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The South Korean won has weakened against major currencies including the dollar in the wake of China’s devaluation of the renminbi as well as the U.S. …

In 1874, Father Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American president of Georgetown University, and thus the first African-American president of a …

Why does misinformation spread so quickly on the social media? Why doesn’t it get corrected? When the truth is so easy to find, why do people accept …

The National Assembly has passed the “well-dying” bill, which would allow terminally ill patients to refuse meaningless life-sustaining treatments and die …

It has been 12 days since the electoral map used for the previous general election expired Dec. 31 without a new one put in its place. It is the first time in …

Last year was a memorable one for the global economy. Not only was overall performance disappointing, but profound changes — both for better and for worse …

NEW DELHI — It has been more than a year and a half since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power on a promise to build a new India, one founded on …

On Christmas Day, hopes for high-level peace talks between India and Pakistan were higher than they’d been in years. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made …

Republicans claim that Barack Obama is too passive on foreign policy. A few Democrats see him that way when it comes to politics. The president, however, is …

The power struggle in Tehran between moderates and hard-liners is heading toward a showdown in next month’s elections, which could shape the political …