One in every 10 children works, out of schools
Some 160 million children earn a living, instead of going to school; Child labour, springing from a lack of social justice, has increased during last 20 years: ILO official
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Tourism & sports united for sustainability
Sports Tourism plays a key role in enhancing economic growth and social development in many destinations. It creates jobs and supports businesses in cities and rural communities alike.
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Revolution will not be t̶e̶l̶e̶v̶i̶s̶e̶d̶ digitised
This isn’t the first time that the military establishment has been on the receiving end of a public backlash. Will
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Race, culture, terrorism and ‘deep structures’
Akbar Ahmad and Noam Chomsky examine examine issues of race in America which engender different forms of violence and terrorism. While race is on the surface of society, understanding how it related to society’s deeper structures can help make sense of it. It is the failure to tackle race issues that is partly responsible for the turbulence in contemporary American society.
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Tajik security forces kill 25 ethnic Pamiris
The Pamir region happens to be the only part of the country where protesters still take to the streets against the government.
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First Global Youth Tourism Summit gets underway
The Summit will bring children and youth from every global region together, giving them a platform to share their vision and hopes for the sector
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Afghanistan: New Great Game in the heart of Asia
Regional powers are seeking to fill the vacuum left by the abrupt departure of the US and its Western allies.
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Uberisation of farmlands
In the name of saving the climate, big technological and agriculture firms and corporations will uberise farmlands
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A world without hunger
There is nothing more obscene than the existence of hunger, the terrible indignity of working hard but being without the means for sustenance.
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‘We need public pressure, not just summits’
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has told the BBC that summits will not lead to action on climate goals unless the
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Rights defenders reject ‘negotiations’ with TTP
Prime Minister Imran Khan in interviews to TRT, a Turkish channel, and ‘Middle East Eye’ said that his government was in talks with TTP.
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Take control of your knee pain
Knee pain is the most common health issue in mountain regions and urban centres alike. But simple home exercises and stretches can help ease some common types of knee pains.
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Anti-Taliban protests erupt in Afghanistan
People fly the country’s national flag in defiance of the new rule; Taliban shoot three people dead, injure dozens High
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A 2,500-kilometer road trip by Anzor Bukharsky, one of Central Asia’s most beloved photographers and cultural commentators, offers a rare
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Hundreds of Afghan soldiers escape to Tajikistan
In places where the Afghan defence forces and the local uprising forces stood against the Taliban, not only did the Taliban fail to gain any territory, but its forces were also thoroughly defeated.
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