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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2018
Genome Project: A Healthcare Revolution
A Cambridge research project has sequenced 100,000 genomes from around 85,000 people. The aim is to create a new genomic medicine service for the NHS, transforming the way people are cared for; 1 in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2018
Google has 'no plans' to launch Chinese search engine
Google has “no plans” to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told a U.S. congressional panel on Tuesday amid increased scrutiny…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Himalayan glaciers in potential crisis
A NASA led study shows that glaciers in High Mountain Asia are moving slower and that the slow-moving glaciers have thinned the most over time. This could pose a threat to the future stability of the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
May delays Brexit vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she would delay a vote on the withdrawal agreement she negotiated with the European Union. PM May was expected to face a devastating loss in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Australia is top LNG exporter
Australia became the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), overtaking the small Arab nation of Qatar, that has over recent years been the world's top producer. Qatar has seen its LNG…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Mallya to be Extradited to India
A UK court has ruled that Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited to India. Indian Investigators have demanded that Mallya, who defaulted on $1 billion in bank loans, be brought back…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Russia deploys bombers to Venezuela
Two Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers arrived in Venezuela, a deployment that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions. The deployment of these long-range bombers comes just a week after a…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 11, 2018
Trump under pressure
Donald Trump is facing pressure from all corners as he prepares to announce his replacement for John Kelly as White House chief of staff and for the conclusion of the Russia investigation led by…
Geopolitics - Op-Eds - Dec 11, 2018
China’s Role in East Asia
China’s growing role in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region raises concerns for other APAC countries, as well as for its trade partners. Its growing tensions with the U.S. and increasing flexing of its…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 11, 2018
70th Anniversary of Human Rights Declaration
As the world celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in an era of spreading nationalism and gross violations, it is fair to ask whether the global human rights…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 11, 2018
Armenia’s first post-revolution election
Armenia began voting in an early parliamentary election as Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sought a stronger mandate. He was elected by lawmakers in May after a peaceful revolution earlier this…
Technology - Op-Eds - Dec 11, 2018
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The accelerated development of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought it into the hands of the masses for everyday uses. AI-connected speakers alone are forecasted to be in 55 per cent of U.S.…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 11, 2018
Election roundup: Madhya Pradesh
India’s heartland voted on November 28 to kick off a year-long election cycle in the country which will include the important General Elections in April/May 2019. India is a federal parliamentary…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 11, 2018
GCC Summit Highlights Gulf Crises
Leaders and officials from six Gulf nations met in the Saudi capital to discuss cooperation, but regional disunity dominated the summit. The blockade of Qatar, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2018
U.N. rejects resolution condemning Hamas
A US-sponsored draft resolution that would have condemned the militant Islamic group Hamas, which controls Gaza, failed to win the required two-thirds majority in the UN General Assembly on Thursday…
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2018
Huawei’s CFO arrested in Canada
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and daughter of the company’s founder was arrested in Canada at the request of US authorities. She faces extradition to the US. The arrest threatens to…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2018
Global governance in a hyper-connected world
The eleventh edition of the World Policy Conference was held in Rabat, Morocco, from the 26-28th of October 2018. Tobby Simon, the founder and president of Synergia Foundation, at the eleventh…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2018
India’s 1.24 Mil Air Pollution Deaths
A Lancet Study says 26% of global premature death and disease burden by air pollution occurs in India. According to the study, India's average life expectancy would be higher by 1.7 years if the air…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2018
Annegreat Kramp- Karrenbauer is Merkels successor
The Christian Democrats have chosen Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to lead the CDU into its next phase. Ms Merkel has been the leader of the CDU since 2000 and the Chancellor of Germany since 2005.…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2018
Russia and Venezuela: United in Isolation
Hit by low oil prices, mismanagement and the impact of US sanctions, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking support from Russia. The country already owes Moscow billions, but an increasingly…