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The question of repatriating objects is clearly more complex than returning human remains. It needs more debate, and more creative interventions to move beyond the current impasse.
Future population growth is expected to take place almost entirely in cities. We won’t fight climate change without them.
The South American nation is poised to end its 52-year civil war after a halting peace process that has used the weapons of both war and democracy.
The jailing of the two men shows the government of President Nursultan Nazarbayev well understands that it can no longer underestimate the power of new forms of civic activism.
More than any other, Venezuela is a country of Cuba’s making. But its own national tragedy is too deep for most citizens to mourn Fidel Castro’s death.
After weeks of mass demonstrations and a growing threat of impeachment, President Park Geun-Hye has said she is willing to resign before her term ends in February 2018.
In recent months, the flimsy foundations of Hong Kong’s autonomy have been exposed by a series of dramas.
Research into banks’ charitable activities shows a strong interest in disclosing donations made the the ruling family’s causes.
Beyond the challenges posed by President-elect Trump, Mexico has its own issues with border security, 3,000 kilometres to the south.
Coconut water may be the ‘it’ drink, but its producers face multiple threats.
India is engulfed in chaos after Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the wrong policy at the wrong time.
There’s no good reason why diagnosis rates differ. And it may be down to gender discrimination.
In a time of hunger and violence, Venezuela’s proposed peace talks are narrowly focused on power distribution. But where’s the seat for the countries citizens?
Skin whitening among women has long been commonplace, but now young Asian men too, are using a plethora of whitening products.
A proposed budget freeze would hurt everyone, but history shows women take the hardest hit.
Donald Trump’s election represents a new political order that is the culmination of existing developments worldwide. We need to come to grips with this new era.
Are high levels of violence and displacement in Central America and Mexico caused by natural resource exploitation?
Fake Cambodian sculptures have infiltrated the antiquities market, where they remain unacknowledged and their production continues unabated.
Phasing out greenhouse gas emissions entirely by mid-century is possible, and promising trends are emerging. But the next five to ten years will be the real test of whether we can make that happen.
A powerful diesel lobby and fragmented class action laws put EU consumers at a disadvantage.
Negotiations regarding a legal framework for the oceans – an area covering roughly half the Earth’s surface – are being dominated by OECD members.
Muslims everywhere were offended and psychologically shocked by the president-elect’s views. But Syria and Egypt think they can benefit from a Trump presidency.
All is not lost for the climate with the election of Donald Trump.
Do Mexico’s lowest earners need a big raise?