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Singapore Tops List of ASEAN Countries on 2016 Logistics Performance Index, Ranked 5th Globally

Progress in logistics performance has slowed for the first time since 2007 for least developed countries, while ASEAN economies displayed a mixed trend, with some countries backsliding in their overall logistics performance and others performing...

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MEPs urge EU countries to take more asylum-seekers from Italy, Greece and Turkey

EU countries must honour their pledges to accept refugees relocated from Greece and Italy, to relieve migratory pressure on these two “frontline” countries, and at the same time discourage irregular entries by opening up legal and safe routes to the...

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BRINGING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ONLINE IN AFRICA

ESA is now working with satellite operator Avanti Communications to bring a swathe of new affordable Internet services to more people across sub-Saharan Africa through the Hylas-4 telecom satellite, due for launch next year.

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2016: Another low year for declining Arctic sea ice

Measurements of the extent of summer Arctic sea ice reveal that 2016 has been the joint second lowest year on record.

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