The CEO of the world’s fifth-largest liner says vessels and crews are stuck in Persian Gulf; warns on oil-price rise. Major U.S. importers are facing off against the world’s largest ocean carriers in ...

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Renowned journalist and NewsHour co-founder Robert MacNeil dies at 93 Robert MacNeil died Friday morning at the age of 93. He was the visionary and driving force in the creation of the institution ...

As the MDGs era comes to a conclusion with the end of the year, 2016 ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders last ...

Ineffective policies can persist, while potentially effective policies are often not adopted. The World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law explores why some policies fail to achieve ...