, they will prevent disaster. This week, the…

Italy cleans up following deadly floods

[ad_1] Italy’s Emilia Romagna region will recover from devastating floods this week by learning from the 2012 earthquake, its governor said on Friday, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 14. “If there’s a lesson we’ve learned from…

A South Korean Poet’s Work Honors Cats

[ad_1] At night, Hwang In-suk pushes a shopping cart up and down the steep alleyways of a Seoul neighborhood, chased by a stray cat that emerges from the shadows to greet him in the glowing streetlights and store marquees. The…