More than 1 million people marched in the United States on January 21 and more than another million joined with at least 650 sister marches around the globe. The goal was to promote human rights, gender equality and a new wave of political activism. “Organizers said that demonstrators wanted to...
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More than 1,200 Finnish scientists and hundreds of British researchers have released statements in support of a series of global school strikes by children calling attention to the threat of climate change. The next strike is set for March 15. The researchers point out that the evidence about a...
Donald Trump’s rough-and-tumble diplomacy in Europe overshadowed more pressing concerns for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Trump harangued allies to spend more on defense even though NATO members had already agreed in 2014 to strive for spending 2 percent of GDP on defense by 2024. “NATO’s...
Wrecking ball: President Donald Trump denounces Germany at meeting with the NATO secretary general – has the time come to create a pan-European force to replace NATO?
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: Headlines around the world have said it all: “chaos,” “...
Donald Trump announced plans to retreat from Syria and Afghanistan in December, and if true, Iran would benefit by increasing its influence with Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan and beyond. “The America First foreign policy places short-term profit above enduring human needs and values,...
Pushing through an open door: Iran takes advantage of US isolationism with paramilitaries such as those led by General Qassem Suleimano, left, meeting with Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, and a reinforced intermediate missile force
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India is poised to revolutionize the service industry, in such a way that borrowing, saving and transferring money could happen as swiftly as sending an email. This technological leap enables India to rely more on services and domestic consumption even as world trade is slumping. A nationwide...
Digital revolution: Phenomenal spread of mobile phones, top, combined with unique identification cards for which irises are scanned as authentication, have set India up for a service-sector surge
BENGALURU: Conventional wisdom for the future of...
European nations that once promoted human rights are slinking away from these obligations and forming agreements with some third parties that have terrible records on human rights. “The European Union’s migration control policy relies on fortification and deterrence, contributing to massive human...
Rescue hazard: A ship in the Mediterranean rescues migrants while others are held in the Tarik al-Matar detention center near the Libyan capital of Tripoli
NEW HAVEN: The European Union’s migration-control policy relies on fortification and...
Governments have organized censuses since ancient times, and as the world’s population approaches 8 billion, governments have more people to count and analyze than ever before. Censuses help determine efficient allocation of government funds and political representation. A low median age suggests...
An age by any name? Nations face a variety of census challenges, whether a 69-year-old Dutch man, Emile Ratelband, who wants to reduce his legal age or population decline and aging in Japan
NEW YORK: Collection of population data is essential for...
The China Ocean Shipping Company, the country’s biggest, state-owned shipping company, invested billions in the Khorgos Gateway, located in the arid terrain of Kazakhstan. “The gamble is not only reshuffling global transport routes, but also shaking up Kazakh and global politics as China inserts...
