+ (POGLED) Agra kot zdravilo zoper covid-19

Messe & Event, vodilna avstrijska revija za področje industrije sejmov, razstav in prireditev, navaja, da je bilo do 2. junija v svetovnem merilu...

Moderate minimum wage rise

What matters most amid the COVID-19 pandemic is to keep jobs The country's minimum hourly wage for 2021 has been set at 8,720 won ($7.25), up 1.5...

Korean New Deal

President Moon Jae-in's pledge to accelerate the "Korean New Deal," a 160 trillion won ($130 billion) investment to create 1.9 million jobs through...

You don’t have to go to Koshien to hit the ball out of the park

Drums and other musical instruments are not permitted, nor is loud cheering. And there will be no big day at Koshien Stadium, even if your team...

First order of business for new top prosecutor is to cleanse system

The Shinzo Abe Cabinet on July 14 approved the promotion of Makoto Hayashi, head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, to chief of the...

Training for the pandemic economy

Trump and Putin by the book

Hong Kong's weathervane

By John J. Metzler Beijing's tightening noose on Hong Kong foretells many things both in the successful city state as much as throughout the opaque...

Plan to expel foreign students: attack on science leadership

From the Trump administration perspective, suddenly forcing international students out of the country must have looked like three wins in one. It...

Traveling amid COVID-19

By Jesse C. Nelson For avid travelers, COVID-19 is dismaying. I returned to Korea from a winter trip toward the end of February, as cases in Korea...

Will Bolsonaro survive pandemic?

By Peter Schechter WASHINGTON, D.C. ― After months of downplaying the severity of COVID-19, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has contracted it....

Japan should reconsider plutonium policy

By Tatsujiro Suzuki On May 13, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved a draft report concluding that Japan's first commercial...

Is Sudan’s government transforming it into a secular state?

The abolition of the apostasy laws and the relaxation of rules allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol is unlikely to have any real impact on the day...

This is a decisive week for Italy and the Recovery Fund

Commentary. The European Council summit on Friday and Saturday will indicate whether Italy will receive a bold EU investment or a recovery fund...

+ (BRANJE) Virus in delo v pisarnah

Nedolgo nazaj je izvršni direktor Twitterja Jack Dorsey objavil, da bo podjetje svojim zaposlenim, ki delajo od doma, v skladu s protokoli o...

The Knesset Must Speak Up, Before the Public Takes the Law Into Its Own Hands

Is the Article 9 labyrinth merely academic?

In the past, merely considering procuring combat jets with aerial-refueling capabilities triggered constitutional debate in Japan. What purpose...

Amid pandemic, take pen in hand

By Tom Purcell I can't recall the last time I wrote or received a handwritten letter ― but it's time to send such letters again. The reasons why...

The Fastest Way Out of the Pandemic

GENEVA – Every day, the COVID-19 pandemic costs the world thousands more lives and billions more dollars. The most efficient way to bring this...

Daesh must be held to account for its crimes

There is no question that those responsible for acts of mind-numbing atrocities and destruction against the Syrian people are criminals and should...

Dobiček od sovraštva

Če bi trgovske verige, telekomunikacijski operaterji in avtomobilska industrija nehali oglaševati v slovenskih tradicionalnih medijih, bi ti, morda...

Lex rozpočet

Slovenské hospodárstvo brzdilo už vlani, a to sme o koronavíruse nič netušili. K tomu sa pripojili sociálne balíčky bývalej vlády....

The politics of unproven cures

COVID-19 has left the medical world and global leaders clutching at straws to stop a terrible health and economic emergency. Some have dangerously...

En busca de los “tiempos mejores” para Chile

Desde los procesos de independencias en adelante, hemos visto cómo el continente ha vivido auges y caídas en todo nivel. Sin embargo, el opaco...

Mente y confinamiento

El confinamiento, la cuarentena, y el acecho del virus, nos producen angustia, miedo, incertidumbre y para muchas personas –que han tenido pérdidas...

How to maintain self control in recovery in a world of chaos

I remember attending a circus when I was a kid and one of the things that drew my attention the most was the plate spinner.  The individual who...

When Hope Died: Why So Many Young Palestinians in Gaza Are Committing Suicide

Nearly everyone I know in Gaza has contemplated suicide more than once. Despite the deep taboo, 2020 is heading toward a record spike in suicides,...

A missed chance in the South China Sea has come back to haunt Asean

Why did the Philippines launch a bold and unprecedented legal challenge against China’s jurisdictional claims in the South China Sea in...

Opinion – Cambodia’s COVID-19 Success, Economic Fallout and Image Crisis

Building on its COVID-19 successes, Cambodia must reverse its democratic drift, restore ties with the US and its allies, and step up its foreign...

This is the moment for Japan to rethink coal

The Japanese government has reversed course on its support for coal power. Two key decisions — one on infrastructure exports and the other...

Libya’s double tragedy

The veto is the muscle flexed to protect the Zionist occupation and the Syrian tyrant

For the fifteenth time, Russia and China have used their veto in the UN Security Council in relation to resolutions concerning the conflict in...

COVID’s second wave is cresting as the Palestinian economy is brought to its knees

Reportage. The government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh has no resources to support a population suffering from the economic consequences of...

Understanding Ukraine and Belarus in 2020

In the former Soviet states, debates about the past are often the defining element of contemporary politics and Stalinism is still full of secrets...

During the pandemic, refugees have even fewer rights

Analysis. A new dossier from the Italian Coalition for Freedom and Civil Rights reports on administrative detention in ships, hotspots and “...

It’s Time to Replace Shin Bet Tracking

NATO Is Dying

MADRID – NATO may be “the most successful alliance in history” – as its secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, claims – but it may also be on...

India's flawed attempt to decouple from China will only hurt consumers

Banning TikTok and keeping Beijing out of 5G network do not help Indians in long run

Pinduoduo and Luckin Coffee show China's corporate governance dilemmas

CEOs acting as chairmen and fake sales highlight weaknesses in system

A challenger to the founders through the Hagia Sophia

If the reference for the justification of turning the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque is to “the bounty of the conquest” and “the right of the...

G20, Heal Thyself

NEW YORK – The G20 ministers of finance meet this week under the auspices of Saudi Arabia, which holds the group’s presidency this year. But it...

+ (POGLED) Kako pa so tebi všeč luči?

Novonameščene luči na prenovljenem Glavnem trgu so, še preden so zažarele, sprožile burno debato v javnosti. Po lastni presoji niso ne najlepša...

A Reeducation for Higher Education

Poland Slouches on

WARSAW – In the second round of Poland’s presidential election, incumbent Andrzej Duda narrowly defeated Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski. Though...

Singapore's bittersweet election result calls for more say

Has Saudi Once More Made a Catastrophic Oil Blunder?

In March of this year Saudi Arabia launched what was clearly a catastrophic move to regain its role as the world oil superpower. What initially was...

When Coronavirus Struck, Israel’s Transit Finally Got Smart

It took a crisis to deploy tech know-how on the roads. The challenge is how to keep it going.

SoftBank Group's structure works for investors and subsidiaries

How to Protect Journalists from Online Harassment

NEW YORK – France is one of the few countries that have introduced laws that address cyberharassment, including that aimed at journalists. Others...

Humor and Self-care

We have talked about these resilience skills a number of times in this blog. Perhaps we have not emphasized humor enough. Humor is an important...