Gag order

Gag order

Deforestation down in Indonesia and it is commendable

From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023...

Scotland’s Humza Yousaf resigns as country’s leader

Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party to regain ground in its former Scottish heartlands in a national election expected...

Russian central bank holds rates at 16%, raises inflation forecast

Café culture rules Kolkata

Social media, with the enormous support of refashioned lies, harmful half-truths, quasi-logic, rules our lives, but I miss the café culture. We all go to schools and colleges, but if...

The economics of OPEC’s cut in oil output

It is not surprising that market experts are debating the announcement made by the Organisation of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) + on Sunday to cut oil production between May and...

This could be Turkey’s most crucial election

Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary election campaign is gaining momentum ahead of the May 14th vote. Trailing in the polls and facing his first electoral defeat in two decades, President Recep...

Parents will be able to choose what kind of companion they want their kids to have — in contrast to the free-for-all of the internet

Tyler Cowen, Tribune News Service With the introduction of GPT-4 and Claude, AI has taken another big step forward. GPT-4 is human-level or better at many hard tasks, a...

Wonderful feeling

Ramadan is best time to be in the UAE. The country looks amazing in the Holy Month. We feel very spiritual. Almost everywhere Iftar tent comes up for those who...