International Development
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ICC U-19 World Cup: Spinner Shafiqullah Ghaffari bags six wickets as Afghanistan stun South Africa
The leg-spinner finished with figures of 6/15 as the hosts were bundled out for just 129.
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The Oxfam scandal shows the inherent inequality in development work – here’s how to change that
Giving aid is portrayed as unassailably the moral thing to do, making it impossible to talk about how it reproduces racial and gender inequalities.
Luisa Enria, The Conversation
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US President Donald Trump re-designates North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism
The move is aimed at increasing pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime over its nuclear weapons programme.
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Trending
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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‘Nireeswaran’: A group of atheists plays a prank to mock religion. Things don’t go according to plan
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Caste threads are spawning deadly conflicts in Tamil Nadu schools
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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The Indian economy looks bleak – but that only reflects the cancer within
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Why plan to boost road links with Bangladesh, Nepal and India has met with resistance in Bhutan
A motor vehicle agreement between these countries was ratified by Bhutan's ongoing parliament session, but there much opposition
Dawa Gyelmo
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Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour is dead, confirms Barack Obama
The United States president confirmed the news during his three-day visit to Vietnam, where he urged the extremist group to join peace talks.
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Trans-Pacific Partnership, world’s biggest trade deal, signed in New Zealand
The agreement aims to boost investment among the 12 signatories, which account for 40% of the global economy.
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Video
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Watch: These ‘upside-down’ trains transport up to 82,000 commuters a day in Germany
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Watch: Scenes from Bangladesh’s worst flood in nearly two decades, millions stranded
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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Caught on camera: Student stays back to help classmate in wheelchair evacuate during earthquake
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Watch: Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin plays chess against team-mate on flight to Kolkata
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UN launches 2030 Sustainable Development Goals programme
The 17 goals and 169 targets aim to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change over the next 15 years.
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FBI arrests head of Turing Pharmaceuticals, the ‘most hated man in America’
Martin Shkreli, infamous for raising the price of an HIV drug to an exorbitant amount, was taken into custody for a case related to his previous company.
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Obama calls Modi after final round of climate change talks
The two leaders discussed the ongoing summit in Paris and the need for the agreement to not impede developing nations.
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The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
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UN seeks record $20-billion aid for 2016, says humanitarian crises unprecedented
Nearly 125 million people in the world need help, UN officials said, and the largest chunk of the funds will go to those in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and South Sudan.
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Africans use humour to strike back against condescending Western donors
International aid has become an industry in itself in Africa.
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