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Russian oil exports back above pre-Ukraine war levels as India and China buy 90% of Moscow’s crude

Asian giants are buying 1.5 million barrels a day from Russia – each

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Women's rights in Iraq

Twenty years on after the fall of Saddam Hussein, we meet Iraqi women activists who still face a massive uphill battle in their fight for equality. Also Annette Young talks to leading feminist, Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari on how the Israeli government's controversial judicial reforms could endanger women's rights. Plus with…

France 24 · Apr 14, 2023

Covid Arcturus news – live: True origins of Covid ‘may never be revealed’ as new variant cases soar in India

India has today seen its biggest jump in Covid cases for over a year, prompting concern over new strain

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Covid news – live: Cases soar again in India as doctors warn of ‘new symptom’

India has today seen its biggest jump in Covid cases for over a year, prompting concern over new strain

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Spotlight on family planning as India surpasses China as world’s most populous country

India is set to become the world’s most populous country on April 14, a title China has held for decades. Faced with a large – and growing ­– population of more than 1.4 billion, India’s family planning service is under pressure to maintain a decreasing fertility rate.

France 24 · Apr 14, 2023

Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid variant?

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 22 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

India's stretched health care fails millions in rural areas

Two Indigenous women both have a genetic blood disorder but lead vastly different lives

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Is India’s Rise Inevitable?

The roots of New Delhi’s dysfunction.

Foreign Affairs · Apr 14, 2023

This being my first Baisakhi after marriage is special: Dalljiet Kaur

For newlywed Dalljiet Kaur, who has taken her husband’s surname Patel, this Baisakhi is special. “This being my first Baisakhi after marriage, is absolutely special,” she says speaking to us from Kenya where she has shifted after marrying Nik Patel. She adds, “Though Nik is an NRI, he believes in…

The Times of India · Apr 14, 2023

A cyclone-hit Indian hamlet pins its hopes on a sea wall

Mary Sebastian, who lives in a fishing hamlet of 40,000 people in India’s southern state of Kerala, fears many weather events exacerbated by climate change: cyclones, surging seas, flooding and erosion

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023