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U-20 World Cup: Indonesia awaits official word on postponement 28th December 2020 Illustration - The U-19 national team. (ANTARA/HO/PSSI) Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is still waiting for an official announcement from the worlds soccer governing body, FIFA, on the postponement of the U-20 World Cup from 2021 to 2023. Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali said that he learned about the postponement of the U-20 World Cup from the official FIFA website. "What FIFA...

Unprecedented new crisis coming: Covid-19 pandemic could be a warning for civilisation 27 Dec, 2020 05:10 PM 13 minutes to read By: Jamie Seidel Think 2020 was bad? 1177BC was worse. That was the year a civilisation collapsed. Now historians are warning that – if we dont heed the warning signs – 2077 may bring the same fate. Like our own, the Bronze Age civilisation survived many crises in the century before 1200BC. But, then – all of a sudden – it fell apart. It took just 30 years for ...

Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia Video PlayerClose JAKARTA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has vowed to use the cancelation of the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup as momentum to host a successful tournament in 2023. Footballs global governing body FIFA on Thursday announced the cancelation of the 2021 U-20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in Indonesia, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on international travel. FIFA added that Indonesia woul...

Notes from a year of unease Updated: Updated: December 28, 2020 13:11 IST Following a year of debilitating problems, restoring India’s image in 2021 will not be easy Share Article AAA An Army helicopter flies over a mountain range in Leh on December 3, 2020.   | Photo Credit: AFP Following a year of debilitating problems, restoring India’s image in 2021 will not be easy The year 2020 was a debilitating one for much of the world, India included. India had more than its share of problems. As...

Representational image | AFP Everyone loves a hero. The popular imagination of this hero is a sword-brandishing saviour who fights the villain, bleeds in war, and wears their scars as a badge of honour. And when the war is one against slavery and trafficking, rescued survivors are brandished as trophies, and the slave-rescuing heroes are awarded for their altruism and courage. The anti-trafficking or anti-slavery movements thrive off this popular imagination, because it capit...

The five languages of love that help us to heal Updated: Updated: December 22, 2020 12:37 IST While 2020 brought us the first-ever pandemic in our lifetime, many individuals, communities and organisations expressed their love in ways to heal the physical and emotional scars Share Article AAA While 2020 brought us the first-ever pandemic in our lifetime, many individuals, communities and organisations expressed their love in ways to heal the physical and emotional scars This time last year non...

Published: 12/25/2020 7:36:52 PM It’s hard enough to be a person in recovery from addiction. Imagine navigating recovery while pregnant or caring for a baby or toddler. FIRST Steps Together is a federally-funded program that supports people in recovery through one of life’s most rewarding and challenging transitions: being parents. The complexities of recovering from opioid or stimulant addiction while being a parent brings unique stressors and issues that the FIRST Steps Together program a...

MMXX – Annus Horribilis Manas has been a practicing manager before making mid-career switch to academics. Retiring as dean of a business school, he continues to be engaged with professorial work at Globsyn Business School, Kolkata. A liberal with deep faith in pluralism, enjoys cultivating contrarian thought and debating contentious issues. LESS... MORE Commentators writing year end pieces often check their temptation using the description annus horribilis to save it for a more appropriate o...

Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in eastern Congo Dec 24, 2020 author In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Congolese soldiers patrol the streets of Beni, Congo. (Credit: Jerome Delay/AP.) Conflict in the South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused “pervasive” gender-based violence, according to Catholic aid groups. YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Conflict in the South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused “pervasive” gender-based vio...

How to help people with autism? It starts by just being a friend Toggle share menu Advertisement How to help people with autism? It starts by just being a friend Keith Lees (centre) befrienders Zhang Ludi (left) and Toh Ee Ming (right) taking a selfie together with the sketches they drew during an excursion to Labrador Park one Sunday morning in December. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan) 28 Dec 2020 05:35PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: “Draw tree!” Kei...