Month: September 2022
The rise and rise of GiveDirectly
Rory Stewart in 2019, as he formally launched his bid to become the new leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister of the United Kingdom in London, England. | Leon Neal/Getty Images The cash group is on track to
Read MoreGorbachev had ‘huge impact on course of world history’, Putin says
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had a “huge impact on the course of world history” who found his “own solutions to urgent problems”, Vladimir Putin has said.
Read More‘Nobody cares about us’: Death and despair as Pakistanis flee homes amid devastating floods
It’s simply so overwhelming and it’s hard to put into words. Pakistan is drowning.
Read MoreChina’s treatment of Uyghur community ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’, UN says
China’s treatment of its Uyghur population “may constitute crimes against humanity”, the United Nations’ Human Rights Office has said.
Read MoreIn the trenches, a foreign fighter’s view of Ukraine’s offensive
Back home in South Carolina, “Rockstar” was doing a bit of gardening. Today he’s scrabbling around in the trenches with a handful of foreign fighters as Ukraine stages an offensive to retake Russian-held areas. Some 15 kilometers (nine miles) from
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