Gold Mining Is Poisoning the Planet With Mercury Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.
The U.S.-China Rivalry Is Complicating the World’s Debt Crisis Suriname, a tiny nation ravaged by recession, inflation and impossible debts, saw its relief held up by superpower politics. It won’t be the only country.
In Global Slowdown, China Holds Sway Over Countries’ Fates The lender of choice for many nations over the past decade, Beijing now has the power to cut them off, lend more or forgive some of their debts.