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Internet helping inclusive info society goal but 3.9 billion still offline
Photo Credit: Computer by Coolcaesar and Cell Phone By HLundgaard both via Wikimedia Commons While content-rich Internet has changed the way many people live, communicate and do business in advanced countries and urban centers, yet its benefits...November 30, 2016 1273 0 -
International students in U.S. now top one million
Janss Steps, Royce Hall in background, University of California, LA, Photo by b r e n t (UCLA) via Wikimedia Commons Over one million international students are studying at U.S. colleges and universitie during the 2015-16 academic...November 26, 2016 1487 0 -
Culture Conversation : First Pakistan Film Festival in New York from Dec. 3 to 4
Showcasing some of the top-rated movies, the first ever Pakistan Film Festival in the United States will be held in New York from December 3-4. The Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations will organize...November 15, 2016 1451 0 -
Music star Rihanna to advance education cause as Global Ambassador
Music sensation Rihanna is set to join a massive campaign as Global Ambassador to ensure that girls and boys in the world’s poorest countries can get a quality education. The music star’s Clara Lionel Foundation has...September 25, 2016 915 0 -
Young people view world full of opportunities; corruption as big problem
The Global Shapers Annual Survey 2016 has revealed a mix of hopes and concerns among young people – with 70% believing the world offers them opportunities for growth and climate change, corruption and lack of accountability as...August 29, 2016 1091 0 -
Scientists seek presidential candidates’ answers to 20 pressing questions
Seeking to inject a raft of pressing scientific, climate, health and technological challenges into the 2016 election debate, a coalition of more than 50 nonpartisan science and technology organizations has posed 20 high-stakes questions, asking candidates...August 12, 2016 1107 0 -
Trump : Americanism, not globalism, to be my credo
Donald Trump accepted Republican nomination for his presidential candidature with darker portrayals of American domestic and international scenes, casting rival Democratic Hillary Clinton as dangerous and presenting himself as law and order candidate. Sounding nationalistic through...July 22, 2016 1072 0 -
How a vote in Britain slows down the clock of globalization
The Brexit has happened, and it has not happened fully yet in terms of fallout it is likely to trigger in the months and years ahead. Already volatility in financial markets across continents and uncertainty within...July 2, 2016 948 0 -
Part of me just passed with Muhammad Ali : George Foreman
FEATURED IMAGE above shows a pair of Muhammad Ali’s boxing gloves, displayed at the National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. Photo Credit : Mark Pellegrini via Wikimedia Commons Such was Muhammad Ali’s prowess as a...June 4, 2016 1105 0 -
Muhammad Ali passes away, leaving behind unrivaled legacy
Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest and most influential sportsmen of all time, passed away Friday evening at the age of 74.The legendary American boxer was battling respiratory ailment in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. A global icon, and...June 4, 2016 1125 0