‘Hazardous’ smog chokes India’s capital

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NEW DELHI: Smog in New Delhi hit “hazardous” levels on Thursday (Nov 3) as smoke from thousands of crop fires in northern India combined with other pollutants to create a noxious grey cocktail enveloping the megacity. Levels of the most dangerous particles – PM 2.5, so tiny they can enterContinue Reading

Russia-Taliban in a desperate partnership of convenience

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The signing of a provisional deal between Russia and the Taliban in September 2022 marks the Taliban’s first known major international economic deal. But beyond the announcement that Russia will supply gas, oil and wheat to Afghanistan, the payment and pricing details have not been released to the public. How the two countries will navigate international sanctions […]Continue Reading

Petronas, Accenture, AWS to commercialise logistics platform

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Designed to optimise logistic operations, cost of offshore vessels
Significantly optimise operational costs, reduce carbon emissions by 15%  Petronas, Accenture and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are collaborating to evaluate commercialisation opportunities globally for the cloud-based logistics solution and services platform Stear. 
Developed by Petronas in partnership with Accenture in 2021, Stear is designed…Continue Reading

White Christian nationalists on US midterm election mission

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According to a May 2022 poll from the University of Maryland, 61% of Republicans favor declaring the United States a Christian nation – even though 57% recognized that it would be unconstitutional. Meanwhile, 31% of all Americans and 49% of Republicans believe “God intended America to be a new promised land where European Christians could […]Continue Reading