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Muslim ‘instant divorce’ law divides India
In India, if you are a Muslim man, you can divorce your wife via a simple SMS. Or through online ser...
India’s wells are running dry, fast
Over the past three years, the monsoon – the rainy season that runs from June through September, dep...
When a river is a person: from Ecuador to New Zealand, nature gets its day in court
In the early 2000s, the idea of giving legal rights to nature was on the fringes of environmental le...
London train bombing: Why is Europe seeing so many terrorist attacks?
The Sept. 15 terrorist bombing in a crowded London subway station – which injured at least 30 passen...
Modern slavery and tourism: when holidays and human exploitation collide
Holidays are a privilege that many who are fortunate to take them look forward to. They are an oppor...
Is artificial intelligence a (job) killer?
There’s no shortage of dire warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence these days. Modern...
Governors gone wild: Mexico faces a “lost generation” of corrupt leaders
During the colonial period, the Spanish Americas were governed under the 14th-century formula, “Obed...
Hong Kong Literature’s Growing Pains
Jaime Chu ,January 11, 2023 Hong Kong Lite...
Taxes on sugary beverages are not enough on their own to halt march of obesity in Asia
Facing declining markets in Western countries, multinational food companies are targeting Africa, As...
How ‘temporary urbanism’ can transform struggling industrial towns
What will become of manufacturing towns in a post-industrial world? From the Ruhr region of Germany...
Credit card fraud: what you need to know
If you are the owner of a credit or a debit card, there is a non-negligible chance that you may be s...