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Clinton, Sanders clash ahead of New York primary
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed in a contentious debate to sell their messages ahead of critical New York Primary next week that may well determine the future of the two Democratic presidential nomination race. Senator...Apr 15, 2016 1047 0 -
Ending poverty in fragile countries can prevent future refugee crisis: WB
The world powers must act to boost developing economies and alleviate poverty in the most fragile countries to prevent future refugee crises, the World Bank says. More than 244 million people, or 3.3 percent of the...Apr 7, 2016 809 0 -
Panama Papers implications begin with Iceland PM exit – What next?
FEATURED IMAGE above shows Iceland PM and a British Poster on safe havens Photo via Wikimedia Commons A mammoth data of more than 11 million documents – released from the leaked database of a Panama-based law...Apr 5, 2016 993 0 -
UN turns to Angry Birds’ Red to inspire a Greener Planet
In an unusual move designed to grab world attention, the United Nations has appointed Red, the leader of the “Angry Birds” mobile game characters, as an envoy to inspire climate action toward the goal of a...Mar 20, 2016 1071 0 -
US Knowledge Corridor could be a boon for Pakistan Talent & Economy
February 2016 saw four Pakistanis distinguish themselves with extraordinary achievements in the fields of science, technology and arts. Professor Nergis Mavalvala, a prominent Pakistani-American MIT scientist and Imran Khan, a PhD candidate working at Italy’s Gran...Mar 15, 2016 1106 0 -
Warmest winter in US giving way to early spring
The United States experienced the warmest winter this year, partly due to a strong El Nino phenomenon, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration says – indicating that the current year may be even hotter than last...Mar 8, 2016 918 0 -
Nevada & South Carolina: Clinton eyes edge with African-Americans, Latinos
Democratic presidential candidates clashed in a high-stakes debate in Milwaukee to win over African Americans’ and Hispanic votes ahead of polls in southern states as Hillary Clinton hoped to re-set the nomination race after an expected...Feb 12, 2016 1069 0 -
Eye-opening report on human toll of hottest 2015 year
A new analysis on the year 2015 – the hottest on record – tells of eye-opening implications of climate changes, showing that weather and climate-related disasters now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards. The United...Feb 11, 2016 981 0 -
Tunisia – Why Democracy oasis needs reforms, world support
Tunisia, the birthplace of Arab Spring revolutions, is in once again in the grip of demonstrations, which are testing the nascent democracy sternly. Five years after the Tunisian youth ousted a dictatorial regime and earned unprecedented...Jan 30, 2016 911 0 -
Pakistan’s democracy has opportunity to deliver
General Raheel Sharif – who is credited with prosecuting Pakistan’s most effective fight yet against terror – in North Waziristan and elsewhere along the Afghan border -– has announced that he would retire from the powerful army...Jan 27, 2016 1113 1
