Income inequality in China is now by some measures worse than in the U.S. as blue-collar jobs dwindle and workers turn to the gig economy.
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WorldPingThe neighborhood is a pilgrimage site, with a shrine to the Sufi saint known as Bari Imam. In the past year, hundreds of homes of the working poor were razed. Residents fear more will be demolished.
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WorldPingUkrainian officials say 20 people, including two children, were injured in the capital and the wider region.
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WorldPingThousands are still missing as Chinese state media report the official number of fatalities in Tibet at 16.
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