The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially started in August of 2018, in the northeastern regions of the country bordering Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan. Claiming more than 1,300 deaths, with cases doubling in the past three months, the Ebola crisis is escalating but remains...
China once accepted half the world’s plastic trash, and recycled much of that. Increased waste and sloppy cleaning encouraged China and other Asian nations to reject massive shipments from wealthy nations. “Until recently, these countries had been guilty of ‘distancing’, the practice of shifting...
Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, handily won a second term as president of Indonesia after an election marked by highly nationalistic rhetoric. Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous nation and Southeast Asia’s largest economy, but maintaining and boosting economic growth will depend on...
Election and the economy: Populist Jokowi wins another term as Indonesia's president, and the future of foreign investments like this copper-gold mine hang in the balance
WASHINGTON, DC: After a convincing victory in presidential elections,...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in office for just a year, approaches China with new confidence. During a visit to China, the prime minister was candid about India’s strategic distrust and its determination to build new ties with other powers including the United States, Japan and Australia....
Measuring the rival: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xian, top; Modi examines ancient terra cotta warrior
LONDON: The three-day trip to China by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was rich in...
New Zealand mourns a terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch that left at least 49 people dead. Three suspects are in custody. At least one gunman, from Australia and reported to espouse white supremacy ideologies, filmed the attack and live-streamed parts online. None of the four had been...
For 3000 years, India operated with a caste system; from birth, Indians understood their status and role in society. Prohibited by law, the caste system remains a source for discrimination in India. By law, the public sector and public universities set aside a percentage of jobs for people born...
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Summer of 2007 may well be remembered for a string of bad financial news: increasing numbers of homeowners in the US struggling to pay home mortgages, the decline of the US dollar, and climbing oil prices as conflict and tension linger in the Middle East. Yet the world economy flourishes despite...
The world economy continues to exhibit amazing resilience to events that in the past would have hurt it severely. This summer the combination of robust economic growth and low inflation seems to be continuing almost...
After the global narcotics trade, sport is the world's most globalized and profitable business. With a television audience spanning 200 countries, the NBA boasts a larger global footprint than the United Nations. The crown jewel in the basketball league's push to lure international talent...
The NBA understands the power of an icon. When Michael Jordan retired from basketball, the league's ratings began to fall. To bounce back, the NBA expanded overseas and lured foreign talent to the game. And there is no...
