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Bonnie Malkin

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As divorce rates rise and the cost of living bites, single mothers in China are searching for a new kind of partner: each other. @heldavidson.bsky.social reports:

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Single mothers in China find a new kind of partner – other single mothers

Posts from women seeking like-minded parents to share a home and child-rearing responsibilities are appearing on social media

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November 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM

Bonnie Malkin

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Demands of absolute loyalty from Trump and attacks on institutions have raised memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in China. Amy Hawkins reports:

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A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China

Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raise memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in China

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November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM

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What does a Japanese manga have to do with Gen-Z protests across Asia? Rebecca Ratcliffe explains the One Piece flag phenomenon www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

‘A symbol of liberation’: how the One Piece manga flag became the symbol of Asia’s Gen-Z protest movement

Carried by a band of pirates that stand up to corrupt and repressive rulers, the meaning of the One Piece flag has resonated across borders

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September 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM

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Maria Ressa sounds a warning for America www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Americans are ‘deer in the headlights’ in face of Trump assault on free speech, Maria Ressa tells Jon Stewart

Nobel prize winner says US institutions have collapsed much quicker than expected under the Trump administration

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September 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM

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September 16, 2025 at 5:37 AM

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It was a big week for Xi Jinping. Amy Hawkins, Andrew Roth and Helen Davidson unpick what it means for China, and the west www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Xi, Putin, Kim and the optics of a new world order

Alliance of global autocrats has been accelerated by Donald Trump’s use of political and economic pressure against friends and foes alike

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September 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM

Bonnie Malkin

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Eva Corlett was at the first speech given by New Zealand's new Māori queen Nga wai hono i te po. Hers was a message of hope www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

New Māori queen brings hope for New Zealand in first speech: ‘Being Māori is forever’

In her first public address, Nga wai hono i te po spoke of unity and said Māori must ‘walk a new path’

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September 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM

Bonnie Malkin

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As part of our series covering the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea's independence, our Pacific team has spoken to the women who are trying to break the cycle of gender-related violence that is gripping the country
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The women breaking the cycle of violence in Papua New Guinea

Across the country leaders and advocates work to tackle the root causes of an ‘epidemic’ that affects two-thirds of women in their lifetime

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August 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM

Bonnie Malkin

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Photographer Ray Giubilo’s half terrifying, half sublime one-in-a-million image of Jasmine Paolini had more than an element of fortune to it - Carly Earl spoke to him about the shot
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Picture perfect? How one of the best tennis photos of all time was taken at the US Open

Photographer Ray Giubilo’s half terrifying, half sublime one-in-a-million image of Jasmine Paolini had more than an element of fortune to it

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August 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM

Bonnie Malkin

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Kate Lamb and Ben Doherty explore how Indonesia is changing under Prabowo www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

In Prabowo’s Indonesia, the military is quietly creeping back into civilian life

The retired general who is now president has established 100 new army battalions and plans more – and critics say the move has echoes of the country’s authoritarian past

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August 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM

Bonnie Malkin

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The Heart of Voh is a symbol of New Caledonia’s pristine environment but its outline is changing due to the climate crisis

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The heart-shaped mangrove formation fading due to rising seas

The Heart of Voh is a symbol of New Caledonia’s pristine environment but its outline is changing due to the climate crisis

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August 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM

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Amy Hawkins tells the story of the coal miners of Shanxi, stuck between a fossil fuel past and an uncertain green future www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Caught between a fossil fuel past and a green future, China’s coal miners chart an uncertain path

As the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter shifts to cleaner energy, some families fear being left behind

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July 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM

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Amy Hawkins travelled to Shanxi to explore how China's coal heartland is changing - and trying to go green www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

China’s coal heartland fighting for a greener future

Shanxi produces more coal than India. How will it survive in China’s clean energy future?

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July 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM

Bonnie Malkin

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Jonathan Yerushalmy with a prescient piece on flying in the new age of conflict www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Flying in the new age of conflict – the hotspots diverting flights and leaving pilots blind

Amid conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, airlines have been forced to divert around warzones while managing new threats to their systems

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June 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM

Bonnie Malkin

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Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson reports on the start of a world-first agreement that creates a special visa for the people of Tuvalu in the context of climate change

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A climate crisis, a ballot, and a chance at a new life in Australia

World-first agreement that creates a visa in the context of climate change stirs hope among young people in Tuvalu

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June 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM

Bonnie Malkin

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Congratulations to Justin McCurry, David Levene and the brilliant Guardian multimedia team who worked on this powerful project bringing to life the horrors of the battle of Okinawa, 80 years on www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific war. 80 years on, are the dead being betrayed?

A quarter of Okinawan civilians died during the US invasion, some after being told to kill themselves. But today the legacy of the war dead is being complicated by the presence of tens of thousands of...

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June 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM

Bonnie Malkin

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Rebecca Ratcliffe reports on Thailand's love of fortune tellers, and how AI is getting in on the act
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In Thailand, where mysticism thrives, AI fortune telling finds fertile ground

A growing number of young Thais are turning to AI tools such as ChatGPT for answers about their future,

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June 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM

Bonnie Malkin

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@evacorlett.bsky.social examines New Zealand's new fast track law and what it means for the country's environment and biodiversity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Fast-track to where? The new law opening up New Zealand to a mining boom

Critics say the country’s unique biodiversity is at risk as the government plans to boost mineral exports to $3bn by 2035

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May 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM

Bonnie Malkin

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Amy Hawkins paid a. visit to one of China’s few pro-wrestling events and found an industry in search of a star to help it break into the big time www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

China’s pro-wrestlers search for a star to bring the sport out of the shadows

As a child, Wang Tao was inspired by the American film The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke. Now 25, he is China’s poster boy for the sport

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May 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM

Bonnie Malkin

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A truly delightful read from @evacorlett.bsky.social on the hunt for New Zealand's Nessie www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Myth or mystery: are moose roaming the isolated wilds of New Zealand?

Claims of a recent sighting of the animal in the vast Fiordland wilderness reignites public fascination in a story that has endured for decades

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May 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM

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Amy Hawkins and Helen Davidson report on Pakistan's claim that it shot down several Indian air force fighter jets with Chinese-made missiles fired from Chinese-made J10-C jets
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