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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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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 "..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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? ..

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..

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..

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..