In a region synonymous with arid landscapes and towering dunes, the recent catastrophic flooding in Dubai has prompted a flurry of questions and concerns. As the city grapples with the aftermath, experts and citizens alike are keen to understand the origins of such intense rainfall, especially in a city not typically associated with such weather...Read More
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Digital Theft for Nuclear Gain – North Korea’s Crypto Heists Funding its Nuclear Ambitions
In the shadowy corners of international finance and global security, North Korea has found an unconventional means of sustaining its nuclear ambitions- cryptocurrency heists. This burgeoning digital frontier has become a battleground where Pyongyang’s operatives engage in sophisticated cyber warfare, targeting the vast, often unregulated reserves of digital currencies. This strategy not only highlights the...Read More
A Blind Eye to Injustice: The World’s Apathetic Response to the Taliban’s Misogynistic Oppression of Afghan Women
As we scroll through our newsfeeds, pausing momentarily to absorb headlines about global climatechange, political upheavals, and the latest technological marvels, there exists a shadow that hoversmenacingly over Afghanistan—a shadow cast by the resurgent Taliban and their draconian views on women. It’s a bitter pill to swallow: in a world that prides itself on advances...Read More
“Most of the miseries of the world were caused by wars, and when the wars were over, no one knew what they were about”. War is an immensely complex social phenomenon; hence it is difficult to explain it by any single factor or singular approach. However, if we were to analyse war, it could be...Read More
Five to six months later, after the Afghan Taliban overthrew the Ashraf Ghani government and took over the charge of Afghanistan, the country has been witnessing targeted terror attacks in different regions. Moreover, the re-emergence of extremist groups has led to increased unrest and chaos in the neighbouring country, Pakistan. A political analyst Nazrul Islam, ...Read More
Fashion seems to be the talk of the town in North Korea currently as the clear directives given by the government ban people from wearing leather trenchcoats. The fashion item that was first worn by dictatorial ruler Kim Jong Un in 2019 during a tv appearance soon caught the fancy of rich elites. Similarly, it...Read More
Clear and present danger – that is, Climate Change or Global Warming as we know it. The debate around this issue has been raging on for several decades in all seriousness, while numerous warnings have been sounded by scientists globally. World leaders have been meeting up and pronouncing agreements since the 90s in their effort...Read More
Vaccine inertia was inevitable. That was the sentiment shared by US President Joe Biden last week. The US and other jurisdictions have recently hit plateaus in vaccination numbers and have looked at ways to incentivise citizens to roll up their sleeves. Here are a few quirky examples: Various state schemes exist in the US; in...Read More
Watford Indian community members are struggling to protect a Hindu temple in that area. The community people have initiated a petition online to protect the temple in Watford, a town in Hertfordshire, England, 18 Km northwest of London. Watford Borough Council recently decided to shut down the temple. The petition to prevent the closure of...Read More
New Zealand Man with Rare Blood can save a life more than 13,000km away
24-year-old Sivabalan Ramesh is a rare gem. At first glance, the Waikato resident looks like every other adult male you will walk past on the street, but this man is not just any man. Sivabalan has been handpicked out of millions of blood donors to become lifetime donors. This donor will now become the lifeline...Read More