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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 10, 2018
Accused named in Gauri Lankesh murder
Indian police have arrested a right-wing activist in connection to the murder to journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh. She had been an outspoken critic of right wing politics..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 10, 2018
Bangalore’s water
Bangalore, a city in southern India, suffers from acute water stress. However, officials have dismissed claims that Bangalore is set to be the “next Cape Town”..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2018
Japan cryptocurrency crackdown
Japan’s regulatory body the Financial Services Agency ordered Tokyo-based cryptocurrency platforms FSHO and Bit station to close operations for a month. The agency..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2018
Qatar Airways suffers “large loss”
Qatar Airway’s Chief Executive Officer Akbar al-Baker has revealed that the airline carrier will be reporting a “very large loss” for the fiscal year. This is due to the..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2018
Climate change warms Arctic
The Arctic region has experienced the warmest winter ever recorded. Scientists have claimed that this unprecedented event was due to global warming. Climate change is a..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2018
PNB’s fraud widens
The scale of the Punjab National Bank is likely to rise beyond the nearly $2 billion mark so far outlined by the lender. Experts have stated that this is likely the biggest ban..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2018
A.J. Paulraj honours
A.J. Paulraj, VSM, AVSM, Stanford University Professor Emeritus, has been inducted into the United States National Inventors Hall of Fame for his contributions to..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2018
The Vatican hackathon
The Vatican will be holding a hackathon event this week. The event is intended to raise awareness on a number of social issues. The Vatican City State is a sovereign..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2018
Broadcom blocked
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has announced that it will be conducting a review on Broadcom’s takeover of American telecommunications..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2018
Kobe Steel CEO to quit
On Tuesday, Hiroya Kawasaki, CEO and Chairman of Kobe Steel Ltd announced that he will step down to take responsibility for a widespread data fraud scandal..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2018
China’s “Heavenly Palace” to fall
The European Space Agency and Aerospace Corporation have recently released updates on a Chinese spacecraft’s re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. It is believed..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 5, 2018
Bidding war for Essar
The bidding war between ArcelorMittal and Numetal for Essar Steel will come to a head this week. Will India’s new bankruptcy laws play a vital role on who wins control..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 2, 2018
Saving Lives – Seconds to Success
The Synergia Foundation is in collaboration with the Bangalore City Police, the Railway Police Force, The Fire and Home Guards & ELCITA (The Electronic City..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 2, 2018
5 types of diabetes
Researchers believe that there are actually five types of diabetes. Earlier medical professionals largely classified diabetes into two main “types” or categories. Diabetes is..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 1, 2018
Nobel Laureates speak against Erdogan
In an unprecedented move, 38 Nobel Laureates have published an open letter to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They have urged him to reverse course on..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 1, 2018
The first light
Scientists have reportedly detected traces of the earliest light in the universe. According to the latest research that has been published, this light is thought to have..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 23, 2018
Snapchat shares fall after tweet
On Thursday, Snap Inc. shares dropped up to 8% after a tweet from social influencer Kylie Jenner expressing disinterest in Snap’s social media app, Snapchat..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 22, 2018
Tackling Bitcoin thefts
Jon Montroll, the founder of the Bitcoin exchange BitFunder has been arrested by US authorities for lying. He reportedly tried to avoid taking responsibility for a theft worth..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 20, 2018
Israel-Egypt strike deal
An Israeli company has struck a $15 billion-dollar deal to export natural gas to Egypt. Yuval Steinitz, the Israeli energy minister has deemed this the most significant..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 20, 2018
Deutsche continues cuts
According to reports, Deutsche is in the process of cutting jobs to scale down costs. Last year, the Bank’s Chief Executive John Cryan said that he believed that..