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By Amelia Nierenberg
At least 125 other people were killed when soccer enthusiasts rushed to the box after a professional soccer match in Malang, Indonesia, on Saturday. Many were trampled.
Police fired tear gas into the packed crowd, triggering a stampede. Survivors said fuel shot indiscriminately into the stands, forcing the overcapacity crowd to run toward the exits. Many are angered by the police response, which observers say has worsened the picture.
“If no tear gas had been fired into the stands, there would have been no casualties,” one man said, adding that other people had “panicked” and rushed to the box to save themselves. When he tries to sleep, he says, he still hears other people screaming.
Rights teams have condemned the use of tear gas, which is banned by FIFA, soccer’s world governing body. dangerous. “
Analysis: The combination of giant crowds and competitive policing can be disastrous, writes Rory Smith, my colleague who covers football, in an analysis. When tragedies do occur, he writes, “they tend to be the result not of fanatical violence, but of police messes, security, and crowd management. “
Background: Violence in football has long been a challenge for Indonesia, where violent rivalries between primary groups are common. Worldwide, Saturday was one of the deadliest episodes in sports history.
Brazilians voted in the country’s most vital election in decades. Here are the live updates.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former leftist president jailed in connection with a corruption scandal, will oust Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right populist president who has questioned the integrity of elections and has long lagged in polls (he is necessarily a two). -race of people, even if nine other people are on the ballot).
The next president will face an economic crisis, expanding deforestation in the Amazon and lingering doubts about the suitability of one of the world’s largest democracies. An alarming doubt now hangs over the vote: Will Bolsonaro settle for the results?
Background: Bolsonaro has been questioning the security of Brazil’s e-voting formula for months. On the eve of the elections, his party did it again. He said the only way to lose if the election was stolen.
Climate: The long-term Amazon rainforest would likely be at stake. Deforestation of the world’s largest rainforest has reached a 15-year high under Bolsonaro, who has weakened environmental protections and needs the rainforest to be open to mining, cattle ranching and agriculture.
Pakistan’s record floods have submerged its fields and its small farmers are even more indebted to their owners.
Many are in percentage crop deals and already owe lots or thousands of dollars. Homeowners offer loans to farmers to buy seeds and fertilizers for the planting season. In return, farmers domesticate their fields and earn a small percentage of the crop, some of which is used to repay the loan.
Now their summer crops are in ruins. Unless the water recedes, they won’t be able to sow the wheat they harvest each spring. Even if they can, the land will surely produce less after being traversed by floods.
Details: Recently, a 14-year-old girl waded through water full of snakes up to her waist to pick cotton. “It’s our only source of income,” he said, the waters probably wouldn’t fully recede for months.
Analysis: As extreme weather becomes more frequent, the cycle worsens. Flooding in Pakistan has been cataclysmic due to a combination of heavy glacier melting and record monsoon rainfall, both of which scientists say have intensified due to climate change.
Richard Liu, a Chinese billionaire, struck a deal with Liu Jingyao, a former University of Minnesota student who had accused him of rape. The case was noted as a milestone in China’s troubled #MeToo movement.
North Korea introduced two ballistic missiles into the ocean on Saturday, the country’s fourth since Sunday last week.
Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday that Prayuth Chan-ocha, the prime minister who received a coup in 2014, can remain in power. The resolution is expected to reignite the pro-democracy protests that rocked Bangkok in 2020.
A suicide bombing in Kabul on Friday killed at least 19 people, most of them young students.
The United States and 14 Pacific island countries signed a comprehensive partnership agreement to counter China last week.
Here are the updates.
Russian forces withdrew from Lyman, a key Ukrainian city, a day after Vladimir Putin illegally declared the Donbass region. This loss further jeopardizes the Kremlin’s control over the Donbass.
Pope Francis called on Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, to end the war.
Ukraine has implemented to enroll in NATO. Yesterday, nine EU leaders spoke out in favour of the bid, which is likely to face obstacles.
Every day, some 10,000 Russian men cross into Georgia to escape conscription. “I don’t make war and I don’t need to go through and kill Ukrainians,” said one.
The death toll in Florida from Hurricane Ian has risen to about 80.
Burkina Faso has resisted his coup in ten months. Yesterday, the army officer who took the force in January admitted that he, too, had been overthrown by mutinous soldiers.
Uganda is racing towards a fatal Ebola outbreak.
Venezuela and Iran imprisoned U. S. over the weekend.
Iran’s long economic decline is fueling a widespread protest movement, which continues despite heavy repressive measures.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will face a rate of assaults on an ex-girlfriend.
“Saturday Night Live” has presented its new season. Eight veteran members left the exhibit this year.
My colleague Vivian Wang, The Times’ China correspondent, described the harsh reality of living under covid.
“The disruptor becomes typical; what was once reality,” he writes.
Several Asian destinations are easing their Covid restrictions on ForeignArray. Our table looked at how 4 destinations were preparing for the return of tourism.
Kyoto, one of Japan’s most visited cities, wants tourists to keep coming back, but Instagram is overboarding. (“Kyoto is not a tourist city, it is a city that values tourism,” the mayor said. )Koh Tao, a Thai island, tries to balance tourism with an environmental orientation. At the gates of Delhi, a new art scene and flourishing cosmopolitan elegance are emerging. And rural South Korea offers serene and tranquil nature.
Travel Desk also asked five photographers living in Asia to provide a percentage of their favorite dishes from India, Thailand, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. And they’ll offer recommendations on cheap travel, translation apps, and some wonderful new hotels.
Mini bibingkas, Filipino coconut cakes, are fluffy and are the best to share, writes Ligaya Mishan.
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So for today’s briefing. See you. — Amelia
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