Tag: Politics and Government
China’s Economy Is Slowing, a Worrying Sign for the World
BEIJING — Construction and property sales have slumped. Small businesses have shut because of rising costs and weak sales. Debt-laden…
China’s Births Hit Historic Low, a Political Problem for Beijing
China announced on Monday that its birthrate plummeted for a fifth straight year in 2021, moving the world’s most populous…
Eastern Europe Tests New Forms of Media Censorship
BELGRADE, Serbia — When Covid-19 reached Eastern Europe in the spring of 2020, a Serbian journalist reported a severe shortage…
Poroshenko, Former President, Returns to Ukraine, Roiling Politics
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s former president and a leading opposition figure, Petro O. Poroshenko, returned Monday to Kyiv, where he…
How the ‘Djokovic Affair’ Finally Came to an End
SYDNEY, Australia — The day before the Australian Open was set to begin, Novak Djokovic, possibly the greatest tennis player…
A Ban on 19 Singers in Egypt Tests the Old Guard’s Power
CAIRO — The song starts out like standard fare for Egyptian pop music: A secret infatuation between two young neighbors…