内容摘要：Bolivia’s mining industry stands out for its huge sector of cooperatives — legal groups of artisanal miners — which drive 58% of mining production, according to the latest government figures. The thousands of groups also wield political clout in the resource-rich country where they have representation in Parliament.

Bolivia’s mining industry stands out for its huge sector of cooperatives — legal groups of artisanal miners — which drive 58% of mining production, according to the latest government figures. The thousands of groups also wield political clout in the resource-rich country where they have representation in Parliament.

One woman spent more than eight years living at a faraway temple where she was deserted by her children. Another tells of a son she loved who forced her out, saying if she didn’t leave, his wife would. A man sitting atop a bed with sheets adorned with teddy bears and smiling anthropomorphic mushrooms was left to die on the street, arriving here so starved that he ate 22 rotis, one after another after another.Birbati, the lead caregiver in the women’s building, who does not use a surname, says after years of tending to the abandoned, she finds some of them visiting in her dreams.

“Each of them has a story,” she says. “All are sad stories.”Residents begin their day with yoga at the Garhmukteshwar shelter. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Residents begin their day with yoga at the Garhmukteshwar shelter. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Wealthy countries have grappled with aging societies for decades, but the issue is only now beginning to ripple in the developing world, where the idea of growing old is still new for swaths of the population.By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population of people 60 and older will reside

. India is projected to see

Already, the curses of that demographic shift have begun to emerge alongside its blessings. An Indian born just 70 years ago was forecast to live nearly half as long as one today. But longer lives have often brought with them greater medical need and thrust the next generation into economic binds that force them to balance the needs of their parents with the needs of their own children.Haitian immigrants gather at a park following a church service where they shared pizza and sought out answers about their legal status, April 13, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

“I do know that he says, ‘America for the Americans,’” she said. “But all the jobs, all the production that happens because of immigrants? It’s obvious we’re needed.”Haitian immigrants walk through the park following a church service, April 13, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Haitian immigrants walk through the park following a church service, April 13, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)She said she will leave the U.S. if ordered to.