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World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Trump’s second veto?
The House voted Thursday to end U.S. participation in Yemen’s civil war, denouncing the Saudi-led bombing campaign there as worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis and sending the measure to…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 8, 2019
Israel’s elections: A turning point
The forthcoming Israeli general elections on April 9th will be the most vied for, equivocating and possibly pivotal in the country’s republican history. Israel’s society has become increasingly…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 8, 2019
Healthcare sector failing in Venezuela
Venezuela’s health system is in “utter collapse,” according to a report, including the exponential spread of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and diphtheria and “dramatic surges” in…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
Russo-Kazakh cooperation to grow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan’s new president discussed boosting political and military cooperation as the two leaders met after the shock resignation of former President Nursultan…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
South Korea rolls out 5G service
South Korea will become the first country to commercially launch fifth-generation (5G) services on 5th April 2019 as it rolls out the latest wireless technology with Samsung Electronics’ new 5G-…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
America pressurises NATO members
American believes that NATO members are not fully cognisant of increasing Russian threat in Europe. European powers, for their part, fear a new Cold War. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
US to step up Black sea surveillance
The United States is set to unveil a Black Sea package, adding more warships and surveillance in the old Cold War arena on the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
Facebook struggles to secure its data
Facebook faces another data breach, highlighted by the work of another cyber security firm who are increasingly protecting public privacy and security interests. Facebook, a social media and social…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
UN chief warns of nuclear threat
Izumi Nakamitsu, the U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, told Security Council members that the threat of nuclear weapons use has increased because the…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
Canada warming at twice the global rate
According to a report commissioned by the Canadian Environment and Climate Change Department, Canada is warming up faster than the rest of the world.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
US award grants to anti-abortion clinics
President Donald Trump’s administration announced that it would award family planning grant to a chain of crisis centres that oppose abortion and don’t offer contraceptives. Abortion is the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
ADB warns of slow growth in Asia
Growth in developing Asia could slow for a second straight year in 2019 and lose further momentum in 2020, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said, warning of rising economic risks from a bitter Sino-U…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
FAO paints bleak food security picture
The FAO’s recent report on global hunger, shows disproportionate food insecurity in Africa. Most acute hunger is caused by conflict, economic and climate related disruptions.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 4, 2019
Myanmar enforces controversial land law
Myanmar’s government has actively been enforcing a land law that evicts, fines and imprisons farmers, in a move that is seen by human rights activists as a reversal of promises by Aung Sun Suu Kyi’s…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 4, 2019
Drug prices balloon in the US
Some drug prices have increased significantly in the first three months of 2019. The rise comes amidst intense attention on the American pharmaceutical industry. The pharmaceutical industry as we…
Elections - Op-Eds - Apr 4, 2019
Chhattisgarh: The mineral hub of India
Chhattisgarh is one of the 29 states of India, located in the centre-east of the country. It is the tenth-largest state in India, with an area of 135,191 km2 (52,198 sq mi). With a 2011 population of…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2019
China major factor in Indonesia’s elections
President Widodo is likely to be assailed by other presidential candidates over perceived softness on China, making China a key factor in domestic electoral considerations. The Republic of Indonesia…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2019
Turkey out of F-35 program?
The United States has suspended Turkey’s participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet program until Ankara cancels its planned purchase of a sophisticated Russian air defence system, the…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2019
New technology to fight mosquitoes
Researchers, using CRISPR/Cas9, seek to genetically modify mosquitoes to dampen the spread of arboviruses in human populations. Mosquitoes are a group of approximately 3500 species of small…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2019
Taiwan gets an American boost
Taiwan is set to purchase fourth-generation F-16V fighters from the US, while China continues its incursions into American-allied countries in opposition to US Indo-Pacific policy. The island nation…