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Who are the Real Visionary Leaders?

Mazie Nakhro When we say about certain politicians of ours, “He’s a visionary leader,” do we really know what we are talking about? In 2004, both Neiphiu and Shürhozelie came up

Perspective / 31st May 2017
Militarism is not helping anyone

Aheli Moitra Last week we saw a strange press conference. An Indian Army Major, Nitin Leetul Gogoi, walked to a table-chair set up in a garden with news channel mikes on it. He was in full

Editorial / 31st May 2017
African Continent – More than Just Conflicts, Corruption and Disasters

IPS World Desk Natural and man-made disasters, armed conflicts, widespread corruption and deep social inequalities have been so far a dramatic source for most news coverage when it comes to Africa,

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'Magical' antibiotic modified to beat bacterial resistance

IANS Researchers have found a way to make a "magical" antibiotic so powerful that it could eliminate the threat of antibiotic-resistant infections for years to come. Scientists at The

/ 31st May 2017
Korea 'ready' for intercontinental ballistic missile tests

Seoul, May 31 (IANS) North Korea on Wednesday said it is ready to test launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), one day after the US successfully tested a defence system to intercept such projectiles.

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Philippines' Duterte uses Lewinsky affair to hit back at critical Clinton

MANILA, May 31 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday denounced the daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton for criticising him over a joke about rape, and questioned whether she w

/ 31st May 2017
India to take ties with Spain to new level: Modi

Madrid, May 31 (IANS) Ahead of talks with his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India was committed to take ties with Spain to "a new level". Ad

/ 31st May 2017
Smoking during pregnancy may damage babies' liver

London, May 31 (IANS) Smoking cigarettes during pregnancy is likely to cause damage to foetal organs, especially to the liver, and may do lasting harm, revealed a study. The findings, led by resear

/ 31st May 2017
'59% Indians feel ban on loose cigarettes will help cut smoking'

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Nearly 59 per cent of Indians feel that banning the sale of loose cigarettes is likely to discourage the habit of smoking, a survey has showed. Selling cigarettes in ones a

/ 31st May 2017
How bacteria in your body may promote diabetes

New York, May 31 (IANS) While a large waistline and high blood sugar levels are known risk factors for diabetes, researchers have now found that having bacteria that penetrate the mucus lining of the colon may

/ 31st May 2017
China 'happy' about India rejecting Australia's proposal for naval drill

Beijing, May 31 (IANS) China on Wednesday said it was "happy" to know that India has refused Australia's offer to join upcoming naval exercises with Japan and the US, a move that could have irked Beijing. &n

/ 31st May 2017
More youngsters sharing personal data online with strangers

Moscow, May 31 (IANS) In the age of social media, a worrying trend of sharing private and sensitive content with strangers is fast growing among youngsters, Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said o

/ 31st May 2017
First pollution early warning system aims to cut deaths, health hazards

By Mukta Patil IANS | Indiaspend The first monitoring and early warning system in India was launched on May 12 in Ahmedabad, with the hope that it will reduce the health impacts and deaths from air pollutio

/ 31st May 2017
Fewer Indians use tobacco, but country still world's No. 2 consumer, producer

By Ojaswi Rao IANS | Indiaspend Fewer Indians used tobacco in 2015-16 than a decade ago, but only China consumes and produces more tobacco, keeping cancer rates high, according to the latest national health

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British PM May could lose majority in June 8 election - YouGov projection

LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May could lose control of parliament in Britain's June 8 election, according to a projection by polling company YouGov, raising the prospect of political deadlo

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Daughter of ousted South Korean leader's friend 'unaware' of Samsung sponsorship details

SEOUL, May 31 (Reuters) - The daughter of a central figure in a corruption scandal that led to the ouster of South Korea's president said she was unaware of details of Samsung Group's sponsorship of her equestr

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Activist probing factories making Ivanka Trump shoes in China arrested – group

SHANGHAI, May 31 (Reuters) - A man has been arrested and two are missing in China after conducting an investigation into a Chinese company making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, China Labor Watch, a New York-based

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Nowhere to go for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after cyclone wrecks camps

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, May 31 (Reuters) - Left drenched and near destitute by a cyclone that hit Bangladesh a day earlier, thousands of Rohingya refugees hunkered down in the ruins of their camps on Wednesday

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Pentagon successfully tests ICBM defence system for first time

WASHINGTON/VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Tuesday cheered a successful, first-ever missile defence test involving a simulated attack by an intercontinental ballistic missile,

/ 31st May 2017
Huge bomb blast kills at least 80, wounds hundreds in Afghan capital

KABUL, May 31 (Reuters) - A powerful bomb exploded in the morning rush hour in the centre of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people, wounding hundreds and sending clouds of black smoke into the sky abov

/ 31st May 2017