NNW Bureau

The FIFA World Cup 2026 concludes on Sunday (19 July, with the closing ceremony taking place ahead of the final. Spain await Argentina in the men’s football final, which is being hosted in the USA’s New York …

Argentina launched yet another late comeback to stun England in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals and march on to the final against Spain on Sunday (19 July). Anthony Gordon had given England a 55th-minute lead but Argentina …

Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was the only Indian challenger left standing at the Japan Open 2026 badminton tournament after she reached the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Thursday. PV Sindhu, …

To help address these challenges, the Netherlands has renewed its support for UNESCO’s work to promote freedom of expression and strengthen independent media worldwide. At a signing ceremony held on …

New UNESCO data available here: The Science Decade is harnessing the full spectrum of sciences to address compounding global crises such as climate disruption, inequality and the governance of emerging technologies like AI …

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2026 – The World Bank today approved a second additional financing of EUR 119.6 million, equivalent to $140 million, for the Republic of Senegal under the Enhancing Connectivity …

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15th, 2026 – The World Bank Group institutions (IBRD, IDA and IFC) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) …

Botswana’s economy contracted by 2.8% in 2024 and a further 0.7% in 2025, reflecting the combined impact of weaker diamond revenues, widening fiscal pressures, and limited progress in economic diversification. …

Building on Success: How Korea’s Real Estate Expertise Is Driving Development Korea’s transformation from aid recipient to one of the World Bank’s key donors within a single generation stands as …

The largest disruption to the global oil market in decades should have sent prices soaring. But after spiking at the start of the war in the Middle East, crude prices …