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World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
World on a “crash course”
Jim Yong Kim, the President of World Bank, has warned that unless nations invest in human development, people across the world will lost millions of jobs to automation and remain..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Shift towards China?
Recently two of the largest communist parties in Nepal announced a merger ahead of the national elections. This has sparked concern over whether the nation is..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Hudson backtracks
The Hudson Institute, a think-tank based in Washington was forced to postpone an event featuring Guo Wengui, a Chinese tycoon, after it fell victim to a cyber attack..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
New Bubbles – German FM
Germany’s outgoing Federal Minister of Finance, Wolfgang Schäuble, has warned of the possibility of yet another financial crisis, similar to the one that resulted in..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Turkey-US ties suffer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken about US’s decision to suspend all non-immigrant visa applications and has deemed the development “upsetting.” Turkey has..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
The power games
The upcoming Chinese National Party Congress will convene on October 18th 2017. In the secretive world of Chinese politics, who’re the people who wield the most power?..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Elections in Liberia
On October 10th, 2017, Liberians will be voting to elect the next President of the nation. The current President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf served in office for 12 years.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Rhetoric by Revolutionary Guards
Iran has threatened "crushing response" against the US government if the latter designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group and imposes fresh sanctions.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Thaler wins Nobel
American economist, Richard Thaler, famed for being a pioneer in behavioral economics has been conferred the Nobel Prize in Economics. He is a professor at the University of Chicago..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Powerful fire in California
Fifteen powerful wildfires have raged across Northern California in the US killing at least 10 people. The fire, whipped by strong winds, scorched through the wine country and..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
War plans breached
North Korea has reportedly hacked South Korean systems and stolen sensitive military secrets. This includes an assassination plot against Kim Jong Un as well as joint South..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 8, 2017
Why did it happen?
Nearly a week after Stephen Paddock, opened fire on concert goers in Las Vegas resulting in the deaths of 58 people, questions continue to swirl around the worst mass..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 8, 2017
Compassion beyond Borders
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was released last month after being kidnapped and held hostage by Islamic extremist in Yemen for over 18 months..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 8, 2017
The Web 3.0
The sole Blockstack developer in Hong Kong, Larry Salibra, is hoping that decentralized platform will help users circumvent censorship in China’s mainland. Is Blockstack the..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 7, 2017
New horizons: Putin & Salman
Russia and Saudi Arabia announced large investment dela and joint ventures to further cement relations. King Salman of Saudi Arabia arrived in Moscow on Wednesday; the first..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 7, 2017
The unemployment woes
Government data has shown that the unemployment rate had risen to 5%, up from 4.9% in 2013-14. This is in addition to a recent study by economist Vinoj Abraham, who has..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 7, 2017
Fukushima earthquake
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan Trench, on the coast of Fukushima in Japan on Friday. Fridays tremor struck at about 4 am EDT near the Japan Trench , about 200 miles..
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 7, 2017
Inflation vs Interest
The Reserve Bank of India kept has key repo interest rates unchanged as they have forecasted that widely inflation would accelerate beyond its 4% target in the current and..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 7, 2017
May or may not
The uncertainty surrounding the future of British Prime Minister Theresa May has resulted in the loss of value to the Sterling. There is a movement to oust the Conservative Party..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 7, 2017
Winning the Nobel
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017. The only time nuclear weapons were used during warfare was in the final..