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  • Pakistan retreats from US – Taliban peace talks

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    Pakistan has withdrawn from US-Taliban scheduled peace talk but will continue to play a facilitating role. A series of civil wars in 1996 saw Kabul fall into the hands of the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerged to end the country’s civil war and anarchy. By 1998…

  • Google launches AI centre in Ghana

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    US tech giant, Google has introduced the first Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory in Ghana to help address economic, political and environmental issues in Africa. Artificial intelligence refers to software and technology that uses data and algorithms to execute tasks that require human cognition….

  • Measles incidence increases worldwide

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    Measles cases increases by 300% worldwide, spurred on by anti-vaccination campaigns, supply chain issues and conflict. A vaccine is a biological concoction that provides acquired immunity to a particular disease. It does this by containing an agent that resembles …..

  • Saudi Arabia building nuclear reactor

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    Saudi Arabia is building a small reactor in its drive to divest from hydrocarbon fuelled electricity. The move brings questions of regional nuclear proliferation to the forefront. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the most powerful players in the Arab world. It is an oil-dependent nation with ….

  • iPhone production in India

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    Foxconn Technology Group, Apple’s largest manufacturer of iPhones intends to shift production from China to India. Apple uses manufacturers from around the world to deliver individual parts. The components manufactured by different companies all around the world are ultimately sent to just two companies to assemble into iPods, iPhones, and iPads…..

  • Trump announces 5G plans

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    The United States releases plans for an auction of radio spectrums to support its 5G ambitions amounting to US$20.4 billion. 5G (from “5th Generation”) is the latest generation of cellular mobile communications. It succeeds the 4G (LTE/WiMax), 3G (UMTS) and 2G (GSM) systems. The unique selling point of 5G networks is its capability to ….

  • Deeper EU-China cooperation in the near future?

    Deeper EU-China cooperation in the near future?

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    Given pre-summit tensions, the release of a statement and commitment to a timetable for developing a monitoring mechanism is an achievement. Concessions made by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang are evidence of Beijing’s desire to keep EU on its side ahead of G20 summit in…

  • Russia gambles on Arctic shipping

    Russia gambles on Arctic shipping

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    Russia plans to invest over US$11 billion in the North Sea Route in a move that could have significant economic and strategic ramifications.

  • US’ OPIC vs China’s BRI

    US’ OPIC vs China’s BRI

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    China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative is pitted against the US’ Overseas Private Investment Corporation in a global race for geopolitical, economic and normative primacy. The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is a development strategy adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure…

  • Brexit deadline extended to October

    Brexit deadline extended to October

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    Frustrated European leaders abandoned hope that Britain would sort its departure from the European Union anytime soon, slapping aside a proposal by Prime Minister Theresa May for a short delay and offering to extend Brexit until October 31, 2019. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave…