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Harmanpreet Singh will captain the Indian hockey team at the FIH World Cup 2026, scheduled to be held in Belgium and the Netherlands from August 15 to 30. Hockey India announced a 20-member squad …

How can countries better capture the contribution of culture to employment, international trade and sustainable development? This question was at the heart of the first meeting of the UNESCO Institute …

For most people, trust in government is shaped by everyday interactions. Can I renew a certificate without standing in a long queue? Can I find the right information without visiting …

If I asked you, you’d probably agree that “more jobs” are a good thing. Of course, some sectors have greater job-producing potential than others. That’s one reason why my employer …

There is a persistent and intuitively appealing idea that haunts labor market policy debates in developing economies: that jobs are a fixed pie, and if an older worker keeps a …

“My daughters never went to school — not because they didn’t want to, but because they couldn’t,” said Hadiza Mahamadou, 52, a mother of six from a village in Niger’s …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Austria on July 8, 2026[1]. This also included a discussion of the findings of …

The first-ever half-time show at the FIFA World Cup dazzled fans in and outside the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday (19 July). With the tussle in the 2026 final between Argentina and Spain on …

The FIFA World Cup 2026 final brought the thrilling festival of football across North America to a climactic conclusion with Spain beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time. To crown the World Cup-winning moment, Spain’s Rodri received the Golden Ball Award …

Two-time world silver medallist Oriane Bertone added the continental title to her growing list of accolades, claiming the 2026 World Climbing Europe Championship – Boulder crown in Barcelona on Sunday (19 July). The 21-year-old …