South Sudan is the newest country in the world. Yet, almost a decade and a half after acquiring sovereign state status in July 2011, it appears to enjoy a second-rate form of independence. Not under direct colonial control and no longer part of the larger (currently war-torn) Sudanese state, South Sudan has a contemporary form … Read more
In April 1991, violence struck South Africa as politicians debated how to end apartheid. Nelson Mandela joined Face the Nation to discuss the issues facing the country and his views on then South African President FW de Klerk. Two years later, the two men won a joint Nobel Peace Prize.This archival episode may contain themes … Read more
Mitzi Gaynor, star of big musicals of the 1950s, including “South Pacific,” “Les Girls” and a series of beloved 1970s specials, died Thursday. She was 93 years old. Gaynor’s management team, Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamunda, confirmed the announcement diverse She died of natural causes. “For eight decades, she has entertained audiences in films, television … Read more
A participant stands near the World Bank logo at the 2018 World Bank IMF Annual Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. — Reuters The World Bank adjusts India’s economic growth rate to 7% on an annual basis “It has recovered from the crises in Sri Lanka and Pakistan.” Bangladesh’s growth forecast was … Read more
South Korean author Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, delivers a speech in Gwangju, South Korea, in this photo taken in 2023. — Reuters STOCKHOLM: South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for “her intense poetic prose that confronts historical trauma and exposes the fragility … Read more