Category: General Interest
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Malaria crisis in Latin America
In what threatens to be the next healthcare crisis in Latin America, experts have revealed that Malaria cases in Venezuela have jumped by 69% in 2017 alone. The nation..
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The effect of microplastics
Plastics, one of the most pervasive materials used today, have increasingly come under scrutiny for their potential health effects. Recently, a number of studies have..
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Export ban shocks ZTE
A US ban on sales of American components to ZTE Corp has resulted as a major blow to China’s hi-tech ambitions. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United..
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The changing nature of workforce
As the nature of the global workforce continues to evolve, in order to ensure the hiring of human workforce, the minimum wages have to be reduced..
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The price of freedom
Swathi Vadlamudi, a journalist who recently published a cartoon protesting the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, has been getting multiple death threats on social media..
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“Flesh-eating” disease in Australia
The Medical Journal of Australia has called for an “urgent scientific response” to Buruli ulcer, an “epidemic” endangering certain regions in Australia. Buruli ulcer is caused..
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Launching the planet hunter
SpaceX will be launching NASA’s satellite into space on April 18th, 2018. This satellite, which has been TESS, is expected to find 20,000 exoplanets after it is launched..
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Shipping to halve carbon emissions
In what has been called a “watershed moment”, the International Maritime Organisation has announced that the global shipping industry will cut carbon emissions..
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The ruse of ‘fake news’
Researchers are now using science to come up with techniques to combat fake news. Recently, the term “Fake news” has become increasingly popular due to its linkage..
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Justice for Asifa
The brutal rape and murder of eight year old Asifa Bano in Kathua has caused a public outcry in India. Experts have claimed that the brutal attack was also due to..