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Managing your environment for a sustainable future The current state of our environment in Guyana is disheartening. Whether you are walking through the bustling streets of one of our towns or driving through our ‘serene’ countryside, there is always an ever-present build-up of litter or waste. We seem to have the uncanny ability to create […]

(BBC)  –  A coup is under way in Sudan, where the military has dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency. The coup leader, Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan, blamed political infighting. Protests have erupted in several cities including the capital Khartoum. Three people are said to have died after being shot

(BBC) – Cam Adair finally realised that his addiction to video games was out of control when it made him consider ending his life. “I struggled with it for 10 years,” he says. “I dropped out of high school, never went to college, and pretended to have jobs to deceive my family. “I eventually wrote

GUANGZHOU, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Messages from the Understanding China Conference that closed Sunday show that China’s reform and opening-up have delivered tangible benefits to the world and contributed to a new round of economic globalization. The event, held in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s economic powerhouse of Guangdong Province, brought in-depth discussions on “New

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — China’s human rights development path and achievements were applauded at a United Nations (UN) side event on right to development hosted by China’s permanent mission to the UN on Friday. “China is an extempore reference for any developing nation around the world about how a nation … can move

US President-elect Donald Trump has awarded key roles in his incoming team to a top Republican party official and a conservative media chief.

(BBC) Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential contest could change America’s relationship with the rest of the world in some important ways. Here are five of them. Nato faces a shake-up Mr Trump has been hugely critical of Nato (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), a cornerstone of American foreign policy for more than 60

[BBC] – A commuter train has crashed into a rail station in the city of Hoboken, in the US state of New Jersey.

[BBC] – Three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slit by glass-coated strings used for flying kites on India’s Independence Day. Saanchi Goyal, 3, and Harry, 4, were looking out through the sunroof of their cars in different parts of Delhi when sharp strings slit their throats. Zafar Khan, 22, died