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Good Morning. We cover a change of power in Australia, President Biden’s trip to Asia, and the catastrophic floods in India and Bangladesh.

Australia’s incoming Labor leader

Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted defeat To Anthony Albanese, prime minister of the Labor Party, who ended nine years of conservative leadership.

Opposition Labor Party, election Referendum on Morrison’s behavior. Albanese, whose campaign is prone to blunders and light on politics, promised a neater form of politics that worked as a humble Mr. Fix-It who pledged to seek “renewal, not revolution.”

Voters focused most on cost-of-living issues, but the election was also about climate changeDamien Cave, our bureau chief in Sydney, writes in an analysis. Australians rejected Morrison’s approach of rejecting and delaying for Albanese’s vision of a future built on renewable energy, which has made the country a global regressive in emissions cuts.

Detail: in australia where compulsory voting While it meant unusually high turnout, voters didn’t just give Labor a clear victory. They gave the greater part of their support to smaller parties and Independents demanding more action on climate change – moving away from main party dominance.

Food: elections in Australia,democracy sausageA beloved tradition that functions as a fundraiser for local groups and makes the mandatory trip to the voting booth feel more like a block party than a chore, the barbecue is hot.

President Biden visits Asian allies

On his first trip to Asia as president, Joe Biden strengthen ties with allies He is annoyed by Donald Trump’s volatile diplomacy and wary of Beijing’s growing influence.

He met with Chairman Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Saturday. 11 days opened before and criticized Trump’s initiatives As comfortable as Kim Jong-undictator of North Korea. Biden and Yoon will explore ways to expand the joint military exercises Trump has sought to restrict by making concessions to Kim.

Biden in Tokyo today Disclosure of an updated trade agreement The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Trump abandoned five years ago, seeks to coordinate policies without market access or tariff reductions. The less comprehensive framework is causing some in the region to be skeptical of its value.

Context: Russia’s war in Ukraine battered Biden’s original strategy of diverting foreign policy attention to Asia. The trip is a reaffirmation of this commitment and a Focus on countering China.

Severe flooding in India and Bangladesh

More than 60 people died and millions were left homeless. heavy monsoon rains destroyed train stations, towns and villages.

Extreme weather is becoming more common in South Asia, which has been devastating lately. heat waveas the effects of climate change intensify.

This year, parts of northern and central India Highest average temperatures for April. Last year heavy rains and landslides demolished sprawling Rohingya refugee camps overnight in Bangladesh and in 2020, torrential rains flooded at least a quarter of the country.

Context: India and Bangladesh are particularly vulnerable to climate change due to their proximity to the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. If tropical waters experiencing increased heat wavesleading to dry conditions in some places and a “significant increase in precipitation” in others, a new study.

Detail: One of the world’s largest rivers, the Brahmaputra, has flooded vast farmlands, villages and towns in India’s remote and violent northeastern region.

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For decades, young Filipinos have left rural areas in pursuit of economic success, giving rise to overcrowded cities. Pandemic temporarily reversed this patternand many of them enjoy rural life. Change can continue if the government succeeds in its stated efforts to revitalize the hinterland.

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Why is Haiti so poor?

When the world looks at Haiti, sympathy for its endless suffering is often overshadowed by rebukes about corruption and mismanagement.

However most of their problems go back to franceAfter the Haitians led a successful slave revolt in 1791 and established an independent nation in 1804, ransom demanding France forced Haiti to borrow money from French banks to pay it off.

Because of this “double debt” – the demand and the debt to pay it off – Haiti is America’s poorest country. The Times calculated that payments to France cost Haiti $21 billion to $115 billion in lost economic growth over time, eight times the size of Haiti’s entire economy in 2020.

HE IS Debt has crippled Haiti’s economy for decadesAfter all attracting Wall Street and providing huge margins for the organization that eventually became Citigroup.

France’s betrayal also led to political upheaval. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the country’s first democratically elected president after decades of dictatorship, in 2003, Press for compensation to France. The United States and France quickly removed him from power.

Here six pack service from The Times series and an explanation about how journalists conduct their research.