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Monday 25/July/2016 17:34 PM

The death of world heritage sites

Climate change has claimed another victim. Almost one-quarter of the coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area – one of the world’s...

Monday 25/July/2016 17:20 PM

Germany's misunderstood 'terror crisis'

The recent attacks in German cities have created the impression of a violent climate or even a heightened terror threat. Yet I tell friends outside Germany...

Monday 25/July/2016 17:11 PM

India's thwarted promise

On July 26, 1991, Manmohan Singh -- then finance minister, and later prime minister for 10 years -- rose in Parliament to deliver an address that would...

Sunday 24/July/2016 14:53 PM

Mental illness is not a joke

In an age where obtaining information is as simple as typing a few letters in a search bar and pressing enter, it’s disconcerting to witness the extent...

Sunday 24/July/2016 14:44 PM

Britain in search of a country

The Brexit vote has smashed much of the infrastructure of Britain’s economic and political relations with Europe and the world. Those who campaigned for...

Saturday 23/July/2016 16:09 PM

Misbah inspires poetic redemption at Lord’s

Regardless of the outcome at the Old Trafford in Headingly this week where England is tipped to bounce back, Pakistan pressing up at Lord’s last Sunday...

Saturday 23/July/2016 15:54 PM

The global economy’s hesitation blues

Economic slowdowns can often be characterised as periods of hesitation. Consumers hesitate to buy a new house or car, thinking that the old house or car...