The recruiters talked about high-paying construction jobs in Russia. Instead, the men were sent to dig trenches and collect the dead in Russian-occupied Ukraine. With carrots, sticks, and deceit, Russia forces poor guest workers from Central Asia to the front.
ConflictsWomen in Tajikistan are being urged by the government to wear more traditional clothes in "Tajik style". The state's clothing guidelines are being met with criticism in the former Soviet republic.
World politicsOver seven million head of cattle have died in Mongolia this year, which is more than a tenth of the country's entire cattle stock. It is due to the extreme weather phenomenon "dzud" which almost exclusively affects Mongolia.
WorldIt has warmed the global average temperature and extreme weather around the world. But now, the weather phenomenon El Niño is showing signs that it is heading towards its end for this time around, according to the UN weather agency WMO.
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