CURRENT AFFAIRS
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THE RULE OF LAW
The EU’s allegiance to the rule of law and the Polish government’s total disrespect for it has created simmering tensions between the two. This heightened
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EDUCATION OVERHAUL
A recent news item about revamping Sri Lanka’s education system appeared in a Sunday newspaper. Apparently, NIE Director General Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawarathna
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SWITZERLAND TODAY
Switzerland, which enjoys the world’s second highest per capita GDP of US$ 81,867, has consistently ranked among the 10 wealthiest countries on the
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VACCINE TRANSPARENCY
Corruption has crept into every area of life everywhere. It’s presence in the healthcare sector is especially alarming with the world
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CAPITALISM BARED
As humankind grapples with the deadly novel coronavirus on the health front, another battle that’s not discussed as much as COVID-19 is gurgling beneath
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THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY
Former US president Donald Trump and his ‘America First’ policy undoubtedly strained relations between the United States
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SPOTLIGHT ON DEMOCRACY
The 28th President of the US Woodrow Wilson said: “Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.” And indeed,
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ELECTION WATCH
The New Zealand general election in October last year was to elect 120 MPs – New Zealand too has a mixed member proportional (MMP)
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TURKEY TODAY
Two words; or better yet, make that three proper nouns – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the man in central command of a nation perched
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COVID-19 VACCINES
When the WHO declared that COVID-19 was a pandemic, the world shook and then went still for several months. Countries went into
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