Category: General Interest
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Drug trafficking in dark web
Online marketplaces in the dark web have become popular destinations to conduct illicit trade activities especially drug trade. In the UK, the dark web has become..
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Bangalore’s water
Bangalore, a city in southern India, suffers from acute water stress. However, officials have dismissed claims that Bangalore is set to be the “next Cape Town”..
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Accused named in Gauri Lankesh murder
Indian police have arrested a right-wing activist in connection to the murder to journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh. She had been an outspoken critic of right wing politics..
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Japan cryptocurrency crackdown
Japan’s regulatory body the Financial Services Agency ordered Tokyo-based cryptocurrency platforms FSHO and Bit station to close operations for a month. The agency..
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Qatar Airways suffers “large loss”
Qatar Airway’s Chief Executive Officer Akbar al-Baker has revealed that the airline carrier will be reporting a “very large loss” for the fiscal year. This is due to the..
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The Vatican hackathon
The Vatican will be holding a hackathon event this week. The event is intended to raise awareness on a number of social issues. The Vatican City State is a sovereign..
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PNB’s fraud widens
The scale of the Punjab National Bank is likely to rise beyond the nearly $2 billion mark so far outlined by the lender. Experts have stated that this is likely the biggest ban..
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Broadcom blocked
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has announced that it will be conducting a review on Broadcom’s takeover of American telecommunications..
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A.J. Paulraj honours
A.J. Paulraj, VSM, AVSM, Stanford University Professor Emeritus, has been inducted into the United States National Inventors Hall of Fame for his contributions to..
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Climate change warms Arctic
The Arctic region has experienced the warmest winter ever recorded. Scientists have claimed that this unprecedented event was due to global warming. Climate change is a..