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Maximum cooperation is needed to achieve progress

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY China leads the Global South in realizing its aspirations for inclusive, fair, ecologically sustainable and people-centered human development As 2024 draws to a close, the prevailing landscape of global development presents two contrasting features. Titled "Global Development Report 2024 — A World of Turbulence and Change: Cooperation to Address Global Common Challenges", it not only comprehensively examines …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

FIFA overlooks own report advice on Qatar World Cup workers’ compensation

The Hindu

A FIFA sub-committee report on Qatar’s 2022 World Cup legacy said football’s world governing body has a responsibility to compensate migrant workers but the organisation has not acted on a recommendation to do that by using its legacy fund. FAIR COMPENSATION “The report provides clear guidelines to FIFA on what constitutes effective and fair restitution to ensure migrant workers get …

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FIFA should pay workers harmed in building World Cup venues, its committee report says

NPR

FIFA should pay workers harmed in building World Cup venues, its committee report says toggle caption Francois Mori/AP After years of outcry over the human rights abuses against migrant workers during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a FIFA-commissioned report concluded that FIFA, soccer's world governing body, "has a responsibility" to compensate those who suffered. The report on migrant workers …

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1 month ago

Kochi Water Metro featured in UN Habitat’s ‘World Cities Report’

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Kochi Water Metro has added yet another laurel to its impressive list of achievements, as the country’s first water metro system is featured in UN Habitat’s ‘World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action’ for its role in “revitalising water transport and elevating it to include climate change considerations and principles of sustainable urban development.” The World Cities Report …

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Kremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump

Associated Press

The Kremlin on Monday rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders. In a conference call Monday with journalists, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said “there was no conversation” and the report …

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Country's openness creates more opportunities

China Daily

The World Openness Report 2024 is pictured at the press conference on World Openness Report 2024 and International Symposium on World Opening-Up during the 7th Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, East China, Nov 5, 2024. Amid an increasingly complex and challenging international landscape, China continues to make significant progress in deepening reform and expanding high-level opening-up, playing a pivotal …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

MSU Aims to Halt Six-Game Slide with Win over UMass

Associated Press

Mississippi State aims to break a six-game losing streak against UMass in a crucial SEC matchup. The Minutemen hold the nation's sixth-ranked passing defense and the 36th-best overall unit, while UMass boasts a strong passing attack and a formidable defense. The key matchup revolves around UMass wide receiver Jakobie Keeney-James, who leads the conference in receiving yards and touchdowns. Mississippi …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Security Flaw on Fitness App Strava: Macron's Location Revealed

Firstpost

French President Emmanuel Macron's security detail has been mistakenly revealing his location on the fitness app Strava. The app's default setting is that your movements and score will be shared publicly on the app's platform, which means that if you can trace the location of security personnel via the app, you would also know Macron's location in real time.

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2 months ago

Wanting to ‘feed the world’ doesn’t make you racist

The Independent

For the last 30 years, I have given one per cent of my income to charity. In her article, Ms Vidal seems to suggest that if a white person in a rich country gives money to help a Black person in a poor country, this is “white saviourism”. Ava Vidal, with a comfortable income and a full fridge, might think …

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2 months ago

To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit

NPR

To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit toggle caption Ivan Valencia/AP Two years ago, nearly every country on Earth signed on to a landmark agreement to protect the fast-eroding natural world. It was celebrated as the “Paris moment” for the world’s threatened and endangered plants, animals and ecosystems — a global pledge aimed …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have been overshadowed by development funding increasingly going toward the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine as well as support for refugees around the world in recent years. I think we can give global health a …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Evening briefing: Dhankhar after SC's ‘caged parrot’ remark; Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that the institutions including the Election Commission and investigative agencies perform their duties under “tight situations”, cautioning that an observation can “despirit” them. The vice president's remarks have come against the backdrop of a Supreme Court judge observing that the Central Bureau of Investigation must dispel the notion of it being a “caged parrot”. …

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6 months ago

USA vs WI T20 World Cup 2024 pitch report: How will surface at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown play?

India TV News

USA vs WI T20 World Cup 2024 pitch report: Co-hosts USA and West Indies face each other for the first time in T20 World Cup 2024 as the race to the semifinals heats up in Group 2. The Windies suffered their first defeat in the tournament against defending champions England in their opening clash of the Super Eight stage in …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar's economy in crisis as civil strife disrupts trade and livelihoods

The Hindu

Myanmar, once a thriving emerging economy, is struggling to regain momentum as the country's civil war increasingly disrupts trade and livelihoods. World Bank economists estimate the country's economy grew at a 1% annual pace in the year that ended in March, more slowly than earlier expected, according to a report issued on June 13. Editorial: Changing tide: On democracy and …

Myanmar Report

6 months, 1 week ago

Canada’s Big Worry: A US Civil War

Politico

This hypothetical was tucked into the middle of the 37-page document, which sketched the possibility in 15 spare words: “U.S. John McArthur, a Brookings Institution scholar who sits on the Policy Horizons steering committee, told me the report’s description of American civil war might reflect the depth of Canadian anxiety about U.S. politics, more than a literal concern about an …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says

NPR

Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says toggle caption Sam Mednick/AP Almost 120 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced in 2023, the 12th year in a row that figure has risen, according to a new report by the United Nations' refugees agency. And Clements says data shows that over that same period of …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Drake won over ₹7 crore from a bet on India winning against Pakistan in World Cup T20 match: Report

Hindustan Times

India defeated Pakistan by six runs in New York during Sunday's T20 World Cup match. Per Mirror, he bagged crores of rupees after winning a massive bet on the recent India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup. Drake reportedly confirmed on Instagram Stories that he had put down a £510,000 bet on India to beat Pakistan in their T20 World Cup …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

In Graphics | Active or passive, smoking kills. Here's how

Firstpost

Passive smoking is as harmful as active smoking and poses severe health risks. On ‘World No Tobacco Day’, let us take a look at the risks of passive smoking ‘World No Tobacco Day’ is observed on 31 May to create awareness about the ill effects of using tobacco and its products. Recently, WHO Regional Director for Southeast Asia Saima Wazed …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi is not alone: How climate change has added average of 26 extra days of extreme heat across world

Firstpost

A report released by the International Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, World Weather Attribution and the non-profit Climate Central has found that countries around the world witnessed an average of 26 extra days of ‘extreme heat’ that would likely not have occurred without climate change The research, which examined the impact of climate change over the past 12 months, …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gautam Gambhir a step closer to becoming India coach, Shah Rukh Khan aware as Dravid’s successor all but certain: Report

Hindustan Times

Besides the role of head coach of the Indian men's cricket team being a high-pressure job amid India's ICC trophy drought, the primary reason why some of the top overseas names, who were linked to replace Rahul Dravid after the T20 World Cup 2024, declined the offer to apply was the fact that it required close of 10 months of …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru civic body secures game-changing World Bank loan of ₹1,500 crore for flood control: Report

Hindustan Times

In a monumental financial manoeuvre, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, which is Bengaluru's civic administrative body, has secured a landmark ₹1,500 crore deal with the World Bank. This funding is dedicated to enhancing flood resilience measures and modernizing the extensive network of stormwater drains, known as Rajakaluves, in Bengaluru, a report said. The World Bank funding will primarily go towards …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, first country to ever reach that figure: U.N.

The Hindu

India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, the largest in the world, becoming the first country to reach and even surpass the $100 billion mark, the United Nations migration agency has said. The International Organisation for Migration, in its World Migration Report 2024 launched Tuesday, said that in 2022, India, Mexico, China, the Philippines and France were the …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

KL Rahul out of T20 World Cup race as Sanju Samson finds two fresh competitors ahead of India squad announcement: Report

Hindustan Times

The biggest debate surrounding the potential T20 World Cup squad for Team India among the veteran cricketers and experts has been around the wicketkeeping spot. While Rishabh Pant made himself a certainty as the first-choice wicketkeeper following his exploits in the ongoing IPL 2024 season, the discussion has solely pertained to the backup position, with the battle boiling down to …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century: report

The Hindu

Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by the mid-century, a new research has found. “By including all world regions in our model, we were able to fill many blind spots and address criticism of other approaches working with fragmented and potentially biased data,” said Henrique Pereira, research group head at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity …

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Maximum cooperation is needed to achieve progress

FIFA overlooks own report advice on Qatar World Cup workers’ compensation

FIFA should pay workers harmed in building World Cup venues, its committee report says

Kochi Water Metro featured in UN Habitat’s ‘World Cities Report’

Kremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump

Country's openness creates more opportunities

MSU Aims to Halt Six-Game Slide with Win over UMass

Security Flaw on Fitness App Strava: Macron's Location Revealed

Wanting to ‘feed the world’ doesn’t make you racist

To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit

Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries

Evening briefing: Dhankhar after SC's ‘caged parrot’ remark; Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan

USA vs WI T20 World Cup 2024 pitch report: How will surface at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown play?

Myanmar's economy in crisis as civil strife disrupts trade and livelihoods

Canada’s Big Worry: A US Civil War

Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says

Drake won over ₹7 crore from a bet on India winning against Pakistan in World Cup T20 match: Report

In Graphics | Active or passive, smoking kills. Here's how

Delhi is not alone: How climate change has added average of 26 extra days of extreme heat across world

Gautam Gambhir a step closer to becoming India coach, Shah Rukh Khan aware as Dravid’s successor all but certain: Report

Bengaluru civic body secures game-changing World Bank loan of ₹1,500 crore for flood control: Report

India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, first country to ever reach that figure: U.N.

KL Rahul out of T20 World Cup race as Sanju Samson finds two fresh competitors ahead of India squad announcement: Report

Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century: report