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World military expenditure was $1686 billion in 2016, an increase of 0.4 percent in real terms. Total military spending accounted for 2.2 percent of the global GDP in 2016 The five biggest spenders in 2016 were the USA, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and India Military expenditure increased in Asia and Oceania, Europe (Central, Eastern and Western) and North America The …

The World Photography Awards, an annual competition hosted by the World Photography Organisation, recently announced the winners of its Open and National categories for 2017. This year’s contest attracted 227,596 entries from 183 countries. Here we present the top 10 winning photographs.

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Fourteen Oscar nominations for “La La Land” equalled the record and put this love story with dancing at the peak of the movie world. In any case, “La La Land” has achieved, by any measure, a spectacular success. In fact, “La La Land” won six Oscars: Production Design, Cinematography, Original Score, Original Song, Best Director (Damien Chazelle) and Best Actress …

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False alarms, accidents and misunderstandings involving nuclear weapons are inevitable. The UK Trident missile test of June 2016 reminds us that nuclear weapons are complex technological systems which can fail or interact with human actors in unexpected ways. Former US Secretary of Defense William Perry argues that it is more through good luck than good management that we have avoided …

Shedding the fear that had gripped the country amidst a fresh wave of terrorist attacks, thousands of cricket lovers thronged Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium to watch the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 edition. Lahore was just like the centre of the universe for the cricket enthusiasts as people from all parts of the country were there to witness …

Best Picture: Moonlight Actor in a Leading Role: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone, La La Land Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis, Fences Animated Feature Film: Zootopia

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