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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 21, 2017
What about killer robots?
Leaders from the robotics industry have written a letter to the UN urging a ban on “killer robots.” 116 robotics and artificial intelligence companies from across the world have co-signed..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 20, 2017
Pakistan's Mother Teresa
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Church have come together to prepare for an unprecedented state funeral for Ruth Pfau, a Catholic nun. During her incredible life..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 20, 2017
Women who stepped up
After former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was barred from holding political office, his wife Kalsoom Sharif has announced that she will be contesting in the..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 18, 2017
Malala is Oxford bound
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel peace prize laureate, is now heading to study in Oxford University. Malala gained global prominence when the Taliban shot..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 18, 2017
Dow down to Trump
America’s The Dow Jones industrial index suffered its biggest drop in three months on August 17th, 2017. The average fell 274.14 points, or 1.2 percent to close at 21,750.73.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 18, 2017
Red alert for Grace Mugabe
The South African police have issued a “Red Alert” for Grace Mugabe, South African police have issued a "red alert" on the country's borders to prevent Zimbabwe's..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 12, 2017
God or Law?
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ chief financial adviser and Australia's most senior Roman Catholic prelate, was charged with multiple counts of historical sexual assault. This has led to the…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 12, 2017
An unrivalled spy-plane
There was a spy-plane built by the US that was never lost to enemy action. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, which served in the US Air Force from 1964 to 1998, is still..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 10, 2017
China sends “unhackable” code
China has successfully sent an “unhackable” code from a satellite to Earth. This is the first time scientists anywhere in the world have been able to realize quantum key..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 9, 2017
Big oil’s electric problem
As demand of electric cars steadily grows, oil companies across the world have started contemplating on their future. Will this cause a significant impact on the still-profitable..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 9, 2017
HBO hacked
A group has hacked the entertainment company HBO and are blackmailing the company for millions of dollars. The hackers are threatening to leak scripts of the popular..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 1, 2017
Trump dictated his son’s statement
US President Donald Trump personally dictated his son’s “misleading” statement regarding Trump Jr’s meeting with a Russian lawyer that took place in June 2016..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 1, 2017
BAT under investigation
UK tobacco giant, British American Tobacco (BAT) is under official investigation by Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The company is facing allegations..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 31, 2017
12.7% unemployment in Saudi
Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia has risen to 12.7% in the second quarter of 2017. Tens of thousands have been laid off from the job market in the recent years due to a steep fall in oil prices.…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 31, 2017
Snapdeal calls off merger
E-commerce company, Snapdeal has terminated talks of a merger with its rival Flipkart. The deal was reportedly worth somewhere between $900-$950 million and has been in works for at least six months…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 29, 2017
Protests banned in Venezuela
Venezuela has announced that protests will be banned leading to the July 30th vote for a special constituent assembly. There have been multiple deadly protests across the country against the current…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 29, 2017
One super airline
Four of the biggest airlines from three continents have come together in a deal worth over $1.2 billion. A series of transactions announced have linked Delta Air Lines (DAL), China Eastern (CEA), Air…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 29, 2017
Corporate manslaughter in Grenfell Fire
Britain’s Metropolitan Police Service (Met police) has said that there are “reasonable grounds” to suspect the council and the organization that managed Grenfell Tower, of corporate manslaughter. The…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 27, 2017
UK economy grows by 0.3%
The economic momentum of the Britain has slowed down. The Office of National Statistics has released data confirming that UK’s GDP has increased by 0.3%. This had already been predicted by a number…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 27, 2017
Crime in Mexico
Mexican authorities have recorded 2,234 murders in June. This makes it the deadliest month in the nation in the past 20 years. Crime has been on a steady rise in the Latin American country in 2017.…