NEW DELHI — Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after chronic kidney disease. He was 90. 
His contribution to cinema was recognized as a director, editor and screenwriter. He came into the limelight with films — Ankur (1974), Nishant (1975), Manthan [...]

A Chinese professor has sparked widespread outrage after asking a visiting Kazakh diplomat during a think tank event how to make Chinese women “obediently have children.” The controversial remark, made in mid-November, surfaced online recently, triggering a wave of anger across China, particularly among women. 
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A Chinese professor has sparked widespread outrage after asking a visiting Kazakh diplomat during a think tank event how to make Chinese women “obediently have children.” The controversial remark, made in mid-November, surfaced online recently, triggering a wave of anger across China, particularly among women. 
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Financial markets, ratings agencies and European Commission are pushing France to bring down its deficit, to comply with European Union rules limiting debt and keep borrowing costs from spiraling [Read More]

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Financial markets, ratings agencies and European Commission are pushing France to bring down its deficit, to comply with European Union rules limiting debt and keep borrowing costs from spiraling [Read More]

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In early December, China tightened export controls on dual-use goods to the United States. A recent report warns that this ban could disrupt the production of over 20,000 components used by the U.S. military, particularly in naval systems and nuclear missile technology. 
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In early December, China tightened export controls on dual-use goods to the United States. A recent report warns that this ban could disrupt the production of over 20,000 components used by the U.S. military, particularly in naval systems and nuclear missile technology. 
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Launched in August 2018, the spaceship is on a mission to help forecast space-weather events that can affect life on Earth [Read More]

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Launched in August 2018, the spaceship is on a mission to help forecast space-weather events that can affect life on Earth [Read More]

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The intense weekslong clashes come at a time when Syria, battered by over a decade of war and economic misery, negotiates its political future following half a century under the Assad dynasty’s rule [Read More]

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