Scientists ‘Turn Up The Heat’ On Understanding Coffee Wilt Disease Which...
Scientists, including those from Imperial College London, University of Oxford and CABI, have ‘turned up the heat’ on how repeated outbreaks of coffee wilt disease threatened arabica and robusta...
View ArticleMangroves Save $855 Billion In Flood Protection Globally
Mangroves have been shown to provide $855 billion in flood protection services worldwide, according to a new study from the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz. The research,...
View ArticleImplantable Sensors Unlock Ability To Continuously Monitor Inflammation
Proteins are the building blocks of life, and changes in protein levels can indicate improving health or impending illness, including signs of inflammation. While protein levels can be measured in...
View ArticleFormer Kosovo Guerrilla Officer Claims ‘Victory’ As War Crime Investigation Ends
By Xhorxhina Bami Sokol Bashota, a former member of the General Staff of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, welcomed a halt to Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office investigations into him after he...
View ArticleUNHCR Hits Record USD 1.5 Billion In Early Funding To Support Refugees – OpEd
As humanitarian emergencies in the Middle East and Africa keep escalating—including in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan and most recently in Syria—there was a glimmer of hope to millions starved of food and...
View ArticleBrazil: Poverty And Extreme Poverty Reach Lowest Level Since 2012
By Bruno de Freitas Moura Brazil concluded 2023 with the lowest poverty and extreme poverty levels recorded since the Synthesis of Social Indicators survey began in 2012, conducted by the government´s...
View ArticleThe Bidens And Burisma: President’s Pardon Stretches Back To Son’s Time As...
By Todd Prince (RFE/RL) -- U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden days before his scheduled sentencing on gun-possession and tax-related charges, despite having repeatedly said he...
View ArticleThe Real Intention Of Trump’s Tariff Policy – Analysis
By Wei Hongxu On November 26, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stated on his social media platform that on his first day in office, he would impose a 10% tariff on all goods imported from China....
View ArticleBitcoin Storms Above $100,000 As Bets On Trump Fuel Crypto Euphoria
(EurActiv) -- Bitcoin catapulted above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday (5 December), a milestone hailed even by sceptics as a coming-of-age for cryptocurrencies as investors bet on a friendly...
View ArticleSlash Military Spending: ‘Defense’ Budgets Are Bigger Than Ever Before – OpEd
By Ryan McMaken It should go without saying that asking generals and other Pentagon bureaucrats about defense spending is like asking your barber if you need a haircut. They are hardly disinterested...
View ArticleUS National Debt Passes New Grim Milestone – OpEd
One week before Thanksgiving, the U.S. government’s total public debt outstanding surpassed $36 trillion for the first time ever. Just 118 days earlier, the politicians and bureaucrats running the...
View ArticleAid Under Fire: Humanitarian Crisis In Post-Coup Myanmar – Analysis
By Naw Seng The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar following the 2021 military coup highlights the devastating intersection of political conflict, environmental vulnerability, and systemic governance...
View ArticleLong-Term Investment Is Essential To Addressing Protracted Food Crises—Even...
By Emilie Chazelle and Alain Leroy Food systems are critical for building peace, resilience and food security. However, in contexts affected by conflict, food systems face formidable challenges,...
View ArticleUzbekistan Signs Agreements On Nuclear Cooperation
As a one-day international conference on nuclear energy takes place, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced that the country is to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency to...
View ArticleCavosuglu: Armenia Should Respond Positively To Azerbaijan’s Proposals
Former Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu believes Armenia should respond positively to Azerbaijan's proposals for peace in the region., Azerbaijani media report. Cavosuglu made the remarks in...
View ArticleRegime Change In Iran Key To Solving Middle East Crisis – OpEd
A recent conference organized by the French Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran discussed the role of Iran’s ruling religious fascism as the epicenter of the Middle East crisis and a threat...
View ArticleTrump Takes Aim At BRICS (And The Global Economy) – OpEd
Donald Trump, a man who never shied from bold declarations, has once again turned the global stage into a theater of economic brinkmanship. His target: the BRICS coalition, a bloc of emerging powers...
View ArticleCentral Asia Is Partnering With The World On Its Own Terms – Analysis
By Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu In 2024, Central Asia emerged as a key player on the global stage. Central Asia has become a battleground for intensifying competition, particularly between Russia and China....
View ArticleThe Philosophy Of Provisionality – OpEd
Everything we do as humans is provisional. Because of time’s eroding power, everything is revisable. There is a reason for the word ‘decision’ being a part of our language. Not accidentally, the term...
View ArticleUkraine Military Situation: Russian Military Continues To Press On Multiple...
By Can Kasapoğlu 1. The United States Will Equip Ukraine with Antipersonnel Land Mines The Biden administration has decided to send a $725 million military assistance package to Ukraine. This...
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