BBC News:Australia’s population will reach 25 million for the first time on Tuesday, according to official estimates.The milestone, driven significantly by migration, has magnified debate about the merits of a “big or little” Australia, and congestion in cities.The most contentious aspect has been migration: is it growing too fast, or will it continue to benefit…
The Straitstimes, Singapore: The world is at risk of entering“hothouse” conditions where global average temperatures will be 4-5 deg C higher even if emissions reduction targets under a global climate deal are met, scientists said in a study . The report comes amid a heatwave that has pushed temperatures above 40 deg C (104 Fahrenheit)…
Hindustan Times,India: Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, the lead hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 2001 terror attacks in the US, according to the family. The marriage was confirmed by Osama bin Laden’s half-brothers – Ahmad…
Juliet Samuel/Gulf News Facebook’s financial woes should not offer comfort. What’s coming next could be much more alarming Whoosh. There goes £100 billion (Dh477.4 billion). With one mighty slosh in the frothing sea of international markets, Facebook stock lost a fifth of its value in a few hours last week, making for the biggest US…
NDTV Basking in the glow of international praise for allowing women to drive, Saudi Arabia issued a self-congratulatory news release June 27, saying Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country’s young ruler, wanted to go further with his “Vision 2030” project. “Advancing the role of women is an important element” of the plan, the press…
Jennifer Rubin/Chicago Tribune Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington and Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio sound like politicians did only a few years ago: vaguely normal. Appearing Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Inslee responded to the accusation that Democrats lack a message:“Number one, we’re going to protect and expand health care, not strip it…
Michael J Armstrongis, Associate professor of operations research at Canada’s Brock University/BDnews24 Israel and Gaza are increasingly alternating between ceasefires and gunfire. This violent instability – the worst in four years – isn’t surprising, as each side inches closer to war while hoping their provocations will make the other side back down. It’s a classic…
William Lambers, Author and historian /Newsweek, US On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was hit by the world’s first atomic bomb. Every building within a mile was leveled instantly by the blast, codenamed “Little Boy,” killing seventy thousand people in the Japanese city instantly. Three days later, Nagasaki became the next target and the ground zero…
Salman Rafi Sheikh, Research-analyst of International Relations and Pakistan’s foreign and domestic affairs/NEO, Japan While the future of the Iran-nuke deal continues to depend upon the will of Europe, China and Russia in the face of US unilateral withdrawal and the latter’s campaign to convince at least Europe to do the same, for Iran the…
Tafi Mhaka /Al jazeera The factors that led to Mnangagwa’s victory signal a grim future for Zimbabwe’s democracy. On August 1, following the announcement of the parliamentary election results in Zimbabwe, which saw Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ZANU-PF winning a clear majority, opposition MDC Alliance supporters held a demonstration in and around Harare’s central business district, claiming…