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The Next Global Resource Crisis

LONDON – The West’s dependence on China for so-called critical minerals once worried only a handful of experts and policy wonks. Now, the anxiety has gone mainstream, capturing headlines and becoming the subject of a BBC documentary series. But we have yet to answer adequately the most important question: What should we do

How Developing Countries Can Reach Net Zero

BEIJING – The world’s developing economies are gearing up for a fight ahead of next month’s United Nations Climate Change

South Korea Halloween accident 2022
Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul

A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a

The Sirens of Appeasement

TBILISI – Wars are easier to start than to finish, and their finale rarely follows any prescribed script. But if

How to Finance Green Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, DC – To spur development and fight climate change, emerging-market and developing economies (EMDEs) will need huge amounts of

Fighting Polio to the Finish

WASHINGTON, DC – When I took my children to receive their polio vaccines a few years ago, I thought about

Nepal votes in favor of Ukraine, condemn Russian aggression

Kathmandu : The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution with a large majority, condemning the barbaric and brutal attack

Finance Minister Sharma attends World Bank meeting

Finance Minister Janardhan Sharma presided over the 53rd Governors’ Session of the World Bank Group and the South East Asian

China assures to clear all containers destined to Nepal

China has assured that it will clear all containers destined to Nepal at the earliest before the festive season in

Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on…

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of