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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· Jan 17, 2020 · 11:27 pm

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

· Feb 16, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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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· Nov 20, 2017 · 10:53 pm

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

· Jul 06, 2016 · 07:30 pm

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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· May 23, 2016 · 04:06 pm

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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· Feb 04, 2016 · 07:32 pm

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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· Jan 01, 2016 · 04:11 pm

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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· Dec 17, 2015 · 07:39 pm

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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· Dec 10, 2015 · 09:29 am

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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· Dec 08, 2015 · 08:32 am

Africans use humour to strike back against condescending Western donors

International aid has become an industry in itself in Africa.

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· Feb 11, 2014 · 09:14 am