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All eyes are on the United States as November’s Congressional elections approach. The outcome will answer many alarming questions raised two years ago,...

When flash floods tore through Ellicott City, Maryland, this spring, Governor Larry Hogan called it a "once-every-1,000-year" event - even though...

Argentine President Mauricio Macri is used to seeing bad poll numbers as he struggles to drive through an unpopular austerity program that has cut fuel...

The 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession left the Global North 10 per cent poorer than it otherwise would have been, based on 2005 forecasts. For...

With the value of Bitcoin having fallen by around 70 per cent since its peak late last year, the mother of all bubbles has now gone bust. More generally,...

The United Kingdom’s “Remainers,” who still hope to reverse Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, have placarded British cities with a...

US President Donald Trump is using economic warfare to pursue his foreign-policy objectives. In August, his administration announced that it would double...

Once forbidden by colonialists from cultivating coffee, indigenous people in southern India have won a prestigious award for their bean, which they farm...

When the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was announced, it was met by a sigh of relief around the world. A deal to replace the North American...

The world is finally waking up to the threat posed by one of the most overlooked diseases of our time. Last month, the United Nations General Assembly...