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From Covid-inspired tag in Mexico to soccer with no ball in Iraq: Francis Alÿs on his joyous films of children’s games
We use the expression “child’s play” to suggest that something is a doddle, yet the ways children entertain themselves are often the result of great ingenuity and resourcefulness. The Belgian-born, Mexico-based artist Francis Alÿs has spent more than 2…
What $7 bn ‘minerals-for-infra’ pact with China could mean for Democratic Republic of Congo
As President of the DRC since 2019, Tshisekedi represents a resource-rich country in the heart of Africa with a population of nearly 100 million and a GDP per capita of $653.7 (World Bank) as of 2022.…
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Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis
More than $100bn of public money has been awarded to private investors in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) courts, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet.
The controversial arbitration system which allows corporations to sue governmen…
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week May 27 to June 2, 2024
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers is a new initiative of UPSC Essentials to consolidate your prelims exam prep. Every Monday, take a quick look at last week’s current affairs tidbits curated specially for those preparing for UPSC and various other competit…
Wall Street lands on India, looking for profits it can’t find in China
Mumbai, India’s financial capital, has seen a lot of new faces over the past year. The heads of global banks have been trooping through, visiting its stock exchanges, buying property and hiring new staff.…
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AP interview: Divisions among the world’s powerful nations are undermining UN efforts to end crises
FILE – Jean-Pierre Lacroix, U.N. under-secretary-general for peace operations, speaks at the U.N. Peacekeeping ministerial meeting at the Accra International Conference Center in Ghana, Dec. 6, 2023. Lacroix said in an interview with The Associat…
Peace, the long-standing message for Memorial Day
This year’s Memorial Day comes right before the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. On D-Day, thousands of Americans gave their lives in the World War II invasion that began the liberation of Europe and led to the defeat of Nazi Ger…
As Europe’s power shrinks, its fear is growing and the result is huge mistakes
Europe no longer wields the power it once did in world affairs, when there was a liberal international order that hinged on US power and in which international cooperation flourished. In that world, Europe was not a superpower, but the hallmarks of the…
David Lammy tells US Republicans he can find ‘common cause’ with Trump
David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, has set out in a Washington DC speech his credentials as a British foreign secretary capable of working with a Trump presidency, saying he “gets the agenda that drives America First”, and insisting he would se…
COLUMN-High-flying zinc shrugs off European smelter restarts : Andy Home
LONDON, – Belgium’s Nyrstar is reactivating the Budel zinc smelter in the Netherlands after a four-month period of care and maintenance.
The company, controlled by global trade house Trafigura, said improved market conditions and the reinst…