Long before President Vladimir V. Putin unleashed his war on Ukraine, Mosharraf Khalid was already contending with an expensive, bewildering and unrelenting assortment of problems afflicting the global supply chain.His […]
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Back to news homeCovid Stimulus Money Brings Clashes Within Cities and Counties
Dutchess County residents were similarly agitated, if less rowdy, at their June 14 meeting about the stadium. Guidance on using the funds issued by the Treasury Department specifically cited stadiums […]
Hong Kong’s Covid Crackdown Empties Stores and Sets Off Exodus
HONG KONG — As the government in Hong Kong struggles to contain the city’s worst Covid outbreak ever, some residents have panicked. They have emptied supermarket shelves of vegetables and […]
Hong Kong, Buckling Under Covid, Leaves Its Most Vulnerable in the Cold
HONG KONG — For Chan Shun Ki, a cleaner at a construction site in Hong Kong, getting over the coronavirus was the easy part.Ms. Chan was anxious to return to […]
‘I Don’t Dare Get the Shot’: Virus Ravages Unvaccinated Older Hong Kongers
HONG KONG — For two years, Hong Kong had largely avoided a major coronavirus outbreak with tight border controls and strict social distancing measures. Then Omicron triggered an explosion of […]
Pandemic’s Economic Impact Is Easing, but Aftershocks May Linger
The pandemic’s grip on the economy appears to be loosening. Job growth and retail spending were strong in January, even as coronavirus cases hit a record. New York, Massachusetts and […]
How China Uses Bots and Fake Twitter Accounts to Shape the Olympics
This article is published with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom.BEIJING — Inside the Potemkin village of China’s propaganda, the Winter Olympics have unfolded as an unalloyed success, a celebration of […]
Could Wages and Prices Spiral Upward in America?
As prices for products including gas, steaks, bacon and camping equipment climb rapidly, eating into paychecks and dominating headlines, consumers are more likely to take note and ask for better […]
Hosting the Olympics Is Costly. For China, It’s Worth Every Billion.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — To make an Olympic ski jump, China clad a hillside in steel and blanketed it with artificial snow. To construct a high-speed rail line linking the venues […]
Prepare Yourself for This Weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl’
The crypto industry, which struggles with a reputation for being volatile, bad for the environment and overrun by wealthy tech guys, has tried to demystify itself for the general public […]