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Climate change, air pollution cause 12.6 million deaths every year
Photo: WMO/Alfred Lee via UN. Smog in Beijing China Climate change and air pollution cause more than 12.6 million deaths a year, taking an unprecedented toll on affected communities emotionally and economically. The United Nations has called air...Jun 1, 2018 2425 0 -
Starbucks’ race conversation and the broader American inclusiveness
A Starbucks store at New Delhi airport, Credit: AKS.9955 /Wikimedia Commons Each time, I enter a Starbucks cafe, I get the feeling that an array of irresistible coffee and tea flavors reflects the store’s intrinsic value...May 30, 2018 1025 0 -
India refuses to comply with U.S. sanctions against Iran
India, a major oil importer of Iranian oil, has ruled out implementing the U.S. sanction against Tehran as New Delhi fortifies its relations with Russia and works out a rapprochement with China, the two regional powers....May 28, 2018 1541 0 -
The royal inclusiveness in an era of conflicts and divisions
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Christmas 2017, Photo: Mark Jones/Wikimedia Commons I was fortunate to be in England during the marriage of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. I watched on television with millions of others, Prince...May 26, 2018 1731 1 -
India says relations with China, Russia independent of U.S. ties
A 2015 photo shows Narendra Modi and Putin meeting at G-20 meeting, Credit: Kremlin.ru/Wikimedia Commons As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged closer Russia ties Tueesday following last month’s meeting with Chinese Pdesident Xi Jinping, a senior...May 22, 2018 1020 0 -
Thousands say funeral prayer for Pakistani student killed in Texas school shooting
Photo: Facebook More than 3,000 members from the Muslim community in Stafford attended the funeral of Sabika Sheikh, the Pakistani exchange student killed in the deadly May 18 mass shooting at Santa Fe High School. The...May 21, 2018 1288 0 -
Virginia may house Apple’s huge new campus for 20,000 employees
Virginia is once again in the spotlight as an emerging new hub of choice for tech facilities. After tech and e-commerce giant Amazon.com recently zeroed in on Washington metro area and two other places in a much-publicized search for its...May 17, 2018 982 0 -
Brookings Institution discussion looks at ways to address inequality
Photo: Ludovic Bertron from New York City, Usa (Miss Liberty @ Sunset)/Wikimedia Commons At a time when the U.S. appears to have stabilized decent economic growth and unemployment rate is the lowest in about two decades,...May 16, 2018 1348 0 -
Brookings Institution discussion looks at ways to address inequality
Photo: Ludovic Bertron from New York City, Usa (Miss Liberty @ Sunset)/Wikimedia Commons At a time when the U.S. appears to have stabilized decent economic growth and unemployment rate is the lowest in about two decades,...May 16, 2018 0 0 -
Oil gulping China and India may sustain Iranian exports after U.S. re-imposes sanctions
As the second largest and the sixth largest world economies respectively, China and India are oil gulping countries. Will they be able to offset any impact of the U.S. re-imposed sanctions against Iran after President Trump...May 15, 2018 948 0
