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Amid record climate financing, stemming global warming is the largest expense
Image shows Neapolitan sunset, Credit Jessie Eastland/Wikimedia Commons The World Bank this week released an upbeat report on efforts toward combating climate degradation, saying climate financing by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose...June 16, 2018 1368 0 -
Julius Salik’s ‘Peace Journey’ for equal rights of Pakistani minorities
Julius Salik is speaking for minorities, and reminding us all of Pakistan’s forgotten ideals of egalitarianism. This time, though, Salik is speaking through his book Peace Journey that chronicles his daring protests and struggles as a...June 13, 2018 3723 0 -
Trump, Kim agree on historic deal toward complete denuclearization
Photo: Dan Scavino Jr./Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump pulled off a huge foreign policy breakthrough by striking a deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in their Singapore summit under which Pyongyang has committed to...June 12, 2018 939 0 -
Singapore Meeting: Between expectations and surprises
Image: Blue House (Republic of Korea)/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are in Singapore for their much-anticipated June 12 meeting, raising expectations from what Trump has called an unknown territory. Security analysts and foreign...June 11, 2018 1353 0 -
Trump: U.S. will no more be ‘piggy bank that everybody is robbing’
Photo: Screenshot/White House YouTube channel President Donald Trump has told major world economies that the United States is no more a “piggy bank that everybody is robbing” as he argued for fair trade with partners in...June 9, 2018 1020 0 -
U.S. supports Afghanistan’s ceasefire offer to the Taliban during Eid holidays
Photo: UNAMA / Fraidoon Poya – A family struggles through a dusty environment in Afghanistan The United States has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of a temporary ceasefire between the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban to...June 7, 2018 937 0 -
Interfaith thought: Family remains the anchor of contented life
How often we take things for granted in life as we immerse ourselves in the daily struggles and joys of life! That thought kept reverberating in my mind as I attended a rare presentation on the...June 5, 2018 1924 0 -
Starbucks’ race conversation and the broader American inclusiveness
A Starbucks store at New Delhi airport, Credit: AKS.9955 /Wikimedia Commons Each time, I enter a Starbucks cafe, I get the feeling that an array of irresistible coffee and tea flavors reflects the store’s intrinsic value...May 30, 2018 1041 0 -
Pakistan’s new envoy has a challenging job amid strained ties, geopolitical shifts
Pakistan’s new ambassador to the United States Ali Jehangir Siddiqui assumed charge of his position on Tuesday at a challenging time when the U.S-Pakistan relations are at a low ebb. Siddiqui, a banker, replaces retired career...May 29, 2018 2443 1 -
In the age of anxiety, Americans look to universities for innovation
Flexible display technology developed by Arizona State University,, as funded by the U.S. Army, Arizona State University Prospectus April 2006 Adding to anxieties over international competition, the World Economic Forum on Saturday reported that China spent more...May 27, 2018 1512 0
