Author: synergia
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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 polarised and political tensions are on the rise; the left-right dichotomy has grown beyond the Israeli – Palestinian conflict and now…
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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 infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. A socioeconomic and political crisis that…
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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.
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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) was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations ….
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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.
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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 headway made in the post-Cold War era toward denuclearization has “come to a halt.” The UN Office for….
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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-enabled smartphone Galaxy S10. 5G (from “5th Generation”) is the latest generation of cellular mobile communications. It succeeds the 4G…
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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.S.trade war and a potentially disorderly Brexit. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established ….
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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 networking site, was launched by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 along with some of his Harvard roommates…..
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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 Nazarbayev. Kazakhstan and Russia are both founding members of the Shanghai…..