US superstar Simone Biles continued her spectacular return from a two-year break by claiming her 21st world title with all-around gold at the world gymnastics championships on Friday. Already a winner of team gold on Wednesday, the American produced a dominant display to score 58.399 points and secure the title ahead
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ICC World Cup 2023 kicks off today
The long-awaited ICC World Cup 2023 is set to kick off tomorrow (October 5, 2023) with a highly anticipated clash between reigning champions, England, and runner-up, New Zealand, at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Ten teams from across the globe will compete in this year's Cricket World Cup, with
Deepening democracy in an AI-enabled world
In 2002, the Human Development Report (UNDP) focused on ‘Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World’. It was an important discourse then [and still is] that evoked lot of insightful cross-regional exchanges of ideas. It reiterates that politics matter for human development because people everywhere want to be free to determine
World’s richest nations must set more ambitious climate goals
Individually and collectively, member countries of the G20 are falling far behind in their greenhouse gas reduction goals and are failing to make the significant cuts on emissions that would be needed to keep global temperatures low, despite possessing the technological and financial capabilities for reducing emissions. And with the hottest
78m children don’t go to school at all: UN chief
A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today "don't go to school at all" because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement - while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. Calling for more funding for education in emergencies spearheaded by
Why is Bangladesh important in India’s G20 presidency?
As India tries to shape the global agenda through G20, it needs Bangladesh’s support to translate many of these ideas into action in its neighbourhood In recent years, Bangladesh-India relations have entered the ‘Sonali Adhyay’ or the Golden Chapter in their relations. Setting the seal on this bilateral bonhomie, the Prime
Living another year dangerously
Anis Chowdhury 2022 has been a year of great uncertainty when it seemed the world perilously reached the brink of self-destruction – be it human-induced climate change or military conflict. Welcoming 2022, we had enough reasons to be optimistic; but it was another ‘year of living dangerously’ – Tahun vivere pericoloso
The world is not prepared for the next health emergency
Transforming education, transforming the world
Leaders from across the world are uniting at the UN Secretary-General’s Transforming Education Summit to address a global education crisis that threatens to derail decades of development gains and is depriving millions of girls across the world of their inherent human right to access a quality education. As we mobilize financial
