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What’s at stake in China’s plan to blow up islands in the Mekong
The pla beukis a beautiful behemoth; a gigantic toothless catfish with skin smooth and silky to the...
Is China the potential driver of a new wave of globalisation?
The final part of our series Globalisation Under Pressure considers how China is trying to take a le...
Ecuador’s school food is bad for kids — and the environment
Each year, malnutrition costs Ecuador the equivalent of 4.3% of its gross domestic product, as the r...
Facing disasters: lessons from a Bangladeshi island
The death toll of Bangladesh’s brutal monsoon season keeps growing. Authorities estimate that floodi...
Lipstick Under My Burkha: when real women take over Indian screens
“We see many films on male bonding, but hardly any on female bonding,” award-winning Indian filmmake...
In Philippines, climate change and conflict both conspire against rural women
Heavily exposed to increasing incidence of extreme weather events, the Philippines is among one of t...
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...
Why the French election is a pivotal test for Europe
French voters go to the polls on April 23 for the first round of what has been the most unorthodox,...