Author: synergia
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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 termination of a human pregnancy accompanied by the death of the embryo or fetus. The anti-abortion….
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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 backbone of the Western alliance. The Black Sea is a body of water and marginal sea of the…
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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 government. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a Southeast Asian nation….
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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 understand it today has its origins in the second half of the 19th century. The outcomes of the Scientific and Industrial Revolution were fused to benefit…
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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 of Taiwan is a highly contested region in East Asia. While Taiwan is considered a province in “Greater China,” it is largely an independent state The ambiguity…
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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 Pentagon said. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth…
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Bots helping Netanyahu win?
An Israeli watchdog group has found a network of hundreds of social media accounts, many of them fake, used to smear opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election and to amplify the messages of his Likud party, according to a report to be released soon. Israel defines itself as a Jewish and…
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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 arthropodal insects. They have slender, segmented bodies, a pair of wings, three pairs…
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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 is a Southeast Asian nation that occupies a strategic location between the Indian…
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Merkel enters Brexit fray
Angela Merkel is expected to fly to Ireland to discuss with PM Varadkar about preparations should a no-deal Brexit occur. Chancellor Merkel’s support is critical to PM May’s plans should she seek another Brexit extension. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union (EU), stunning…