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After a long gap, foot-and-mouth disease is being reported in Indonesia, and Australia is worried about a possible spread. Here's all the de...
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Wildfires require firefighters to make quick decisions. Often in difficult conditions like high winds and lightning. Other challenges includ...
Read Article→What's at stake in Japan's election
Japan will vote in upper house elections on Sunday. The election will have implications for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's grip on the rulin...
Read Article→From Watergate to Partygate: Shorthand for scandal
A break-in 50 years ago by Republican operatives at a Washington office led to the historic resignation of US president Richard Nixon. But i...
Read Article→What is FATF, and why Pakistan has been struggling to get out of its ‘Grey List'
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is a global watchdog fighting terror financing and money laundering. It is an intergovernmental organ...
Read Article→A look at role of far-right extremists Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in January 6 riot
After last year's mob assault on US Capitol hill, leaders and some members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were charged with seditious co...
Read Article→From CarPlay updates to M2 chip: Top announcements at Apple Developers Conference
From CarPlay updates to M2 chip, Apple Inc launched several new features and updates at the Worldwide Developers Conference.
Read Article→As US grapples with gun terror, this is how NZ, Canada, Australia changed laws after mass shootings
The killing of 19 children and two teachers has revived a push for new gun safety laws in the US. The country has more firearms than people....
Read Article→Why Victory Day in Russia is different this year?
Russia celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9. Fewer Russian tanks and other military hardware will rumble throug...
Read Article→How infant formula makers are saturating mothers' social media with ads
Companies making infant formula are saturating mothers' social media. The social media algorithms are automatically display ads they think a...
Read Article→US mid-term elections process kicks off. Will it spell doom for Biden?
The first multistate contest of the US 2022 midterm election season unfolds on Tuesday. Ohio voters are to pick nominees for governor and th...
Read Article→Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day: What happened in 1986?
April 26 is marked as International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. It was established by the UN in memory of Chernobyl disaster of Apri...
Read Article→Revenge, ego trip, or free speech crusade? What's behind Musk's Twitter takeover bid?
What was in Elon Musk's mind when the world's richest person made a hostile bid to buy Twitter?. The billionaire made an offer worth $43 bil...
Read Article→How Meta refused to act on anti-Russia propaganda
Meta had permitted "dehumanising speech against Russian soldiers" and calls for death to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ally Belar...
Read Article→Covid: 'Stealth' Omicron variant BA.2 is now globally dominant
A sub-variant of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now dominant worldwide. It represents nearly 86 per cent of all sequenced cases. BA.2 is even ...
Read Article→Commercial satellites are shaping Ukraine-Russia conflict: Here is how
From a huge Russian military convoy snaking its way to Kyiv, to missile strikes and refugee crossings, commercial satellite imagery of the U...
Read Article→Former Kazakh leader's family wealth in spotlight after unrest
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hinted that associates of his predecessor and former patron Nursultan Nazarbayev needed to share ...
Read Article→What are non-fungible tokens?
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded in popularity this year. From Hollywood to famous sports personalities everybody is introducing the...
Read Article→Why is the arms race intensifying in Asia?
The arms race in Asia is intensifying. Here is a list of defence systems several Asian countries are looking to acquire.
Read Article→What is the 'metaverse' and how does it work?
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked huge interest in shared virtual environments or the "metaverse". Here's how it works
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