Your Monday Briefing: U.S. and China restart climate talks

Also, the G20 finance ministers prepare to meet in India, China targets Canadian politicians and cricket rises in Texas. 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We’re covering climate negotiations between the U.S. and China and talks among G20 finance ministers. John Kerry fist-bumped Xie Zhenhua at the U.N. climate summit in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, last year. Nariman El-Mofty/Associated Press U.S., China restart climate talks John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy, arrived in Beijing yesterday to restart climate negotiations with China. Over three days of talks, he and Xie Zhenhua, his Chinese counterpart, [will look for ways to collaborate, despite simmering tensions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xNS9jbGltYXRlL3VzLWNoaW5hLWNsaW1hdGUtdGFsa3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA3MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTc2ODEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM5NDc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpeJatGTEhL4yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). China and the U.S. are the two biggest fossil fuel polluters, combining to spew about 40 percent of greenhouse gases. The speed with which they slash emissions and help other nations transition to clean energy will determine whether the planet can avoid the most catastrophic consequences of climate change, analysts say. Kerry wants to talk about three main issues: - Methane: The powerful greenhouse gas [leaks from oil and gas wells](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTMvY2xpbWF0ZS9uYXR1cmFsLWdhcy1sZWFrcy1jb2FsLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Deforestation: It [remains high globally](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8yOC9jbGltYXRlL2RlZm9yZXN0YXRpb24tdHJlZS1sb3NzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), despite international pledges. - China’s coal consumption: The country’s emissions of greenhouse gases rose in 2021 at the [fastest pace in a decade](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDMvYnVzaW5lc3MvZW5lcmd5LWVudmlyb25tZW50L2NoaW5hLWNvYWwtbmF0dXJhbC1nYXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA3MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTc2ODEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM5NDc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpeJatGTEhL4yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Kerry wants to push Beijing to phase out coal power. Many observers are keeping expectations low for this meeting: Beijing, like most governments, doesn’t like to appear as if it has been pressured to act. While Kerry wants to prod China to set stronger targets, Beijing wants to focus on its existing goals and policies. But both countries may agree to regular U.S.-China meetings on climate change, which experts said would be a strong outcome. They could also lay the groundwork for bigger changes at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai this November. Tensions: The talks have been stalled since August, when Beijing froze high-level diplomatic engagement with the U.S. after Nancy Pelosi, then the speaker of the House, visited Taiwan. Plans to renew talks were derailed earlier this year after a Chinese spy balloon floated over the U.S. Pledges: The U.S. aims to cut carbon emissions by almost 50 percent this decade and to stop adding any to the atmosphere by 2050. China has said its emissions will increase until 2030, before they begin to fall and then stop by 2060. Good news: Both are roughly on track to meet their near-term goals, analysts said. “We must go faster,” Janet Yellen urged other countries, speaking of debt relief. Ajit Solanki/Associated Press Rich countries should speed up debt relief, Yellen says Janet Yellen, the U.S. treasury secretary, called for rich nations to [help low-income countries with debt relief](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9qYW5ldC15ZWxsZW4taW5kaWEtZzIwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) ahead of a meeting with other G20 finance ministers in Gandhinagar, India. She cited a recent agreement among international creditors, including China, to help Zambia pay its debts. She said that the agreement should be a blueprint to use in helping other nations, such as Sri Lanka, to [accelerate debt relief](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xNC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2NoaW5hLWRlYnQtcmVsaWVmLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and restore growth while benefiting the global economy. Context: Yellen noted that more than half of low-income countries were in or near debt distress — double the total from 2015. “All of a sudden, they just vanished, vaporized, disappeared,” Kenny Chiu, a former Canadian lawmaker, said of ethnic Chinese supporters.Alana Paterson for The New York Times China targets Canadian politicians Several Canadian politicians of Chinese descent who were vocally critical of Beijing saw [their campaigns derailed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTUvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvY2FuYWRhLWNoaW5hLWVsZWN0aW9uLWludGVyZmVyZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDcxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NzY4MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzk0NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSl4lq0ZMSEvjJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) as China expanded its reach in diaspora communities. Canada has warned at least a half-dozen current and former elected officials that they have been targeted by Beijing. In 2021, for instance, Kenny Chiu was predicted to win re-election to Parliament. But ethnic Chinese voters turned on him after he criticized China’s human rights record. His campaign suddenly collapsed, and he lost his bid. Context: Chiu’s case is now drawing renewed scrutiny after an extraordinary series of leaks of intelligence reports showed evidence of Beijing’s interference with Canada’s democracy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under increasing pressure to call for a public inquiry. 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David Guttenfelder for The New York Times - [Dozens of types of Russian mines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLWxhbmQtbWluZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA3MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTc2ODEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM5NDc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpeJatGTEhL4yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) are stalling Ukraine’s counteroffensive. - Russia has until today to [renew its grain-export deal with Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JsYWNrLXNlYS1ncmFpbi1kZWFsLWRlYWRsaW5lLWxvb21zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). It has repeatedly threatened to withdraw from it. - Villages in eastern Ukraine have been flattened by shelling and filled with mines. They could [simply disappear](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXZpbGxhZ2VzLWRlc3Ryb3llZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDcxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NzY4MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzk0NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSl4lq0ZMSEvjJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Around the World A rescue worker searched for survivors of a heavy landslide.Yun Kwan-Shick/Yonhap, via Associated Press - South Korea’s monsoon season has [killed at least 37 people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xNC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3NvdXRoLWtvcmVhLWZsb29kcy1yYWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). More rain is in the forecast. Here’s [a video of the floods](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3ZpZGVvL3dvcmxkL2FzaWEvMTAwMDAwMDA4OTk3OTA1L3NvdXRoLWtvcmVhLXJhaW4tZmxvb2RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Europe faces a [blisteringly hot week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9ldXJvcGUtaGVhdC13YXZlLWZvcmVjYXN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) from an ongoing heat wave. - [Alcohol poisonings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTQvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLWFsY29ob2wtZGVhdGhzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) are on the rise in Iran, which prohibits the sale and consumption of alcohol. - Uruguay pursued a trade deal with China, breaking from regional trade protectionism and [angering its neighbors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xNC9idXNpbmVzcy91cnVndWF5LWNoaW5hLXRyYWRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). But the agreement has yet to materialize. A Morning Read Meridith Kohut for The New York Times Texas is known for its love of football. But a [rapidly growing South Asian population has brought cricket](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xNS91cy90ZXhhcy1jcmlja2V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) into the fold. The community has made the state the launching pad for the sport’s first American professional league, Major League Cricket, whose inaugural season began last week outside Dallas. Lives lived: Jane Birkin, the British-born actress who was a French fashion inspiration, [died at 76](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2phbmUtYmlya2luLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA3MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTc2ODEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM5NDc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpeJatGTEhL4yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Soon, the U.N. projects, the best-balanced workforces will mostly be in South and Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. [These graphics show](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvMDcvMTYvd29ybGQvd29ybGQtZGVtb2dyYXBoaWNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) how the coming shift could remake the global balance of power. In Britain: The N.H.S., the beloved public health service, is flooded by older patients. It’s now in the [deepest crisis of its 75-year history](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstbmhzLWNyaXNpcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDcxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NzY4MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzk0NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSl4lq0ZMSEvjJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). In Poland: The right-wing government doesn’t want migrants, but the population is aging and the country needs labor. In one tiny village, [6,000 workers from Asia are coming](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3BvbGFuZC1taWdyYW50LXdvcmtlcnMtaW1taWdyYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA3MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTc2ODEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM5NDc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpeJatGTEhL4yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to build a new petrochemical plant. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Joe Lingeman for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Cyd Raftus McDowell. [Puttanesca chickpea-tomato salad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjMzOTYtcHV0dGFuZXNjYS1jaGlja3BlYS10b21hdG8tc2FsYWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) is a simple bean salad you can eat all week. What to Read In the novel “[The Good Ones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTUvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L3RoZS1nb29kLW9uZXMtbm92ZWwtcG9sbHktc3Rld2FydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDcxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NzY4MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzk0NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSl4lq0ZMSEvjJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~),” a professor investigates her friend’s disappearance. What to Watch The film “[20 Days in Mariupol](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMTMvbW92aWVzLzIwLWRheXMtaW4tbWFyaXVwb2wtcmV2aWV3LXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD),” which charts Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian city, is “a relentless and truly important documentary.” Working Turn your sitting [desk into a standing one](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3Qtc3RhbmRpbmctZGVzay1jb252ZXJ0ZXJzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA3MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTc2ODEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM5NDc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpeJatGTEhL4yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Now Time to Play Play the [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), and a clue: Kind of bean (four letters). Here are the [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and the [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmlt_iP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNzE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3NjgxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzOTQ3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKXiWrRkxIS-MlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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