The latest poll by the Pew Research Center reveals that Americans place a higher degree of personal importance on religion than residents of other wealthy countries. The survey of 44 countries, part of The Pew Global Attitudes Project, also found that residents of Asia, Latin America, and Africa...
Religion is much more important to Americans than to people living in other wealthy nations. Fully six-in-ten Americans say religion plays a very important role in their lives compared with just 33% of those surveyed in Great Britain and even...
The transition period for Britain’s relationship with the European Union and membership privileges end in December, and Brexit talks are at a stalemate. “Any future direct EU access after the transition period is over will be decided by whether Brussels feels the UK regulation is ‘equivalent’ to...
China’s communist leaders orchestrated a steady march towards great power status, accompanied by rewriting history and erasing tragic moments. Author Johan Lagerkvist reflects on the 25th anniversary of what has come to be known as Tiananmen Square massacre and points out how “the mindset behind...
Tiananmen legacy: British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, with Chinese President Xi Jinping, seeking business deals (top); victims of violence on June 4, 1989, Beijing
STOCKHOLM: Twenty-five years ago this week, horrific scenes took place at...
There's a gathering scientific consensus that culture has shaped human evolution and that genes and culture co-evolve. This is contrary to the traditional stance, which views culture as a shield against natural selection, slowing the rate of evolution. A notable example is the gene for lactose...
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Environmental degradation and human-rights abuses are often associated with small, illegal mining operations around the world. Peru, among the world's major gold producers, offers a case study on how local development could help solving a global problem. About 20 percent of Peru’s gold...
Perils of gold rush: Poor Peruvians make a living with illegal mining for gold, top; government attempts to disrupt illegal operations brings resistance
MEXICO CITY: In the first week of 2016, Peruvian Prime Minister Pedro Cateriano announced the...
Ukraine, battling separatists and demands for autonomy in its eastern regions, confronts a debt crisis. The International Monetary Fund approved $17.5 billion over four years and also called for another debt operation. After five months of negotiations, Ukraine received another $15.3 billion,...
Time for a bailout: IMF’s Christine Lagarde with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, top; Ukraine’s ailing industry and illusory growth
NEW HAVEN: Ukraine’s war with pro-Russian separatists in its easternmost regions of Donetsk and Luhansk,...
Russia struggles to transition away from President Vladimir Putin’s leadership. In power for two decades, Putin announced constitutional reforms that could influence the parliamentary elections in 2021 could keep him in power beyond 2024. Russian law prohibits him from running for a third...
When Chinese corporations made moves earlier this year to buy up American companies, critics in the U.S. prophesized the imminent end of Western dominance under the weight of a rising China. While such descriptions of China as a global superpower seem premature, the Asian giant already reigns...
The impact of cheap imported goods from China has forced a major change in one of Bangkok’s landmark shopping complexes.
The Pratunam Centre, near Pratunam intersection, announced yesterday that it would...
