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Ardern has put out a national budget where spending is dictated by what best encourages the “well-being” of citizens, rather than focussing on traditional bottom-line measures…
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The list of countries planning economic and legal measures against Myanmar is growing Phelim Kine Last week, the government of Myanmar started paying a real price…
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In the Taliban’s mind, their Emirate still exists. That is why in their deal with the US, there are multiple references to the ‘Islamic Emirate of…
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Arundhati Roy Beloved friends, comrades and my fellow writers, This place where we are gathered today is only a short bus ride away from where four…
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Daniel Jolley and Pia Lamberty The novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases being reported all the time. Spreading just as fast,…
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Yvonne Ridley The leaders of one of the most demonised and misunderstood groups in the world sat down in Qatar today and signed an accord which…
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Rahul Sambaraju and Suryapratim Roy The fallout from two controversial changes to citizenship laws continues to rock India. At least 35 people have died in sectarian…
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Across the region, popular movements for change have reached an impasse against the oligarchy. Where do they go from here? Week after week, the protesters return…
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Daniel Zovatto Democracy is facing deep challenges across Latin America today. On February 16, for instance, municipal elections in the Dominican Republic were suspended due to…
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After a barrage of criticism by President Trump regarding the functioning of the NATO alliance, the American leader now wants to enlarge the transatlantic alliance to…
