- Western wellness influencers once dubbed coconuts as the new 'it' superfood.
- As coconut demand soared, producers tried to keep up.
Ayam Cemani is a rare breed of chicken that is completely black, including its organs, muscles, and bones. This chicken originates in Indonesia, where many locals keep the bird as a treasured pet.
Russia attacked Ukraine's grain supplies days after withdrawing from the Black Sea Grain deal, putting global food supplies at risk. The deal's collapse shook up grain markets and caused food prices to spike.
With the demand for electric batteries sky-high, mining companies are moving to the salt flats of the Andes, where over half of the world's known lithium reserves are stored.
Artisans at Saint-Louis have been handcrafting iconic glass and crystal pieces in rural France for nearly 450 years. Its chandeliers and tableware decorated French palaces in the 19th century. But as customers started embracing more casual glassware, Saint-Louis struggled to stay afloat.
Rents are still setting record highs in some US cities, but home prices are seeing their biggest declines in over a decade in other areas.
Ukraine says it has advanced by 1.2 miles in Bakhmut, after months of defending against a Russian onslaught. But Moscow has denied these claims and says it has the situation under control.
Thousands lined up at the US-Mexico border anticipating the end of Title 42. However, the Biden administration rolled out new measures requiring migrants to apply online or seek protection in the country they passed through.
Mexico is rushing to complete a new train line around the Yucatan Peninsula that will link tourist resorts with cities and famous Maya sites. But large areas of tropical forest have been cut down, and activists say a unique network of sinkholes called cenotes are also at risk.