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Not just who pays, but how to get paidNepal grapples with immense reconstruction costs due to catastrophic flash floods driven by climate change. Developed nations, primarily ac...- MacKenzie Scott's $100 million donation helped wipe out $40 billion in medical debt—here’s how Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife's strategy worksJeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott's remarkable contributions have enabled Undue Medical Debt to eliminate billions in medical debt. This ...
- Tariff rationalisation set to continue, more steps likely in FY28 Budget: FMFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed ongoing import tariff rationalisation efforts. Further measures are expected in the budget fo...
- Independence Day 2026: Radio jockey who rebelled, how a girl ran a secret radio stationIn the midst of the 1942 Quit India movement, Usha Mehta bravely created Congress Radio, a secret station that disseminated calls for resis...
- China blacklists 14 European firms in retaliation for EU's Russia sanctionsChina has added fourteen European organizations to its export control list. This action is a direct response to the European Union's sancti...
- Pakistan can hit an oil jackpot amid a widening US-Iran warGulf states are seeking military partnerships with Pakistan amid regional tensions. Pakistan could gain oil and investment while deepening ...
- Global climate action is at stake in the UN top court's biggest ever decision to question countries over climate changeThe International Court of Justice is delivering a landmark opinion on climate change, potentially establishing a global legal standard. Th...
- How might the World Health Organization fight future pandemics?World Health Organization (WHO) members are set to resume talks in Geneva. They will discuss new rules for responding to pandemics. This fo...
- Landmark climate change case opens at top UN court as island nations fear rising seasThe top UN court has commenced hearings on the legal responsibilities of countries to combat climate change and assist vulnerable nations. ...
- World Bank poised to host climate loss and damage fund, despite concernsCountries are making progress in establishing a "loss and damage" fund to help nations affected by climate disasters. Negotiations have bee...
- When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?The recent search for a submersible vehicle that was lost during its mission to explore the wreckage of the Titanic has once again raised t...
- Rich nations finalise $100 bln climate aid at Paris summit: French president Emmanuel MacronThe $100 billion pledge falls far short of poor nations' actual needs, but has become symbolic of wealthy countries' failure to deliver pro...
- Pakistan says it will not seek Paris Club debt restructuringFinance Minister Ishaq Dar made the statement at a press conference days after rating agency Moody's last week downgraded Pakistan's credit...
- Who owns the virus? Coronavirus pandemic sparks debate on data sharingChina, where the novel coronavirus emerged late last year, shared the viral genetic sequence data (GSD) with the World Health Organization ...
- Credit Suisse 'target' in US tax evasion probeThe United States has started a formal probe against Credit Suisse for allegedly helping wealthy Americans to evade taxes.
- Poor cannot be sacrificed to climate pact: Manmohan SinghThe Prime Minister said he looked forward to 'constructive deliberation'.
- UN to press G8 on food crisis, climate change, povertyUN chief Ban Ki-moon would press Group of Eight (G8) leaders at their summit in Japan next month to tackle the world food crisis, climate c...
- 'Reform programmes should not undermine basic rights'International financial institutions and wealthy States while imposing structural reform programmes on poor countries should ensure that th...
- US backed India on Glivec patentA day after the Madras High Court struck down the petition of pharma giant Novartis on Glivec, civil society organisations, including Medec...
- 'Don't show off wealth, payback to society'The Indian industry's success in wealth creation is worth celebrating, but showing off the riches through ostentatious parties is as good a...
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