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Balancing security powers with civil liberties after Paris attacks

France, Dec. 1 -- On the night of 13 November 2015, then president Francois Hollande declared a nationwide state of emergency, granting French police and intelligence services extraordinary authority ... Read More


Bangladesh court jails British MP Tulip, mother Rehana and ex-PM Hasina in graft case

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court has delivered its verdict in another corruption case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members over the allocation of plots in the Purbachal New... Read More


New food and feed laws needed to let insect protein stop world hunger - Alessandra Nasharyna Anak George Martin, Geetha Chandra Regan, and Mohd Istajib Mokhtar

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 1 -- The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2 calls for the eradication of hunger and the promotion of sustainable agriculture by 2030. Yet, the road to this ambiti... Read More


Tinubu has a police palaver, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- When Olusegun Obasanjo returned as the president of Nigeria in May 1999, according to Mohammed Dikko (MD) Yusuf, a former Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) he "inherited a Police F... Read More


Lounge Loves: Shuffalo, 'Last Samurai Standing' and more

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- I recently spent a weekend in my hometown in Himachal Pradesh to get some respite from the Delhi pollution. During an impromptu visit to a temple, I saw a pandit wearing an exquis... Read More


Actor Josh Brolin recalls knowing a very different 'Donald Trump'

Los Angeles, Dec. 1 -- Actor Josh Brolin has spoken candidly about his former friendship with US President Donald Trump, saying he remembers Trump as a very different person before his time in the Whi... Read More


Security stepped up near courts ahead of another verdict against Hasina family

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Security has been ramped up in the court area of Dhaka ahead of the verdict in another corruption case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her n... Read More


Yen climbs to two-week peak amid renewed intervention speculation

Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- The Japanese yen strengthened past 155.5 per dollar, reaching a two-week high as markets revived expectations of intervention and adjusted to the Bank of Japan's policy shift. The mo... Read More


Indonesia commits US$1 billion as it joins New Development Bank

Jakarta, Dec. 1 -- Indonesia has committed an initial US$1 billion investment after joining the *New Development Bank (NDB), marking its formal participation in the BRICS-led institution. Coordinatin... Read More


Tanzania launches major livestock vaccination drive to protect rural livelihoods

India, Dec. 1 -- Tanzania has rolled out a nationwide livestock vaccination campaign targeting millions of cattle, goats, sheep and chickens. The five-year drive aims to curb zoonotic and transbounda... Read More