Author: viking

What Trump threats against challenging the US dollar’s global primacy could mean for the future of Brics and its member nations.

Businesses operating in EU countries will get six extra months this year to continue transferring personal data to the UK on the basis of two decisions reached in 2021, under plans outlined by the European Commission on Tuesday.

Duterte’s ICC arrest sparked a wave of disinformation, with fake news and fabricated quotes flooding Philippine social media, potentially affecting his interim release.

Prompted by the death of K-drama star Kim Sae-Ron, the petition has garnered enough signatures to warrant a review by a committee.

Supporters of the former president have slammed the move by Manila to allow Duterte’s transfer to The Hague, calling it a ‘kidnapping’.

For years, policymakers have grappled with whether and how to change the law to reflect advances in technology and the new risks and opportunities that come with that. This exercise has become the norm in recent times with the pace of technological change – and particularly with the emergence of generative AI (gen-AI) tools into mainstream use.

‘Geopolitical calculations are being totally upended,’ Christopher Luxon says, calling Indo-Pacific pacts key to weathering any instability.

The European Commission has introduced the Critical Medicines Act in what experts have said is a significant move in the EU’s efforts to enhance the resilience of its pharmaceutical supply chain.

A crew member was reportedly filling diving tanks with oxygen when the equipment malfunctioned and fire engulfed the boat.

Tragically, there have been many fatal nightclub and music venue fires, including one that killed almost 500 people.