Dead fish lie on the banks of a drying marsh in Chibayish in Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar province on July 5, 2023, home to fabled marshes in the floodplain of the Tigris river, already suffering from the effects of global warming. Agence France-Pr

People stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Hong Kong, China — Asian markets mostly fell Monday after an unexpected slowd