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Topic: Africa

Youthful Africa to overtake aging Asia in workforce

Alex Tanzi -
The number of 15-to-64-year-old Africans today is a quarter of the size of Asia’s working-age population. By 2100, however, Africa will surpass Asia.

If you need more reasons to stay away from sugar, this new study could prove helpful

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

Doctors are leaving this country en masse, and no one is trying to stop them

Olayinka Ilesanmi -
Nigeria is facing a major crisis of brain drain, but the real problem is that the government doesn’t seem to be concerned.

Indian meat exporters urge China to end controls for its own good

Bloomberg News -
Beijing’s border controls to stop swine fever have badly hurt Indian buffalo meat exports but is also threatening to cause a protein shortage in China.

Killer GM fungus helps scientists destroy 99% of malaria mosquitoes in 45 days

Sandhya Ramesh -
The study, conducted by teams from University of Maryland, US, & Burkina Faso's IRSS, spells hope for medics battling malaria.

Africa could become the new China if it plays to its industrial strengths

Noah Smith -
The IMF forecasts that six of the top 10 fastest growing economies this year will be African given its immense potential in the manufacturing sector.

Airtel, in cost war with Reliance, plans London IPO for Africa arm to cut debt

P. R. Sanjai -
Airtel is Africa’s second-largest mobile operator with almost 100 million subscribers across 14 countries in the continent.

Three of Africa’s First ladies have been particularly powerful

Jo-Ansie van Wyk -
Africa's first ladies are influential political actors who are active domestically, regionally and internationally. Even more so since none of the constitutions of these countries referred to the position.

Chimpanzees show unexpected behaviour, one that helped human ancestors flourish

Lydia Luncz -
Scientists have observed for the first time Chimpanzees aggressively smashing Tortoise shells to obtain the meat, a behaviour that offers a window back to our own evolution

African nations demand lifting ban on hunting elephants, ivory trade

Antony Sguazzin -
Heads of states such as Botswana and Zimbabwe, which are home to most of the world’s elephants, are unhappy with "others" debating and taking decisions on the issue.
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Opinion

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

Bloomberg Opinion -
The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

Nuapada byelection may change Odisha’s political landscape. It should not be ignored

BJP’s uniformity push is harmful. Ladakh shows federalism is the core of our democracy

Economy

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Udit Bubna -
Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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