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Neighborhood News Digest – 25 October 2023

Afghanistan Taliban benefiting from international aid through ‘fraudulent’ NGOs, says U.S. watchdog – The Hindu The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan has warned that the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through the...

October 25 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 14 September 2023

Afghanistan China becomes first country to send envoy to Afghanistan after Taliban takeover – Wion Recently appointed Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Sheng, presented his credentials to Taliban Prime Minister Mullah Hassan Akhund in the...

September 14 , 2023

Europe Might be more Vulnerable than Most to Omicron

At 8:19 PM, on another day of incessant drizzle in Chennai, I clicked on Bloomberg.com only to see the following headlines captioned boldly on the landing page: Yes, it is somewhat appropriate – whether intended or not – that Bloomberg had focussed...

November 30 , 2021