The right’s next target: foreign aid
The same crew that brought you Brexit now has a different target.
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Curry in crisis, Bollywood bored of London: how India’s perceptions of Britain are changing
The cultural bond between India and the UK is unravelling, thanks to harsher visa rules and Brexit. We look to…
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The scramble for dividends in Asia is just getting started
In the West the grasp for yield has become a protracted theme for investors. Income hungry, they have been forced…
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Fresh evidence suggests China’s ancient mythical Great Flood might have actually happened
The apocryphal tale of a natural disaster creating the country’s First Dynasty is backed up by a recent archaeological excavation.
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What the “honour killing” of celebrity feminist Qandeel Baloch reveals about Pakistani liberals
The cultural icon, known as “Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian”, was killed by her brother, in a country where more than 1,000…
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Brexit means little to refugees prepared to die fleeing climate change
Britain can shut its borders, but it can't alone stop climate change.
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As we reach the 50th anniversary of China’s Cultural Revolution, are we seeing echoes of Mao?
With the official verdict being that Mao was “70 per cent good, 30 per cent bad”, his legacy is never far…
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The Great Wall of Sand
China’s aggressive claims to sovereignty in the South China Sea have angered its Asian neighbours and raised fears of a…
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