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Far from an extension of our secular Halloween, this Mexican celebration is a deeply religious custom with its own rituals, folklore and history.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organisation.
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Creating employment and fighting corruption are two of the subjects discussed in the wide ranging discussion.
China’s show of strength over Taiwan being transmitted live in Beijing.
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Welcome to an era of two parallel worlds in global business.
Fourth wave of globalisation saw China’s increasing role as a global powerhouse.
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The global external shocks require a total rethink, repurpose and reform of the process of globalisation.
The sea port of Matadi at the Congo River. Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Now is the time for African countries to start looking for African value chains or alternatives to global value chains.
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China’s innovation plans and international trade tensions may risk an economic ‘decoupling’ with the West.
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Companies are moving their production back to developed countries. This is jeopardising the decades-long progress in global poverty reduction.
The new species Humbertium covidum .
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A new species of flatworm is invading us. It is metallic black in color and its name is Humbertium covidum.
There have been major demographic shifts in the profile of Ghana’s lawyers.
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The present state of legal education in Ghana cannot be discussed without understanding its beginings.
Frosty barely even describes it.
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China is at a crossroads: it is retreating from the world’s major economies at the very moment it arguably needs to open up.
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Could a national football team of multicultural players usher in a more inclusive version of Englishness?
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Research shows that when people feel insecure and anxious they become more concerned with identity values such as nationalism, status and success.
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Based on the nostalgic yearning for an imaginary past, Kiwiana should be quietly retired in the face of massive social and political change.
The Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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South African customary law should be understood from the perspective of dissonance between the past and the present.
Erosion damage caused by Hurricane Hanna is seen along the Fisher border wall, a privately funded border fence, along the Rio Grande River near Mission, Texas, on July 30, 2020.
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As a zoonotic virus, COVID-19 is itself a symptom of human-influenced climate change. It is also indicative of the humanitarian impact of future environmental crises.
Wuilber Machaca, a quinoa farmer who lives in the Aymara community of Huancarani in Peru’s Puno region.
As the twin crises of climate change and Covid-19 continue to unfold, a traditional crop can help South American communities preserve biodiversity and their heritage.
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As world trade breaks down into a patchwork of regional blocs, it raises questions about the future of global multinationals.
Italian police seize the largest ever haul of speed just south of Naples on July 1.
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Illicit and legitimate trade are closely connected, so how come one seems to be rising while the other has plunged?
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Coronavirus has revealed the extreme plight of Bangladeshi factory workers.
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The Indian Ocean provides a new way of looking at world history that has been dominated by European accounts.