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World order frays as chaos rises
Oped, Published on 06/12/2024
» At 82, I have lived through countless political and social upheavals, enough to become somewhat inured to history's recurring cycles. But recent developments have left me profoundly shaken and afraid.
International arrest warrant sought for Myanmar junta chief
Published on 27/11/2024
» THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday he would seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity over the persecution of Muslim Rohingya people.
Nobel economics prize goes to inequality researchers
Published on 15/10/2024
» STOCKHOLM: Three US-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation to understand why global inequality persists today, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship.
Nobel laureate moved to tears
Published on 12/10/2024
» TOKYO - Toshiyuki Mimaki was beside himself with joy when he found out that the atomic bomb survivors’ group that he co-chairs had won the Nobel Peace Prize, but later pushed back tears of sorrow as he pictured children bleeding from their wounds in Israel and Gaza.
Hiroshima survivors’ group wins Nobel Peace Prize
Published on 11/10/2024
» OSLO - The Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, in a warning to countries that have nuclear weapons not to use them.
‘Godfather of AI’ co-winner of physics Nobel
Published on 08/10/2024
» STOCKHOLM - Geoffrey Hinton — often called the “Godfather of AI” — and John Hopfield have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that laid the foundation for machine learning.
2011 all over again?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2024
» Re: "Chao Phraya River basin raises flood risk", (BP, Aug 26).
Does 'slacktivism' deserve its bad reputation?
Oped, Published on 23/08/2024
» Earlier this year, activists opposing the war in Gaza marched onto the Golden Gate Bridge and Interstate 880 in Oakland. They blocked traffic for hours, some chaining themselves to vehicles or cement-filled drums. Twenty-six were arrested and charged.
Who is Muhammad Yunus, the next leader of Bangladesh?
New York Times, Published on 07/08/2024
» SEOUL - Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer, is set to become the interim leader of Bangladesh, overseeing a temporary government intended to help stabilise the South Asian nation after a month of political violence.
Bangladesh awaits interim government after PM’s ouster
Published on 06/08/2024
» DHAKA - The president of Bangladesh dissolved parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of an interim government, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising.