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‘They Don’t Need People’: The Workers Left Behind by China’s Robot Drive

11 juillet 2026 à 00:01
For out-of-work factory workers in Kunshan, a region made rich by electronics manufacturing, a park is the only place to go.

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Men looking for daily gigs in Kunshan, the heart of China’s manufacturing industry. As the country pivots toward automation, lower-skilled workers are finding fewer steady opportunities.

Factory Blaze in China’s ‘Shoe Capital’ Kills 28

9 juillet 2026 à 13:58
The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, called on the authorities to investigate the fire, the latest of several deadly workplace accidents in China this year.

© Zheng Liang/Xinhua, via Associated Press

In an image released by Chinese state-run news media, firefighters responded at the scene of a shoe factory fire in Jinjiang, a city in southeastern China, on Thursday.

License to Make Patriot Missiles Could Help Ukraine Defend Against Russia

8 juillet 2026 à 16:07
With Patriot interceptors in short supply, President Trump’s statement that he would allow Ukraine to build them is a boon to Kyiv as it fights off Russian missile attacks. But it is just the start.

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A Patriot air defense system in Ukraine, in 2024. President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned for weeks that his country was running out of interceptors for the system as Russia has stepped up attacks.

After Courting Black Voters, Trump Downplays Black Unemployment

7 juillet 2026 à 05:01
The president has glossed over persistently high unemployment among African Americans, a group he needed to secure a second term.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

President in the Oval Office on June 4, when he said that the opening of new factories was a reason for Black workers to have hope.

Zyn’s Popularity Has Tobacco Companies Racing to Cash In

7 juillet 2026 à 10:59
The makers of nicotine pouches are building new plants and expanding to meet demand. While influencers claim health benefits, experts warn the products can be highly addictive.

© Lanna Apisukh for The New York Times

Nicotine pouch sales are projected to increase to more than $40 billion worldwide by 2033 from $6.9 billion in 2025, one analysis said.

Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia

3 juillet 2026 à 06:47
“Are we in the Soviet Union now?” asked one Russian, stunned and frustrated by the waits at the pumps.

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Lines at a gas station in Moscow on Tuesday. Attacks on Russian oil infrastructure have caused the kinds of gas shortages that many Russian citizens have not seen in their lifetimes.
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