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- Azerbaijan (1,400)
- Bangladesh (459)
- China (1,817)
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- Japan (1,436)
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- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
On public culture
THERE is a connection between people throwing trash outside their homes and women being groped on buses, and between low turnouts at civic protests and men using roadsides as toilets. And that is that no one takes ownership of public places in Pakistan. Public space is experienced differently according to gender and class but the focus here is...
Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying German businesses are ready to invest there if the right conditions are in place.Merkel made her remarks ahead of a visit to Berlin by Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk next Friday, when the two leaders...
Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying German businesses are ready to invest there if the right conditions are in place. Merkel made her remarks ahead of a visit to… …read more Source:...
“Now everyone is stunned by this situation”
The political analyst about Armenia’s and European Union’s possible partnership Head of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies, political analyst Manvel Sargsyan does not think that it is accidental that right now the EU wants to start negotiations on a new agreement with Armenia. The geopolitical events are full...
Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying German businesses are ready to invest there if the right conditions are in place. …read more Source: The...
Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption
Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying German businesses are ready to invest there if the right conditions are in place. …read more Source: Channel...
Tennis: Radwanska to face Pliskova in Tianjin
BEIJING (AFP) – World number six Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Russias Elizaveta Kulichkova at the Tianjin Open on Friday, setting up a semi-final clash with Czech Karolina Pliskova.Second seed Radwanska won 7-6, 6-2 in an hour and a half, while third seed Pliskova beat Hungarys Timea Babos 6-3, 6-2.Fifth seed Kristina Mladenovic of...
Ukraine, Japan, Egypt win UN Security Council seats
Ukraine, Japan and Egypt won seats at the UN Security Council on Thursday as world diplomacy is overshadowed by tensions with Russia and bloodshed in the Middle East. Senegal and Uruguay were also among the five countries that garnered the required votes for council seats during a secret-ballot poll held at the UN General Assembly. The five...
Negative outlook remains for recession-hit Russia: S&P
PARIS (AFP) – The outlook for Russias recession-hit economy remains weak, as it struggles with international sanctions and weak oil prices, ratings agency Standard & Poors said Friday.S&P said it expected the Russian economy to expand by about 0.4 percent annually between 2015 and 2018, well down on the average 2.4 percent seen in...
Ukraine to work closely with Malaysia under UNSC membership next year
KUALA LUMPUR: Newly-elected United Nations Security Council (UNSC) non-permanent member, Ukraine, will work closely with Malaysia on the MH17 tragedy during its term, says Ukrainian Ambassador to Malaysia Ihor Humennyi. …read more Source: New Straits...
