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Pella, Iowa, USA - Seated around long tables over lunch, two dozen students at Iowa's Central College opened their monthly meeting on sustainability by discussing the upcoming Iowa caucuses. Among other things, the group has organised marches to the mayor's office and written letters to the elected officials. There was no official endorsement, but Efrain Garcia reminded students to register and...

Bali, Indonesia - Musician I Gede 'Jerinx' Ari Astina was still in college at the University of National Education in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali, when he first got involved in activism. It was the year 1997, and massive demonstrations erupted across Indonesia, demanding the resignation of longtime ruler, Soeharto. Jerinx joined the movement, designing posters. "I once made a poster...

China said the number of people who have died from the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan late last year has now reached 304, with the new deaths all reported in the hard-hit central province of Hubei. Across China, there were 2,590 new confirmed infections in the 24 hours until midnight on Saturday, bringing the total so far to 14,380. More: Coronavirus: All you need...

New cases of infection with a novel strain of coronavirus, which emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, are being reported daily around the world. In China, at least 304 people have died and 14,380 people have been infected across the country, according to the government on Saturday. More: Timeline: How China's new coronavirus spread What we know so far about coronavirus ...

The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak has jumped to 304, the government said on Sunday, as foreign nations imposed extraordinary travel restrictions on China, and airlines suspended flights. At least 304 people in China were confirmed dead in the 24 hours to the end of February 1, according to the National Health Commission. Thousands more were confirmed infected, bringing that total to 14,380 people. More: Coronavirus:...

QatarDebate Centre (QD), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), recently organised the 3rd Qatar Universities Debate League in English as well as a public debate, at the Student Centre, Education City, with a total of 20 participating teams representing six institutions. The participants debated around three motions during the tournament. The topics of the tournament were: “ This house would...

Around 30 teams representing 20 Arab and Asian countries are participating in the first edition of the Asian Arabic Debating Championship in Kuala Lumpur, organised by QatarDebate. The Qatar Foundation member, in collaboration with the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), officially launched the championship during an opening ceremony. Abdulrahman I al-Subaie, head of the outreach programme at QatarDebate, said the focus...

Al Jazeera Centre for Studies (AJCS) has been ranked the top think tank in the Gulf region for the third year in a row by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania, US, in its 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index and the fourth in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)...

Beijing, China - After a week under quarantine in Wuhan, where China's new coronavirus emerged late last year, some of the city's thousands of international students are feeling isolated and anxious, with some hoping they can be evacuated. Four of an estimated 500 Pakistani students in the city have already been confirmed to have the virus, Pakistan's State Minister of Health Zafar Mirza...

New South Wales, the Australian state worst hit by this season's enormous bushfires, has announced an independent inquiry into the continuing blazes, including the reasons why they started and the role that climate change may have played. The six-month inquiry that will begin this week will examine how state authorities prepared and responded to the "unprecedented" 2019-20 bushfire crisis, state Premier Gladys Berejiklian...

The impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump entered a new phase on Wednesday as senators were given their first chance to ask questions to both the Democratic House managers prosecuting the case and the defence team working for the president. Both House managers and the president's lawyers presented their arguments for and against removing Trump from office over the last six...

The death toll in China from a deadly new coronavirus rose to 170, state media said on Thursday, as more countries announced plans to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak. Most of the deaths have been Wuhan and the surrounding province of Hubei. It reported 37 new fatalities. Some 7,711 people in China are...

New cases of infection with a novel strain of coronavirus, which emerged at a seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, are being reported daily around the world. In China, at least 170 people have died and more than 7,711 cases recorded across the country. More: Timeline: How China's new coronavirus spread What we know so far about coronavirus Coronavirus:...

Doha The art of debating is a time-honoured and long-standing tradition. And, in a world plagued by unrest and rising political tensions, the benefits of debating – which include developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills – are becoming an increasingly important factor in building progressive societies. QatarDebate is working to take the art of debate to the world. From organising the...