Author: The Editorial Team

Rich-poor gap has become a concern in the world. No doubt, it frequently appears in newspapers, television channels, UN reports, academic journals and the reports of non-government organizations and other organizations that the gap between rich and poor is increasing around the world. As expected, there is a hue and cry on this among political leaders, researchers, policy makers and others and many policy-based, programmatic and other efforts have been taken across countries on how to reduce the gap between the groups. But, according to available sources, there are no promising outcomes, despite some notable effects of gap-reducing efforts. Also,…

Transfer of political authority from one administration to another, or from one government to another, is a common practice in politics around the world. Yet, the process of such a transfer is not unique, as it may be election based or not. On the one hand, such a transfer does not occur through elections in

The former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was about to be killed last week. According to available sources, he was leading a long march against the government and an attacker fired several rounds of bullets at him. But because of the intervention of a young man, bullets missed the targets and the former prime minister was saved. No doubt, such attempts are not new in Pakistan. Other Pakistani leaders including Benazir Bhutto were assassinated. Moreover, assassinations and attempts to assassinate political leaders are not new in the world. Many political leaders from the lower tier of leadership to the…

Many have recently lost their jobs because of the growing use of artificial intelligence, which refers to the simulation of intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. In many countries, automation-spurred job loss is one of the main consequences of artificial intelligence, rendered one of the important technological advancements globally. In the last decade, the number of jobs lost was notable due to the increased use of artificial intelligence, which allows machines to model and improve the capabilities of the human mind, the goals of which include computer-enhanced learning, reasoning and perception and which…

Iran protests have been going on for weeks. Notably, the protest started after the death of a woman in custody. Initial protests have turned out to be massive protests against the regime and become the most significant protests in recent decades that have already killed more than two hundred and fifty protesters. Though the protest, which has already questioned the legitimacy of the Iranian regime, started against the killing of Mahsa Amini with the demands for women’s freedom, bodily autonomy and optional hijab, the protesters later expressed anger over living conditions, widespread corruption and economic mismanagement. By this time, many…

There is an energy crisis in the world, even if energy production has increased in many countries in recent years. But the energy crisis has increased in recent months. To meet the rising energy needs, many initiatives including hydraulic energy, coal-powered based energy and solar power plant based initiatives have been taken in many countries. But efforts to increase energy production needed for meeting the energy crisis are not enough globally. Solar power-based initiatives are one of the notable initiatives that have some prospects of meeting the rising energy needs in many areas of the world. No doubt, many developed,…

Crimes in the world have increased in recent years. Different sorts of crimes including killing, human trafficking, terrorism, cyber crimes and sexual assaults are on the rise in many countries. Murder rates have remarkably increased globally. Thousands of people are being killed and trafficked from one country to another each year. Many are being affected by the rise of terrorism and cyber crimes in the world at present. No doubt, increased crimes, which indicate illegal acts that are punishable and involve harming other people or damaging the property of others, are also causing increased economic, social and other problems in…

The United Nations has played very important roles in the world. Since its establishment in 1945 from its earlier organization named the League of Nations, it is playing significant roles in social, economic, educational and some other aspects of development around the world. Because of its relentless efforts, poverty has declined, education has improved, many conflicts are resolved many displaced people received support and there are many other beneficial outcomes globally. But there are some important aspects of the failure of the most important intergovernmental organization. The most notable failure is its failure to prevent wars and civil wars for…

A coup has occurred in Burkina Faso that led to the ouster of the military ruler Paul-Henri Damiba, who had become president after a military coup in January that ousted democratically elected president Roch MarcKaboré following several days of unrest in the capital Ouagadougou. The military seized control of state television and declared that they had ousted the military ruler and dissolved the government, along with the suspension of the constitution and transitional charter. Immediately after rival officers’ seizing power in a coup, which is the second takeover in eight months for the West African state, Burkina Faso’s ousted military…

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