CURRENT AFFAIRS
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TOURISM IN 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a stark awakening for the nine trillion dollar travel sector that had envisaged eternal blue skies, open
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POLITICAL MYTHOLOGY
Many of us first met Pandora and Prometheus in primary school while reading Greek mythology. Prometheus stole fire from the
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EURO GRAFT
Many people lose their humanity in the quest for money and power, corrupting everything and everyone in their path. As Austrian
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WATER SCARCITY
Frequent and thorough hand washing is perhaps the most recognised frontline defence against the spread of COVID-19. Yet, a
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TALIBAN AND THE WEST
“Kabul has fallen,” reports the Western press. “Kabul has been reclaimed,” claims a Pakistani newspaper. What do you think?
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NORWAY TODAY
Europe’s northernmost nation is the Kingdom of Norway. It has an economic freedom score of 73.4, making it the world’s 28th freest
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CATALAN SECESSION
Independence for an individual generally brings euphoria. However, independence as a separate state within national boundaries is a tantalising but deadly
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HISTORY’S FABLES
“History is written by the victors” – this is attributed to Sir Winston Churchill. So I listen with trepidation to the controlled narrative coming out of Sri Lanka. I’d comment
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AUSTRIA TODAY
Apple strudel with cream, traditional coffeehouses, wineries, the Vienna State Opera, Mozart’s music, hills that are alive with the sound of waltz music, a rich
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Most societies today are consumeristic and gobbling up Planet Earth’s resources as if there’s no tomorrow. As the nurse from Ohio
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