Author: synergia
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Google’s business model and privacy
Google unveils several features geared toward safeguarding consumer privacy. However, given Google’s data-centric business model, can the company protect privacy?
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World poultry day
In conjunction with World Poultry Day on May 10th, the International Poultry Council is initiating an awareness drive on food insecurity. Will poultry be able to fill the gap in world protein supplies without any health concerns?
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Sri Lanka bombings, who did it?
Tensions caused by the Easter Sunday bombings are heightened by Sri Lanka’s history of ethnic and religious conflict. ISIS claims that the attacks were in retaliation for the Christchurch mosque attacks. Do we know enough to correctly ascertain the real motive of the attack?
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$40 million worth bitcoin stolen
Hackers stole more than 7000 bitcoin from crypto exchange Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Can Bitcoins be stored safely?
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Military expansion to protect OBOR
The US Defence Department expects China to add military bases around the world to protect the One Belt One Road (OBOR) infrastructure program. What are the implications of such a military build up?
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New Zealand introduces zero carbon bill
A New Zealand bill proposes a zero carbon emissions target by 2050. Opposition groups have condemned methane targets set by this legislation, accusing the government of favouring the fossil fuel sector over agriculture. Is there a rationale to these claims?
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Women, girls should be engaged in disaster risk management
Like society, disasters can be discriminative against people. Less access to social safety measures, financial conditions and support from the community, can add up to the woes caused by natural disasters. And, they discriminate gender wise too, as a recent World Bank report explains…
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Trump threatens more tariffs against China
America warns of additional tariffs on China after the countries were expected to sign an agreement ending their trade war. What has caused the Trump administration to threaten more duties? Two of the world’s largest economies, the US and China, are involved in a year-long trade war. Washington has….
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UN blacklists Masood Azhar
Jaish-e- Mohammed’s chief Masood Azhar has been listed as a designated terrorist by the UN Security Council 1267 Committee. Does this actually weaken the group operating in Pakistan? Masood Azhar founded Jaish-e-Mohammed after he was released by India in 1999. He was one among the three men set free by the…
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Israel, the Gaza Strip and Eurovision
Israel and the Gaza Strip regularly engage in violent exchanges. Israel recently employed targeted assassinations after years of restraint. Why has Israel changed its tactics now? Hamas is a Sunni-Islamist organisation marked as a terrorist group by Israel, the US and the…