Tajikistan
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Global remittances are the oil that keep globalisation going
- Opinion
- November 16, 2019, 06:00
To see how remittances are changing the world, visit Vila Fabril, a suburb of Anápolis, a Cork-sized city a few hours south of Brasilia. Surrounded by(...)

Searching for a quiet beer under the watchful eye of China's police
- Asia-Pacific
- August 20, 2019, 17:12
Visiting Urumqi recently, the capital of the northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang, you somehow had the feeling you were never alone. Whenever I l(...)

More than 30 killed in Tajikistan prison riot blamed on Isis
- Asia-Pacific
- May 20, 2019, 10:59
Three prison guards and 29 inmates have been killed in a prison riot in Tajikistan that the government blamed on Islamic State militants. Tajikistan(...)

Kazakhstan’s president steps down after 30 years in power
- Asia-Pacific
- March 19, 2019, 16:10
Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, announced his resignation on Tuesday saying the oil-rich central Asian nation he has ruled for 30 y(...)

HIV rate across Ireland rose by 8% in 2018, figures show
- Health
- January 5, 2019, 13:01
The number of people diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Ireland rose by 8 per cent last year with 531 diagnoses in 2018, up from 492(...)

Trump’s diplomatic chaos: Visiting Ireland? A new ambassador?
- World
- September 15, 2018, 06:05
Even by the standards of the Trump presidency, this week’s developments regarding the US president’s visit to Ireland were bewildering. Less than two (...)

Rape of women and children in Nepal spiralling upwards
- Asia-Pacific
- September 2, 2018, 20:29
Low between the hills that surround the Kathmandu valley, the lush green landscape around Nepal’s capital belies a troubling debate taking place in th(...)

A dream crushed on a mountain road: the cyclists and the Isis militants
- Asia-Pacific
- August 8, 2018, 11:18
Asked why they had quit their office jobs and set off on a biking journey around the world, the young American couple offered a simple explanation: Th(...)

‘Be damned with them’: Summary justice for women accused of joining Isis
- Middle East
- May 22, 2018, 10:03
In a small holding room in a Baghdad court, French citizen Djamila Boutoutao cradled her two-year-old daughter and begged for help. Boutoutao (29) is(...)

Amryt signs new deal to expand Lojuxta licence
- Health & Pharma
- May 10, 2018, 09:58
Biopharmaceutical firm Amryt has signed a deal with Aegerion Pharmaceuticals to expand its exclusive licence agreement for Lojuxta (lomitapide). The(...)