Sri Lanka was struck by severe flooding and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah, leading to road blockages, destruction of homes and loss of life. Immediately following the disaster, Chinese companies operating in
The world witnessed the fall of the Afghan republic on 15 August 2021, with a shocking degree of rapidity. With Taliban fighters marching into Kabul, President Ghani fleeing from his post, and
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Ihave been emphasizing the importance of a liberal arts college education for a long time. I had such an education back in the late 1950s, and I’ve been thankful ever since. Back
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Note From the Editorial Team Nineteen years ago today, on 16 August 2007, we began. Nineteen years after we began during Sri Lanka’s civil war, governments have changed, crises have multiplied and
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Ursula Kemp was a strong-willed woman. That may have been one reason she eventually ended up on the gallows. A midwife and healer in the small English village of St Osyth, Kemp
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A few days ago, TIME revealed how an artificial intelligence system went out of control and attacked other systems. Days later, more than 1,100 engineers at major artificial intelligence companies signed a joint petition calling for
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China is beginning to tackle a long-running problem threatening parts of its commercial property market: the expiry of land leases underpinning office towers, shopping malls and warehouses across the country. The issue
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As tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco towards Spain’s enclave of Ceuta in a single day, the question of what borders are actually for returned with renewed force. For philosopher
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Lebanon has formally abolished the death penalty, marking a significant legal and human rights shift in the Middle East after more than two decades in which executions had effectively been suspended but
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Five years after the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, the country is confronting a humanitarian crisis that is becoming harder to contain. Millions are struggling with hunger and disease, families have
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On a Thursday evening in San Francisco, more than a dozen people gathered in a community office with alcohol-free wine, cheese, pens and sheets of paper. The meeting had been billed as
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