How Iranians came to deal drugs in Japan

In Japan’s underworld of organised crime, there is of course the infamous Yakuza, but there are also foreign nationals, including Iranians. For more than two decades now, they have been dealing drugs…
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Loved to death: Australian sandalwood is facing extinction in the wild

Wild sandalwood populations in Australia have been slowly collapsing for decades. New research found the Western Australian government has been warned repeatedly for a century.
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Russia is building its own kind of sovereign internet — with help from Apple and Google

Russia’s latest actions have worrying implications for democratic opposition movements.
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Why Japanese Games Are Increasingly Releasing at the Same Time Across The Globe - IGN

Japanese publishers and developers are increasingly pushing for worldwide releases of games, and while there are plenty of upsides to this method, some key challenges are still a major factor in the process.
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Yemen's ancient, soaring skyscraper cities

Constructed using natural materials, Yemeni high-rises are superbly sustainable and perfectly suited to the hot and dry Arabian desert climate.
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Venezuela introduces new currency, drops six zeros

Venezuela has for years seen some of the world’s worst inflation, complicating cash transactions amid economic crisis.
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Cocktail of pesticides in almost all oranges and grapes, UK study finds

Traces of 122 different pesticides in 12 most polluted fruit and veg products, many with links to cancer
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