UPI decline in May 2019
After hitting a record high in March, payment transactions via Unified Payments Interface (UPI) declined second time in a row…
Julian Assange: A Case of Journalism, Hacking and Espionage
Julian Assange, co-founder of Wikileaks has been charged with 17 counts under the Espionage Act for receiving and publishing information…
ExxonMobil and climate change
ExxonMobil's shareholders have rejected several proposals that would require greater oversight over the company's environmental policy. Activist shareholders have also…
Trump undermines the science behind climate change
Climate change poses a severe threat to planet Earth. Interest groups in the US are in constant denial that humans…
Starlink: SpaceX’s broadband service
SpaceX recently launched satellites for its Starlink broadband service. Why are private space companies attempting to provide global internet coverage?
China’s food woes
China, reeling from the effects of the Asian Swine Flu virus, is affected by an infestation of the fall armyworm.…
The global trade in plastic waste
Malaysia will send back non-recyclable plastic waste to the developed country that exported it, in the wake of an amendment…
Australia’s pre-election polls prove inaccurate
Pre-election polls suggested that the Labor Party was set to win the Australian 2019 general elections. Exit-polls indicatethat the incumbent…
The Kushner plan starts with economic investment
Mr Trump’s deal to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict was expected to be unveiled after the 2019 Israeli elections. The White…
China explores lunar craters
China’s lunar exploration program receives a boost as it’s Chang’e-4 mission successfully landed on the far side of the Moon.…