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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..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 5, 2017
EU tax crackdown– Amazon & Apple
The European Union has launched a fresh crackdown over taxes paid by tech giants Amazon and Apple. Amazon has been ordered to repay €250m (£221m..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
Is Trump mentally ill?
A group of psychiatrists and mental illness experts have written a book titled the Dangerous Case of Donald Trump arguing that President Donald Trump may be dealing with a..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
Cyber breach – millions affected
Equifax has revised its estimate on the number of people who have been affected by the data breach that was disclosed in September 2017. The company revealed that 145.5 million..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
Understanding black holes
In September 2017, scientists part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Scientific Collaboration announced that they were able to observe the collision of two black..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 2, 2017
His spirit lives on: The Mahatma
Millions of people have come to revere Gandhi as Mahatma, " The Great Soul" and to the struggling masses he endeared himself as Bapu , " The Father of the Nation "..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 28, 2017
A win for women
In a historic move, Saudi Arabia's King Salman has announced that women in the country will be allowed to drive cars. Saudi Arabia was the only nation that has a law preventing..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 28, 2017
The king of fake news dies
Paul Horner, a writer who became notorious for peddling "fake news" during the 2016 US election campaign has died at 38. He was found dead in his bed in Laveen..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 26, 2017
Electrify India
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new scheme aimed at providing electricity to all Indian households by the end of 2018. The program, which is called..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 23, 2017
Robot dentist
A robot dentist has successfully conducted dental surgery on a patient in mainland China. It conducted an implant surgery where a female patient was outfitted with two new teeth..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 23, 2017
Imagination sells itself
Imagination Technologies, the UK-based chip maker that used to provide Apple with its mobile graphics components, has agreed to sell itself to Canyon Bridge, a Silicon Valley-based..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 22, 2017
Fighting cancer
A research team from Israel may have developed a new methodology to effectively treat cancer. The team discovered that removing oxygen from the killer T cells resulted in an effect..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 21, 2017
Cryptocurrency war?
John McAfee, anti-virus software giant and a proponent of cryptocurrency, has said that there is going to be war between sovereign nations and cryptocurrencies in the immediate future..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
World running out of antibiotics?
According to a new report by the World Health Organization, the world is running out of antibiotics that effectively combat a number of serious health conditions..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
Implications of the Tata-Thyssenkrupp merger
Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge their European operations. The new company would be Europe’s second largest producer..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
Criminal probe into Equifax
The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Equifax, one of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the country. The company disclosed a data breach..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
Hurricane Maria on a warpath
Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 hurricane, has caused widespread devastation in Dominica. Is climate change to blame for the hurricanes hitting the Caribbean and US territories? ..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Mother Teresa’s humanity
Twenty years after her passing, Mother Teresa is still beloved by millions across the world. Her charitable acts still resonate and inspire. Mother Teresa (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) is..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Culture of Cruelty
Culture of cruelty is sweeping the world and it cuts across ideological as well as national borders. In India last week, the murder of Gauri Lankesh, a prominent journalist was..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
China takes over
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group has announced that it will be buying 74% of Gland Pharma, an Indian pharmaceutical company. The deal is worth $1.1 billion..