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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2018
EUSFTA: A pathfinder
The EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA), which is pending ratification, would be the first bilateral deal between the EU and an ASEAN country. Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister met with…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2018
Angolan Journalist Acquitted
Angolan journalist and human rights activist, Rafael Marques has been acquitted by a court in Luanda Friday in a ruling that is described as a huge victory for press freedom in the country..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2018
Desalinated Water Increases Risk of Heart Disease
After monitoring nearly 200,000 people in Israel, researchers found that those who drink desalinated water showed an increased risk of heart disease. Israel has recently planned to build two…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2018
BAE Systems to build Australian warships
British multinational defense, security, and aerospace company, BAE Systems, has been chosen for Australia's largest peace-time warship-building program..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2018
Increased breach notifications after GDPR
The first month after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was implemented, regulators across Europe have seen a sharp increase in the number of complaints..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2018
Gender Violence: India The Worst
A poll that surveyed 550 global gender experts has named India as the most dangerous country for women in the world. Afghanistan ranked second, Syria third..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2018
Genocide and beyond
Genocide is an evolutionary process consisting of 10 stages that are predictable, but not inescapable. At each stage, counter measures can be deployed..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 18, 2018
Colombia Elects New President
Ivan Duque, right-wing conservative, is all set to be Colombia’s President after sweeping past Gustavo Petro on 17th June. The new President is set to maintain..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 16, 2018
Worst Water Crisis in India
India is facing the worst water crisis in history as demand for water has far surpassed the supply, risking the lives of millions, according to the government think tank NITI Aayog. .
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 16, 2018
WHO classifies styrene as “probable carcinogen”
After years of debate and evidence collection, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reclassified styrene from being a “possible carcinogen” to a “probable carcinogen.”
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 14, 2018
‘Upwelling’: The Antarctic Melt
The high seas are getting even higher, and all that water is largely coming from a colossal Antarctic ice melt that has gotten much worse in recent years..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 13, 2018
The Silk Road of Energy
Turkey’s President Recep Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev inaugurated the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) on June 12. The pipeline will carry gas..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 11, 2018
Pope speaks on global warming
In a recent conference titled “Energy Transition and Care for Our Common Home”, Pope Francis stressed on clean energy and reducing the use of fossil fuels..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 9, 2018
False news spread faster than truth
When false news hits Twitter, it moves faster and farther than the truth. It travels at about 6 times faster than standard news. To stop the of fake news, we have to first understand it..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 8, 2018
Universalism: The Genesis of Indian Nationalism
“The soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance. This plurality of our society has come through assimilation of ideas over centuries. Secularism and inclusion are a matter of faith for us. It…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 7, 2018
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan
The Indian government has approved new measures to help check the rapidly expanding sugar surplus on Tuesday. The move comes as a result of BJP’s defeat in Kairana..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 7, 2018
Economic co-efficiency of peace
The economic impact of violence on the global economy in 2017 was US$14.76 trillion in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). This is tantamount to 12.5 percent..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 5, 2018
Fuego’s fury over Guatemala
One of Central America's most active volcanos, Volcan de Fuego, erupted in fiery explosions leaving thousands displaced and injured on Sunday. The death toll..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 4, 2018
Reduced chemotherapy for breast cancer?
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine could greatly reduce the number of women who need to undergo chemotherapy as treatment for breast cancer..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 1, 2018
Google’s Project Sunroof
Google has announced the release of its Project Sunroof in the UK. Project Sunroof is an automated software that will help citizens assess the potential for their homes..