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The Israeli election; The price of Bibi’s comeback
The prime minister resoundingly wins a fourth term. But the divisive tactics that secured his victory at home may cause him trouble...
Lee Kuan Yew, the Leader Who Lasted
Why the passing of a 91-year-old Singaporean is attracting such notice. By the time of his death on Monday at age 91, Lee Kuan Yew had...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; The infrastructure gap
Development finance helps China win friends and influence American allies. SINGAPORE - STRATEGIC rivalry between America and China takes...
Nuclear safety "The ultimate security blanket"
Almost three decades after the catastrophe that wrecked it, a proper tomb for reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is...
Lee Kuan Yew, who led Singapore into prosperity over 30-year rule, dies at 91
Lee Kuan Yew, whose efficient but often heavy-handed leadership helped transform Singapore from a chaotic British colonial backwater into...
Ghana Downgraded Deeper Into Junk by Moody’s on Oil Slide
Ghana had its credit rating cut by Moody’s Investors Service after the West African nation warned that tumbling oil prices will worsen...
Solar eclipse set to plunge UK and Europe into darkness
United Kingdom - Millions of people could witness the best solar eclipse in years seen from the UK and northern Europe later. A path...
Parents risk lives climbing exam buildings to help hundreds of Indian students cheat
Parents have been risking their lives in India by scaling school buildings to help their children cheat in the country’s equivalent of...
UK urges Rwanda to lift BBC broadcasting ban
Corporation’s local-language FM radio services were suspended last October after anger over film questioning official accounts of 1994...
Saudi Arabia's new desert megacity
Middle East - With a flourish of his hand, the uniformed security guard waves us down the private road that leads to the newest city in...
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