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‘My head spins with the heat’: India’s gig workers battle exhaustion amid soaring temperatures
Gig workers across south and south-east Asia are struggling with exhaustion due to soaring temperatures. Workers like Jalaj Jha in Delhi report barely sleeping in the heat, leading to draining shifts. This situation highlights the difficulties informal workers face in recovering from extreme heat.
The US’s role in the rise of communist regimes | Brief letters
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‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño
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‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño
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Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening
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Xi hosted Trump and Putin in China, but he boarded a plane for Kim
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Script reveals methods of Cambodian centre scamming Australians
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Violence brokers, teen hitmen and the new era of 'disorganised crime'
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Heatwave could fuel invasion of Asian hornets in the UK
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