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New Delhi is running out of water
As summer temperatures soar above 40°C in New Delhi, acute water shortages are gripping parts of Ind...
When a river is a person: from Ecuador to New Zealand, nature gets its day in court
In the early 2000s, the idea of giving legal rights to nature was on the fringes of environmental le...
The Islamic State is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East
After three years of violence, Islamic State has encountered a major defeat that could mean that its...
Saudi rift with Qatar exposes growing division in the anti
This is the worst diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region in decades. On June 5, Saudi Arabia, United A...
Seeking energy security, Poland welcomes US natural gas but defends coal power
The first shipment of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Louisiana’s Cheniere Energy arrived...
Europe is going grey: can EU countries work together to care for their elderly?
European societies are ageing. In 1950, only 12% of the European population was over age 65. Today t...
Arundhati Roy’s new novel lays India bare, unveiling worlds within our world
Wearing two hats at once can be an uncomfortable fit, but it does not seem to bother the author Arun...
Otto John: new light shed on legendary Cold War double defector
Imagine if the director of the American FBI or Britain’s MI5 were to defect to a hostile state. Thin...