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From the Tigris to the Indus and the Yangtze to the Nile, rivers were essential to the emergence of human civilisation. Millennia later, hundreds of millions of people still depend on rivers to quench their thirst, grow food and make a living. And yet we are …

It's one of the most telltale signs of fast fashion - op shops swamped with clothing they can't use. So what can be done? Gordana Rodden reports. It's a warm Tuesday morning as Hastings' Kim Priest arrives at work to 10 banana boxes worth of clothing donati…

The worlds rivers are under unprecedented pressure from contamination, damming, and diversion, which are straining water resources, destroying ecosystems, jeopardizing livelihoods, and damaging human health. International cooperation can save riparian systems…

Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline. PHOTO: FILE There is a huge potential for cooperation between Pakistan and Turkmenistan with the TAPI and TAP projects the prime example of it. The modern rapprochement between Ashgabat and Islama…

Sister cities/city twinning fosters explicit international camaraderieImplicit international camaraderie (an encyclopedia editor edits 2 pages) is abundantOver a million places in Wikipedia have mappable coordinatesSee on a …

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