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This UN Debt Initiative Is Different

Mahmoud Mohieldin, Paolo Gentiloni, Trevor Manuel, Yan Wang WASHINGTON, APRIL 3 (PS): Economic development requires financing that is affordable, accessible, and has maturities matched to development outcomes. Yet, for most developing countries, none of the above apply. Instead, an escalating “debt disaster” is unfolding across much of the developing world,

Japan launches new research institute for future pandemics

Tokyo, April 2: Japan has launched a new infectious diseases research institute, the Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS), in

Australia FM says to diversify trade relations in response to…

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Bangladesh to send rescue team to quake-hit Myanmar

Dhaka, March 30: A Bangladesh Armed Forces rescue team will depart for Myanmar on a special flight Sunday to support

Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Rameswaram urge Centre, TN govt…

Rameswaram, March 30: Struggling with uncertainty and a lack of recognition, Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India have urged the

Saudi to mark Eid al-Fitr Sunday, other Mideast states on…

Saudi Arabia, March 30: Saudi Arabia and some other Gulf Arab states are to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday from

Myanmar anti-coup fighters call partial ceasefire for quake relief

Myanmar, March 30:  Anti-coup fighters in Myanmar declared a two-week partial ceasefire as the military began Sunday to facilitate rescue

China, South Korea and Japan agree to strengthen free trade

Seoul, March 30: China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft

Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters

Can China’s government resolve the contradiction between its economic ambitions and its demographic reality? Judging by its past efforts, no

Europe and the Next World Order

Until now, the EU’s need for unanimity has rendered it ineffective and too slow to act, owing to the considerable