DIGITAL WORKPLACES
1 May is when nearly the whole world is on holiday to mark Labour Day. While internationally, people may have stopped celebrating worker achievements and enjoy a picnic instead,
GLOBAL HEALTH
Once again, WHO is in the spotlight as the novel coronavirus a.k.a. COVID-19 spreads fast and wide across the globe, and people panic. The World Health Organization
MONEY LAUNDERING
Ill-gotten gains can’t be spent in the open; they need to be hidden from the inquisitive eyes of the world until the passing of time makes people forget
DIGITAL MAPS
The Red Indians would have been called ‘Red Americans’ had Columbus used Google Maps to find India. Today, we’re never truly lost thanks to apps that scream at us
BRAZIL TODAY
Brazil is South America’s largest country and one of the world’s leading democracies. In a report presented at the World Economic Forum
TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE
On 11 January, the 15th presidential election was held in the Republic of China – also known to many as Taiwan – and the incumbent
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is owned and run by the Consumer Technology Association, is one of the biggest events
CORRUPTION REDUX
It’s so easy to make people believe what you would have them believe. As the founding father and third President of the US Thomas
ITALY TODAY
According to the 2020 Henley Passport Index, Italy has the world’s fourth most powerful passport. An Italian passport is one of the world’s
COP25 FAILURE
Once again, the Conference of the Parties (COP25) at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid failed to 
ANTICORRUPTION EDUCATION
Over the centuries, the value of education has been acclaimed by the wise. Aristotle once said:
INDIA TODAY
It may or may not surprise you to learn that the 10 fastest growing cities in the world are located in none other than India! According to an Oxford Economics research
UK ELECTION
The now famous election slogan of the Conservative (Tory) Party ‘Get Brexit Done’ conveyed a single convincing
CHINA CRACKDOWN
In 2012, Xi promised to crack down on the corrupt practices of powerful politicians (‘tigers’) and lowly bureaucrats
GLOBAL WARMING
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2020. There is a mere 10 years – a single decade – to take decisive action to prevent catastrophic and irreversible
FRANCE TODAY
Who would have thought that France would be one of the best performing European economies of 2019? The news has caught not only economists
NEW FRONTIERS
BEING GENDERLESS As civil and corporate entities look for more ways to ensure social inclusion and diversity, the fashion industry
THE NOBEL LAUREATE
In October, the Norwe-gian Nobel Committee announced that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia had been
CORRUPT POLITICIANS
Polls indicate that over half of El Salvador’s population believes that President Nayib Bukele will eradicate political
THE UK TODAY
What a year of political upheaval and instability it’s been for the UK so far. First, ex-PM Theresa May tried to no avail to deliver Brexit, lost her party’s majority in parliament
