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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 16, 2018
FBI warned about shooter
Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old suspect in Florida's Wednesday school shooting, has reportedly confessed to having opened fire on his former teachers and classmates..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 15, 2018
Democracy icon Tsvangirai passes
The death of Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was announced on the 14th of February. Throughout his political career, Tsvangirai was known as the primary..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 15, 2018
The threat of electronic waste
UN reports have estimated that the world currently has 44.7 metric tonnes of electronic waste, of which only 20% is recycled. Hong Kong recently opened its Waste Electrical..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 15, 2018
First ever human case of H7N4
China has reported the first ever human case of the H7N4 strain of the avian flu. The patient, who has since recovered, was a woman living in an eastern coastal province..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 14, 2018
Addressing health through tech
As technology continues to grow and evolve, it can present a number of solutions to health problems faced by millions living in urban areas. However, do these technological..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 13, 2018
The world’s urban water crisis
As South Africa’s Cape Town barrels towards “Day Zero” of its water crises, media has begun to focus on other large cities that might soon be in a similar position. The broad..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2018
Powerful earthquake hits Taiwan
people and 256 injured. According to the latest reports, more than 40 people are feared to be trapped inside a building that currently tipping perilously. In addition..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2018
Future Wars and Likely Conflict Situations
In January 2017, a distinguished gathering met at the Synergia Forum to discuss the future of wars and potential conflicts. The purpose - to ascertain if there was space..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2018
China dominates list of top universities in Asia
In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2018, China and Hong Kong emerged as key players. According to the list, three of the top ten institutions in Asia..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2018
Other International Conferences
The Synergia Foundation has organised five international conferences on topics that have an impact on human security & sustainability. Here is a review of the main..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2018
Issues in Press Freedom
In March 2017, renowned journalists, people from various fields of business met at the Synergia Forum to discuss the increasing issues that the press around the world is faced..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2018
Internship/ Workshop Talks
The Synergia Foundation provides internship opportunities for students and trainees. The four-week program helps the trainees gather insights from some of the brightest..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 5, 2018
UK takes on Russian oligarchs
In a bid to tackle corruption in the UK, the government has notified that Russian oligarchs suspected of corruption will be forced to explain how they acquired their lavish..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 2, 2018
Maldives in turmoil
In 2018, in a surprising ruling, a court in the Maldives threw out the "terrorism" conviction against the island nation's former President Mohamed Nasheed. He was the nation’s first democratically..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 1, 2018
Super blue blood moon
On Wednesday, 31 January 2018, a rare celestial convergence named as "Super blue blood moon" occurred for Australia, Asia and some parts of the US and Eastern Europe..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 1, 2018
Numbers drop for Facebook
On Wednesday (31st January), the Facebook earning report showed that the time spent by users in North America the last quarter of 2017 had fallen by approximately 50 million..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 31, 2018
Will Amazon disrupt pharma?
Indicating growing frustration over high prices, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase have announced that the three corporate giants will be forming an..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 30, 2018
Rule of cryptocurrencies in 5 years
On 30 January 2018, John McAfee said that Cryptocurrencies will become a pervasive form of 'moolah' in under half a decade. “In five years’ time, over half the world, I promise you..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 27, 2018
Relief for Bombardier
In a move that surprised many, U.S. International Trade Commission voted unanimously that Boeing (BA)was not harmed by Bombardier and its all-new C Series jet..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 23, 2018
Children need to play
Every child begins their journey through life with a creative mindset that approaches the world with curiosity, with questions, and with a desire to learn about the world and themselves..