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    Afghanistan’s Girls’ Education is a Women’s Rights Issue

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    Open Data Advocates Urge International Energy Agency for Free and Open Access to Data

    The authors of the letter argue that open data can provide a wide range of benefits, including access to data for some of the...
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    Afghanistan, Neighbouring Countries Foreign Ministers to meet in China end-March

    The meeting will help build consensus among the neighbours on the issue of Afghanistan and discuss how to promote stability in the country and...
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    Governance

    The Paradox of China–India Relations

    Recent relations between China and India have been divided by both security tensions and opposite alliances. But on 25 March, the China–India relationship seems...
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