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Above: Photo courtesy en.happinessagenda.ae Don’t Worry, Be Happy The title of the popular song by Bobby McFerrin could become Dubai’s national anthem, judging by the UAE agenda to become the ha...

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Above: Photo Courtesy Pixabay The Wine Wars Trust Donald Trump to create an international disagreement without quite realising its larger impact. The US President recently threatened to impose a...

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Boris the Bumbler He may be the new Prime Minister (PM) of Britain but the front pages of the British press were farcical and devoid of any respect, an indication of Boris Johnson’s roller coaster ...

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Fly me to the Moon Man first set foot on the moon 50 years ago, a historic event that impacted science and society alike. The first words spoken by mission leader Neil Armstrong, the first man on t...

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Taxing Times The French government has opened a can of worms with its move to tax technology giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. The French initiative is a response to a growing public feeling...

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The Huawei Storm While Huawei products—mainly smartphones and tablets—are available in India, it is not as well known as its fellow Chinese telecom players. Today, thanks to Donald Trump, it is mak...

Harvey Weinstein Fallout: The Power of Predators

The Weinstein case exemplifies the double standard that defines 21st century America where the powerful think they are invincible ~By Kenneth Tiven in Washington In the movie, Spiderman’s Uncle ...

When Donald Trump Killed the Dream for Immigrants

Above: Immigration activists demanding protection of DACA and TPS programmes at a rally in Washington. File Photo: UNI ~By Marcelo Rochabrun Marco Guajardo starts a new job today that, he said, ...

US-Pak ties: A Rap on the Knuckles

Above: Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif (left) gets a rebuff from US President Donald Trump (right). Photos: UNI Though the Trump Administration has blocked $350 million aid to India’s neighbour, it is not ...

A European Future for France

The election of this country’s youngest president has been welcomed by many as it is seen as a triumph of hope over hate, globalisation over nationalism and open markets over closed economies  ~By S...

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