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January Memories
Editor’s Desk January 2020 started with a string of mixed developments around the world like the World Economic Forum’s well-orchestrated clarion call for action on climate change and the sudden spread of Coronavirus. America lost one...Jan 30, 2020 776 0 -
Kashmir is a prison right now – Noam Chomsky
Image Credit: Andrew Rusk from Toronto, Canada/Wikimedia Eminent intellectual Noam Chomsky has said Kashmir is a prison as he noted symptoms of fascism in India under the ruling BJP government. “Well, I mean, the whole institutional...Jan 23, 2020 31668 1 -
The digital transformations shaping the world
Can you zoom in on one technology or a tech-enabled platform that you think most critically shapes the way and pace of life? The answer to this apparently broad and perplexing question may not be the...Dec 30, 2019 707 0 -
Asian cities remain top destinations for international tourists
Global market research company Euromonitor International recently released its annual Top 100 City Destination rankings report, which highlights the top 100 most visited cities based on 2017 international arrivals estimates for 2018. It shows that Asian...Dec 22, 2019 831 0 -
Trump okays last-minute trade deal with China averting new tariffs
Averting the next round of the trade war – planned for Sunday – Washington and Beijing have reached a last-minute deal to cooperate mutually in ways that boost American agricultural exports to China and reduce tariffs...Dec 13, 2019 674 0 -
An Iranian-American shares the painful experience of disconnect as Tehran blocks the Internet
12:12 am, 2:16 am, 4:20 am, and 6:17 am. Double tapping on my phone screen to see if there are any messages from family or friends from inside Iran. There are many messages but from family...Nov 21, 2019 1226 0 -
Scientists find a way to kill all types of cancer cells
In what is being hailed a major breakthrough, scientists at Australian biotechnology company Imugene have found a way to kill all types of cancer cells, raising hopes that cancer would become a curable disease in the...Nov 14, 2019 818 0 -
World needs multilateralism to address root causes of conflicts
With a stark warning that the world may be heading for “great fracture” in the face of dysfunctional relations between major powers, UN Chief Antonio Guterres is prescribing multilateralism as the only way to save the...Nov 12, 2019 757 0 -
Free speech and privacy declining globally – Freedom House
Freedom House issued its annual report on “Freedom on the Net 201: The Crisis of the Social Media” Tuesday, warning that social media is an increasingly precarious tool for mass surveillance and manipulation of elections. The report...Nov 7, 2019 1011 0 -
When will Pakistan start dealing with its smog challenge?
Taking 135,000 lives every year, air pollution has moved to the top of Pakistan’s economic and national health challenges. Pakistan’s economy is facing economic burden to the tune of US$ 47.8 billion every year due to...Nov 6, 2019 914 0