CURRENT AFFAIRS
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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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CORPORATE SOCIAL JUSTICE
Social unrest and to a lesser extent revolts are rather common around the world. People who’re frustrated by systems and
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GLOBAL WARMING
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global rehearsal for the larger catastrophe on the horizon: global warming. Scientists are trying to predict
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IRAN TODAY
If countries were people, the Islamic Republic of Iran would probably be labelled a nonconformist and rebel. Iran is home to the world’s
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AFGHANISTAN TAKEOVER
Gone are Western clothes favoured by the fashion conscious in the Afghan capital with men on the streets now wearing traditional
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STOP CORRUPTION
In an increasingly corrupt world, the words of America’s third president and author of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
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THAILAND TODAY
A quick search for hashtag #Thailand on Twitter reveals the following results in random order: lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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