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In the mountains and valleys of Tajikistan, a landlocked country in central Asia, poor and marginalised communities are struggling to cope with the impacts of climate change.
South Africa fell two places in the latest Doing Business report, published by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and currently ranked at 34 out of 183 countries.
In a short period of less than a month, Russia has sought to assert its role in international forums as a leading player in a multipolar world. This objective is informed by the nationalistic view...
A group of Moscow's ex-Soviet allies on Thursday stopped short of following Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions in Georgia.
While their statement criticised Georgia's aggression it made...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted talk of a new Cold War.
The...
Chinese President Hu Jintao, buoyed by an Olympics that lifted the global status of his country, arrived in South Korea on Monday for talks on expanding bilateral trade and ending North Korea's...
A new diagnostic test unveiled by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday will allow doctors in poor countries to find out within hours -- instead of months -- whether patients have...