In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying

In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying

GAUR, Nepal (AP) — The young mother’s breath had grown ragged. Inside her mud home in rural Nepal, she hunched over in agony, pain pummeling her pregnant belly, her swollen legs scarcely able to support her. Kabita Mukhiya was in the midst of an emergency, but didn’t know it. For weeks, she’d suffered at home, … Ler mais

Mamdani’s city-owned supermarkets will fight the one force no city has ever beaten: the market

Mamdani’s city-owned supermarkets will fight the one force no city has ever beaten: the market

Zohran Mamdani stormed into office brandishing the banner of “affordability,” and almost singlehandedly pushed the issue to the center of today’s political debate. Of all the charismatic, 34-year-old Mayor’s initiatives aimed at lowering living costs, the one that’s garnered the most coverage is his proposal to get Gotham into the grocery business. The city-owned food … Ler mais