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1 day ago | context.news | Leo Galuh

What’s the context? Indonesia leads global nickel production, used in electric vehicle batteries, but locals face pollution and ecological harm. BANDUNG, Indonesia - With abundant resources of critical minerals, Indonesia is the world's top producer of nickel, a metal considered crucial to meeting global demand for electric vehicle batteries.

3 days ago | context.news | Lucy Middleton

What’s the context? Ten years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Obergefell's lawsuit to legalise same-sex marriage in the United States. On June 26, the United States will mark 10 years since the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in favour of Jim Obergefell, legalising same-sex marriage across the country.

4 days ago | context.news | Tahmid Zami

What’s the context? South Asia's construction boom relies on clay bricks, but pollution from kilns is killing tens of thousands of people each year. DHAKA - About a quarter of the world's bricks are produced in South Asia to build houses and factories in the region as more people move to urban areas in search of work. But brick-making contributes to air pollution and emits greenhouse gases, while attempts to reduce emissions have faltered.

5 days ago | context.news | Diana Baptista

What’s the context? An international standard to protect app-based labour rights is under way as the U.N. steps up efforts to regulate the gig economy. MEXICO CITY - The United Nation's agency for labour voted in June to develop global binding standards on gig work to better protect app-based workers and ensure their access to benefits.

1 week ago | context.news | Lucy Middleton

What’s the context? Ten years after same-sex marriage was legalised, gay and lesbian couples are uneasy under Trump. Decade since Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriageAt least six states call for decision to be revisitedCouples celebrate anniversary with concerns for futureLONDON - When Zach Bolen proposed to his partner Derrick Dobson in 2017, he chose a place that meant a lot to them; the hiking trail where the couple had first met, with a view over their entire home city of Boise, Idaho.