As a ceasefire brings a measure of peace to the Dresden-like hellscape that Gaza has become, it is time to take stock of all that has been lost. The human cost of what the UN commission of inquiry recognises as a genocide is of course…
Few feelings are more thrilling for a literature scholar than unearthing an archival gem. Urmila Seshagiri, professor of English at the University of Tennessee, got to experience such a jolt when she was told about previously unseen…
The plight of poverty has long been recognized as one of the main calamities keeping people from living a safe, healthy, long, and fulfilling life. It represents a violation of human dignity and the denial of choices and…
The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition. This global alliance brings together health and finance ministers, philanthropic organizations, business…
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A powerful blast at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania’s capital Bucharest collapsed floors,…