by Xinhua writer Zheng Bofei The British government has announced a 2-billion-pound (about 2.59-billion-U.S. dollar) reduction in its Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget, reducing foreign aid spending from 0.58 percent of Gross
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In order to thrive in the 21st century, you have to be a savvy citizen of the digital economy or risk being left behind. — Leila Janah I was encouraged to read
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by Luxman Aravind Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has become synonymous with corruption, betrayal, and political cronyism. A retired high-ranking official described the Ministry as “one of the biggest cans of
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[Foreword excerpted from ‘Interventions: Selected Political Writings’, by Dayan Jayatilleka] ‘The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so free, that your very existence is an act of rebellion.’
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This essay is taken from Slavoj Žižek’s latest book Against Progress, part of the new Žižek’s Essays series, which published on October 31st by Bloomsbury. Images of the end of the world, imagined and otherwise, pervade
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The sun sets, but we all know it will rise again in the morning. The moon rises when the sun sets and sets when the sun reappears. In other words, something that
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The following excerpts adapted from the newly released book, Alfred Hitchcock All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short, published by the Running Press by Bernard Benoliel, Gilles Esposito, Murielle Joudet, Jean-François
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Google faces an astronomical fine of $20.6 decillion from Russian broadcasters in a symbolic bid to push the tech giant to reinstate blocked YouTube channels. The penalty, characterized as “symbolic” by Kremlin
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North Korea’s Foreign Minister, Choe Son Hui, made a high-profile visit to Moscow on November 1, where she pledged steadfast support for Russia in its conflict with Ukraine. During discussions with her
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Rajesh Kumar Singh, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Kerala cadre, assumed charge as India’s 40th Defence Secretary on Friday, taking office at South Block, Delhi. Singh succeeds Aramane
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The 21st October Agreement to disengage from Demchok and Depsang and resume patrolling as in April 2020, is being hailed as a breakthrough. It’s not quite that: now Indian soldiers have to
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It is worth considering, in light of humanity’s profound struggle against the world’s climate and matters of elemental justice, how the onset of the Biblical tale of Noah is relevant today. According
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Labour legislation (Continued) The public appears to be pleased with most of the measures the President and the interim Cabinet have taken in this regard. Yet there is much more to be
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In 1919, Winston Churchill wrote, ‘I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes’. Churchill, grappling at the time with the Kurdish rebellion in northern Iraq as Britain’s secretary of
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