内容摘要：of the country and to maintain the demographic structure of India’s North Eastern states bordering Myanmar.”

of the country and to maintain the demographic structure of India’s North Eastern states bordering Myanmar.”

Ergin Dogan, 29, gather sacks full of discarded carton and papers at Eminonu commercial district in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)The narrow cobblestone lanes of Eminonu, an area packed with bazaars and crowded restaurants, are the collectors’ main hunting grounds, where they blend into Istanbul’s bustle.

Ergin Dogan, 29, says he has pulled his rickety cart through these streets since he was a boy. He remembers how his father struggled to make ends meet in their hometown of Nigde in central Turkey before the two came to Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city, to try their luck here.A man pulls his cart with plastic bottles and discarded cartons at main Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A man pulls his cart with plastic bottles and discarded cartons at main Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

But it hasn’t been easy.“I left school at 13,” Dogan said. “We sleep in dilapidated buildings near Suleymaniye Mosque, with dirty blankets and no real shower.”

They work from early morning till late at night. When a metal bar broke on Dogan’s cart on one of his garbage runs, he stopped only briefly to duct tape it.

A man looks for plastic items at Karakoy ferry terminal in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)The town and some First Nations in the area took over the rail line and it’s back to operating. Spence said with the community pouring tens of millions of dollars into repairs the lines should stay open even as the world’s weather

Trees blur as a train travels Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, near Pikwitonei, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Trees blur as a train travels Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, near Pikwitonei, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Sleeper berths are available on the train, along with shower cubicles the size of those in a New York hotel room, but for those traveling more cheaply or booking late, there are standard seats in the cabin. The seats recline — mostly. But it’s not full laying down.Food is also limited.