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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 23, 2018
Facebook should pay for news
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch said Facebook should pay fees to publishers if it is committed to supporting accurate news. His statement comes as pressure mounts on the..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 17, 2018
Polluting the skies
An analysis by American think tank, International Council on Clean Transportation, has revealed that Qantas is the least fuel efficient airline to operate in the Pacific. The report stated..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 17, 2018
Human parasites to blame for Black Death
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed that the plague infamously dubbed as Black Death was not spread primarily by rodents..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 16, 2018
China’s air purifying tower
China has built what is being considered as the world’s largest air purifier. A tower, standing at over 100 metres high, the structure has reportedly already wrought upon..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 16, 2018
Tourism rises in Spain
The UN World Tourism Organisation has announced that Spain is all set to replace the United States as the second most popular tourist destination in the world. France is expected..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 15, 2018
Honouring Nelson Mandela
In order to honour the life and legacy of former South African President Nelson Mandela, the United Nations General Assembly, will be holding a high-level meeting focused on..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 12, 2018
ISRO reaches new milestone
The Indian Space Research Organisation has achieved a new milestone by successfully sending up a rocket carrying India's 100th satellite along with 30 others. The space agency..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 12, 2018
Huawei- AT&T deal falls through
According to reports, the deal between China’s Huawei Technologies and US carrier AT&T has fallen through amid concerns over security. The two companies had decided to..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 12, 2018
Trump’s crude remarks
US President Donald Trump lashed out at lawmakers from both sides of the aisle regarding immigration reform in language that has since been described as racist and shocking..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 11, 2018
South Korean ban on cryptocurrencies
The South Korean government has issued a ban on all cryptocurrency exchanges. This has resulted in the plummeting in the value of Bitcoins and has thrown the cryptocurrency..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2018
An overheated oil market?
The prices of US oil rose to the highest levels it has been since 2014. This was partly due to production cuts made by OPEC. The price rise has been compounded by a increased..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2018
Richest man in history
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in history. On January 8th 2018, Bezos net worth reached $105.1 billion. He has replaced the old record, which was held by..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2018
Ibuprofen causes infertility?
A new study that has been published has linked the intake of the popular drug Ibuprofen to infertility among men. It stated that taking the drug for as little as two weeks may..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 8, 2018
Hot and Cold across the world
Australian meteorologists have noted that the current heatwave being experienced in Sydney, Australia, is the hottest one in over 80 years. Is climate change to blame for the..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 5, 2018
Are your details safe?
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has denied news reports that access to private Aadhaar data was being provided for Rs 500. Even if the reports prove to..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 4, 2018
MiFID debuts in Europe
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II - MiFIDII officially came into force on January 3rd, 2018. Thus, any firm that engages and conducts business within the..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 4, 2018
Will America win the oil race?
OPEC nations have continued to curb their oil output in order to address the slump in oil prices. However, that is being challenged by America that has continued to increase its..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 3, 2018
The perils of corporatization
Toray Industries Inc, a Japanese multinational corporation has admitted to having falsified data. The company has said that there were 149 cases of data falsification that had..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 3, 2018
Tackling pollution
In 2013, China came up with a five-year to clean up the country’s killer air. The nation set aside $277 billion for the initiative and set key targets to reduce air pollution particularly..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 2, 2018
Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT
In 2018, it was announced both Saudi Arabia and UAE would be introducing the Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first time. The taxes have been set at 5% on majority of goods and services. The Kingdom..