Category: General Interest
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The Linguistic Identity of India
India is a nation where over 1.2 billion people speak 19,569 different languages or dialects as a “mother tongue.” The largest language census revealed interesting data concerning linguistics, identity..
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Complacency in Battle Against AIDS
The complacency in the response to the global HIV pandemic might risk a resurgence of the disease as the largest generation of young people transition into adolescence and adulthood. HIV is a virus that attacks..
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Optimism About Africa’s Future
Despite solid economic growth and progress in poverty alleviation, people’s outlook on the African region remains polarised. Africa is the world’s second largest and second most-populous continent after Asia..
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Daxing Airport high on surveillance
Beijing’s US$12 billion Daxing International airport, which is designed to handle up to 100 million passengers a year at full capacity, will feature cutting-edge surveillance technology to ease bottlenecks in security..
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Global Migration Woes
Hungary has withdrawn from a UN pact on migration, which it states is against the country’s security interests. The move comes amidst accusations that the EU has not taken comprehensive measures to counter..
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100 Years On: Mandela’s Legacy Lives On
On the centennial birth anniversary of South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela, the country continues its struggle with inequality. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 to a royal..
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Gene editing: A possibility?
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics said changing the DNA of a human embryo could be ‘morally permissible’ if certain conditions are met. However, gene editing remains highly controversial for a host of safety..
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The Finals Sunday
France won the World Cup 2018 final in a thrilling match against Croatia, who reached the finals for the first time in history, on 16 July. On the same day, in a meteoric return to Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic..
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EUSFTA: A pathfinder
The EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA), which is pending ratification, would be the first bilateral deal between the EU and an ASEAN country. Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister met with EU..
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US appeals against At&T-Time Warner merger
The US Justice Department has decided to appeal against a landmark court ruling that made way for telecom giant AT&T to buy Time Warner. After inventing the telephone in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell..