EditorialJafari Black, left, and Kidney Balala show how deep they would need to dig to replant a flooded field in Chipyali, a village in the Balaka District of Malawi, on March 25, 2023. (Khadija Farah/The New York Times)
EditorialJafari Black, left, and Kidney Balala show how deep they would need to dig to replant a flooded field in Chipyali, a village in the Balaka District of Malawi, on March 25, 2023. (Khadija Farah/The New York Times)
EditorialThailand: The sacred white oxen. The Royal Ploughing Ceremony is an ancient Brahman ritual held each year in Bangkok at Sanam Luang in front of the Grand Palace