Crazy elitism in Hong Kong schools has gone too far

The well-known Catholic boys’ school, Wah Yan College, has become the latest school to have a bid to charge pupils tuition rejected by the...

Sojenje: Mladoletni pacientki zdravnik slekel spodnjice

Med pripravljanjem na letošnjo maturo so dijakinjo zaključnega letnika ene izmed mariborskih srednjih šol pestile veliko hujše skrbi od učnega...

Latest Diet session shows democracy failing in Japan

The Diet, the nation’s lawmaking body defined by the Constitution as “the highest organ of state power,” is in an extremely wretched state....

US citizen freed by Vietnam after joining protests

AN American has been deported from Vietnam after being detained for more than a month for joining a public protest the repressive communist state...

Proti Slovencem v evropski ligi prvak, kapetan in eksoti

Izkupiček je (skoraj) stoodstoten. Slovenski klubi, ki so začeli sezono v prvem krogu kvalifikacij za evropsko ligo, bodo igrali tudi v drugem....

(FOTO) Na letalskem mitingu v Varaždinu zanimivosti na nebu in na tleh

Kako bojevnike vreči s prestola?

Ljubiteljem lige NBA tudi poleti ni dolgčas. Komajda se je končal za Slovenijo zelo zanimiv nabor, že se je začel prestopni rok. In prav NBA je...

Mali kraj, veliki tekmeci

Futsalski klub Dobovec iz kraja v Obsotelju z nekaj več kot 300 dušami, ki deluje od leta 1978, lahko pohvali z dvema naslovoma državnega...

Socialne stiske: Lepo je, da se zavedamo, hudo, ker se moramo

Mali koraki za velik cilj je bil eden od prvih odmevnejših gibalnih dobrodelnih projektov. Pobudnik akcije Jan Golja je kot novinar pokrival...

Za najbolj petične ljubitelje avtomobilov

Konec prihodnjega meseca bodo pri Bugattiju na dogodku The Quail – A Motorsports Gathering v Kaliforniji, ki vsako leto pritegne številne...

The online battle for the truth

False information is saturating political debate worldwide and undermining an already weak level of trust in the media and institutions, spreading...

Kto do teba clami...

„Ukazujeme svetu, že sme silnejší a viac sa nám darí, keď spolupracujeme, a sme príkladom toho, že obchod, to nie sú len clá a prekážky....

Trump and Putin Lead the League of Nationalists, but Netanyahu Is Their Disturbingly Enthusiastic Enabler

Last week, Israel made a profoundly disturbing choice: A nation founded by the victims of ethnic identity politics adopted that same...

Is Imran Khan the Pakistani military's 'favourite son'?

A big storyline in the lead up to Pakistan's July 25 election has been the nature of the relationship between Imran Khan, the cricket star-turned-...

Hurikán Donald

Toto leto zatiaľ patrí Donaldovi Trumpovi, určite posledných zhruba desať dní. Od summitu NATO, kam sa prihnal ako politické tornádo, cez...

Our Bodies or Ourselves

WASHINGTON, DC – Technological developments in recent years have highlighted not only the benefits of big data, but also the need to come to...

Bad timing

By John Burton The landslide victory for President Moon Jae-in's party in local elections last month has promised to give momentum to his ambitious...

INSIGHTS into the WORLD / U.S. actions damaging world trade order

The U.S. administration is waging a trade war on the world. The European Union and Canada have begun imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products...

Too much research funding being channeled to famous laboratories

Productivity growth in developed countries has been slowing down, threatening to cause a long-term stagnation in living standards. One contributing...

How Donald Trump’s policies could trigger an economic earthquake

The adage says that when the US sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. It is also said when the US shines, the rest of the world basks in...

Why support for Trump after Helsinki is deplorable

US President Donald Trump’s supporters might soon become what his former opponent Hillary Clinton should never have called them: deplorable. This...

What Europe needs from Beijing to be a better friend to China

All European roads no longer lead to Rome, but Beijing, with Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May, Mark Rutte and Angela Merkel travelling to the capital...

Levica še brez vabila v Šarčevo koalicijo, ne bi pa več vztrajala pri Natu

Po tem, ko sta v četrtek predsednika države Boruta Pahorja tako prvak SDS Janez Janša kot predsednik LMŠ Marjan Šarec obvestila, da nimata...

Akcije niso same sebi namen

Martina Rauter je, ko je 21. junija organizirala lovljenje sončnega vzhoda na Pohorju, ki je bil najprej zamišljen kot zasebni dogodek zgolj zanjo...

Confirming the Palestinian Narrative

One could say it was a blunder, an eternal tragedy, a historic mistake, but the die was cast – now there is no Jewish state here unless people roll...

Why China wants the Trump-Kim show to go on -- as long as possible

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Flippy the robot will not steal your job

It is debatable whether Ned Ludd ever existed. But the movement he gave his name to certainly did. In the early 19th century, Luddite mobs of...

Katja Perat: Kraljestvo človeškega duha je bife

K am se vračate avgusta, ko greste nazaj v Ameriko? "Ravno včeraj sem začela gledati serijo Ostri predmeti (Sharp objects), ki je narejena po...

Spraying Terror

“Apparently only men can understand the logic of shooting and sliding into war, from which only the Israeli enemy will benefit.” That’s how I...

Singapore’s Pink Dot marks 10 years of calling for LGBT rights

LARGE crowds of Singaporeans have again gathered calling for the advancement of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)...

Ko pri vratih zagledaš angela

Naneslo je, da je imela žena cel dan inštrukcije. Poučuje angleščino in premakniti se z ene lokacije na drugo stran otoka lahko vzame tudi do dve...

The evacuation of the White Helmets through Israel raises suspicions

The search and rescue organisation the White Helmets have received praise for their work from various governments and organisations across the...

CIA expert believes China is waging ‘cold war’ with the US

A TOP CIA expert on Asia recently claimed China is using all its resources to replace the US as the world's leading superpower through a "quiet...

How Malaysia can save Singapore from itself

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Speed up official end to Korean War, says North

PYONGYANG’S propaganda machine has called upon Seoul to focus on the “historic task” of officially ending the Korean War, which has lasted since...

Cambodia: Climate of ‘fear and confusion’ in lead up to election

THE threat of fines and intimidation for those who boycott Sunday’s general election has created a climate of “fear and confusion” among...

Solidarna družba, a ne namesto socialne države

Ob številnih prostovoljnih in humanitarnih združenjih, ki ustaljeno in bolj ali manj sistematično pomagajo pri reševanju socialnih stisk družin,...

Southeast Asian deforestation more extensive than thought, study finds

DEFORESTATION in Southeast Asia is greater than previously recorded, according to authors of a recent analysis of satellite image data. The...

Nika Zupanc: Moja pot oblikovanja je tudi pot upora

Ameriški Elle je njene izdelke označil za “pank eleganco”, poslovna revija Businessweek jih je poimenovala “tehno šik”, luksuzna modna...

Trees die standing tall, some people do too

My heart bled for Enis Berberoğlu, my friend and colleague for thirtysomething years, when I read a statement he made from Istanbul’s Maltepe...

Lessons from 1982 Nagasaki flood even more relevant in 2018

The disaster started unfolding after the fifth heavy rain and flood warning of the month was issued. Local government employees probably felt tired...

Brazil’s foreign minister on Japan

On my recent trip to Asia, I had the pleasure of visiting Tokyo on May 17 and 18 to strengthen the global and strategic partnership between Brazil...

A Model for the Next Battle

The LGBT protest, which brought down even the apolitical wall behind which Israel’s business community is entrenched, should inspire the liberal...

Osaka quake adds to misunderstandings of active faults

The term “active fault” was coined in the United States in 1923, appearing for the first time on a fault map of earthquake-prone California to...

Three advantages that ensured U.S. prosperity are now gone

WASHINGTON – Americans have long been obsessed with economic growth — “prosperity” in everyday lingo. The idea that we have some sort of...

When a trade agreement represents a global vision

WASHINGTON – It’s not the clash of civilizations, but it’s no doubt the clash of opposing philosophies when it comes to trade. As Japan and...