The missing puzzle piece in India’s child stunting crisis
A new study finds that caste plays a vital role in high rates of stunting in children in India....
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Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader’s coalition claims victory
The parliamentary majority will allow Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consolidate power and advance reforms....
S Africa’s Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant
The 28-year-old made history as the country’s first deaf representative at the beauty contest....
UN climate talks ‘no longer fit for purpose’ say key experts
Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan’s president calls oil and gas a “gift of God”....
US President-Elect pledges to end wars in the Middle East
US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to build a strong military and bring an end to wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.In his first...
The Onion buys Alex Jones’s Infowars at auction
Infowars was auctioned as part of a defamation ruling after Jones falsely called the Sandy Hook School shooting a hoax....
Zuckerberg records ‘romantic’ cover of explicit rap hit
The Facebook founder collaborates with T-Pain on a cove of Lil Jon’s 2002 filthy floor-filler Get Low....
Council tax in England set to rise by up to 5%
It means the average household faces an increase of more than £100 to their council tax bill next year....
Bid to soften farm tax change rejected by Treasury
The department for rural affairs suggested exempting some older farmers from having to pay, Newsnight is told....
Building more prisons not answer to crisis – Gauke
The man in charge of reviewing sentencing says a more “strategic” approach to prisons is needed....