The Syrian regime and its Russian allies are like a pack of hyenas attacking Idlib

For nearly two years, Idlib province in Syria has been subjected to fierce attacks by the forces of the butcher Bashar Al-Assad and the criminal...

Why Afghanistan Must Confront HIV-Related Stigma

Throughout the course of human history, there have been few health conditions more mired in socializing stigma than HIV/AIDS. Despite...

(BRANJE) Evropa, pusti Škotski prižgano luč

V izrazitem nasprotju je bila Škotska. Po javnem izkazovanju čustev sodeč, je bila na dan izstopa iz EU najbolj proevropska država v uniji....

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Pramálo osvietencov v Bielom dome

Keď sa s ním vlani po 26 rokoch rozviedla, získala ako odstupné 35 miliárd dolárov. Zaujala tým 24. miesto v rebríčku svetových...

Palestinian children are being targeted by a shadowy campaign group

A shadowy campaign group with a hidden agenda appears to be exploiting Palestinian children from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. Just when we...

Beating myself

By Grace Oh I can't believe my test score is lower than his. Am I doing enough volunteer work compared to my classmates? I wonder how many...

Judge seemed ready to release Zaki, then he got a phone call

Analysis. There were hopes about the possibility that the 28-year-old human rights researcher might be released. But the Mansoura-2 district court...

Gezi Park acquittals give Erdogan opponents hope

A court in Turkey has acquitted several defendants who were on trial for the Gezi Park protests. The verdict came as a surprise to many, DW's Erkan...

YouTube at 15 years, a window on the planet

Report. Registered in 2005, YouTube has become the second-most-visited website after Google. Its network hosts the breadth of human interest, and...

Drones y la gestión de activos físicos: una oportunidad para el sector público

Si tu trabajo tiene algo que ver con el uso de la tecnología para brindar servicios más inteligentes y eficientes, no hay mejor momento para...

Will ‘Shogun Abe’ ever learn how to govern wisely with decency?

Actor Sakae Takita, who played Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) in the Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s (NHK) year-long "taiga" historical TV drama series in...

Credibility of Abe’s words still in doubt even after his apology

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s apology for belittling an opposition lawmaker during a recent Diet session has done little to rectify his disturbing...

A more secure Africa is in America’s best interests

WASHINGTON – Karen Blixen’s evocative 1937 memoir “Out of Africa” was about the British Empire’s experience in Kenya at the beginning of the...

The Paradigm Shift on Palestine

TEL AVIV – Nobody should be surprised that US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace proposal is heavily tilted toward the Israelis. What...

Official Arab support for Palestine falls while support in the West grows

It cannot be denied that Palestine is going through one of its biggest crises since its occupation in terms of official Arab support. Normalisation...

Torta v blázinci

Pred začiatkom mimoriadnej 58. schôdze parlamentu sa črtalo viacero možností, kto by mohol podporiť jej otvorenie. Keďže Most sa vopred od...

Double down on innovation

Actions, not words, matter in implementing 2020 economic plans The government will provide up to 40 trillion won ($34 billion) in financial aid for...

'Delusive' merger

Creation of UFP is only result of 'temporary truce' The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) and two minor conservative parties have launched...

New Ireland?

By Gwynne Dyer Bertie Ahern, who was the taoiseach (prime minister) of the Irish Republic from 1997 to 2008, was a brilliant machine politician, not...

February can be the cruelest month

WASHINGTON – For T. S. Eliot, April may have been the cruelest month, but in Japan, there’s no month that’s crueler for students than February....

Trump’s “Currency Manipulation” Con

WASHINGTON, DC – Would you believe the following story if you heard it? Imagine a small, rural town with one general store that sells to, and...

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When viruses turn political

By Ngaire Woods OXFORD ― Before the coronavirus exploded into the news, a report by the World Health Organization warned that the world was not...

PR warfare on coronavirus

By Lee Seong-hyon America's ideal strategy in dealing with China is to impede its rise without having to resort to military action. Although the...

Political carnage of China's coronavirus outbreak is just beginning

Xi Jinping will emerge weakened from crisis thanks to slow government response

China's brutal treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang

The Karakax list shows that totalitarian methods are being used to "reeducate" an entire people in the northwest of China. Many Uighurs are sent to...

The battle for Idlib will make or break Russia’s relations with Turkey

Since the outset of the Syrian revolution in 2011, Russia has been the staunchest backer of the Assad regime in Damascus. Turkey, meanwhile, has...

Arms race that no one can win

By Olivia Alperstein Welcome to the 21st century nuclear arms race. Once again, we're teetering on the brink of nuclear conflict instead of taking...

Všetci pôjdeme na bicykle?

Ide o jeden z bodov Národného programu znižovania emisií. Ochrana životného prostredia je iste dôležitá, to nik nespochybňuje, ale robiť...

Priorities: Boris Johnson fails to visit flooded areas in UK, yet makes time to extend Syria sanctions

That tells us everything about its priorities. During the general election campaign Boris Johnson and his team made a big thing of being on the...

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Que despierte México

"Existía detrás, en mi espíritu, la terrible intuición de palabras escuchadas en sueños, frases murmuradas en pesadillas" (de la novela "Corazón...

Ready to Give Up?

Is there anyone, in one situation or another, who has not given up? The words used may be different: “I just give up,” “I give this up,” or...

Schizophrenia and False Expectations

A delusion is a fixed, false belief which is not grounded in reality, and can be a symptom of a chemical imbalance in the brain. Personally, my...

Take COVID-19, add a trade war and raise taxes: A recipe for disaster

NEW YORK – One of the world’s most pivotal economies is reeling from a self-induced policy mistake. Japan is now paying the price for last...

Some Economic and Political Factors of Coronavirus Outbreak

The epidemic caused by a new strain of Coronaviruses, called “2019-nCOV” by the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30, is becoming a...

Three scenarios for the battle for Idlib

In recent weeks, the battle for Idlib   in northwest Syria has entered a new phase. Syrian regime forces, backed by Russia and Iran, have pushed...

Iraq and the US withdrawal conundrum

More than a month after the Iraqi parliament passed a resolution calling on United States troops to withdraw from Iraq, uncertainty regarding the...

Meet the US presidential candidates' 'blacks'

The light almost seemed to go out of Pete Buttigieg's eyes as ABC correspondent Linsey Davis put questions to him during the New Hampshire...

Could the Latest Outburst of Ankara's Temper Lead to Escalation in Syria?

So far Turkey, militarily the second mightiest NATO country, has been able to get away with virtually anything it has chosen to brew in the Middle...

'More interested in pipelines than indigenous people': Trudeau faces activists' wrath over yet another contentious energy project

When he was first elected five years ago, Trudeau convinced liberal voters that he was an environmentalist and that concern for the natural...

Armageddon, Determinism and Rage

Analysts apply theories to interpret events, to forecast, to influence and even to warn.  Behind this is determinism, the theory that all events...

Trump Policy Wangle in Munich: Human Beings Reduced to Smelly Sauce

US officials at the Munich Security Conference are warning the Syria Civil War may soon flood Europe with refugees. The unnamed United States...

Iran – USA: Aggressive American Politics

US President Donald Trump is not loosening his chokehold grip in his attempts to strangle the Iranian people.  It all started with America’s...