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Wednesday 14/December/2016 17:17 PM

Confronting the next global health challenge

Thanks to unprecedented international cooperation, the world is making impressive progress in the fight against malaria. According to the World Health...

Tuesday 13/December/2016 21:14 PM

In pictures: Exotic cars in Oman

Muscat: A car exhibition has become part of the newly revamped Al Mazaar Edutainment Centre and is free for public viewing for a whole year. With some...

Tuesday 13/December/2016 16:56 PM

Toward a US Rust Belt powerhouse

A few days ago, US President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter – his medium of choice – to declare that he did not need China’s permission to contact...

Tuesday 13/December/2016 16:47 PM

Why China can't lure tech talent

Donald Trump's campaign promise to crack down on visas for skilled foreign technology workers has a cheerleader in China. Robin Li, the head of Baidu,...

Tuesday 13/December/2016 16:38 PM

A new deal for refugees

Today, there are 21.3 million refugees worldwide. That is 21.3 million people who have been driven from their countries by fear of violence or oppression....

Tuesday 13/December/2016 16:31 PM

Achieving universal health coverage in Africa

Three years ago, a young boy in rural Guinea fell victim to the Ebola virus. An epidemic soon took hold of West Africa. By the time it was contained, it had...

Monday 12/December/2016 17:01 PM

The future of migration governance

We live in a rapidly evolving, hyper-connected world, where goods, capital, and people are more mobile than ever before. But, where countries have shown a...

Monday 12/December/2016 16:51 PM

Trump abusing Churchill legacy

A bronze bust of Winston Churchill, displayed in the White House since the 1960s, has been the object of a continuing right-wing canard in Washington. The...