The humanitarian situation in northern ethiopia continues to be alarming. China's belt and road initiative has put railways, ports and pipe lines all over from the indian ocean to south america. And isi miake knew from a young age that he wanted to be a fashion designer.
After a five-month hiatus, violence has returned to the northern region of Tigray—but that is just one of the conflicts threatening to pull the country to pieces. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has made it a prominent developing-world lender. How will it deal with so many of its loans souring? And our obituaries editor reflects on Issey Miyake’s fashion-for-the-masses philosophy.
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