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The World’s Most Innovative Countries, 2020

By: EBR | Thursday, September 3, 2020

Necessity is the mother of invention. Indeed, during the global coronavirus crisis, the world needed to move work, education and play to the digital realm very quickly

"With less than 500 confirmed cases and seven deaths, Taiwan has defied predictions and successfully contained COVID-19."

Recover Better Together - Taiwan can help

By: EBR | Tuesday, September 1, 2020

In 2020, the world has been hit by an unprecedented public health crisis, with the effects of COVID-19 being felt across every aspect of people’s lives

"The prospects of Japan changing its pacifist constitution despite China’s growing military capabilities, the ongoing threat of North Korea and a less dependable United States as a security guarantor failed to garner wide public support."

Shinzo Abe’s Legacy for Japan

By: EBR | Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister achieved not only a stable Japan — but one with a clear view of its own identity and role in the world

“This meltwater is heavier than ice, so it can penetrate through the entire ice thickness, just like a knife,” said climate scientist Ching-Yao Lai at Colombia University.

Antarctica’s giant ice shelves are vulnerable to collapse, study warns

By: EBR | Monday, August 31, 2020

Meltwater could undermine the walls of ice holding back Antarctica’s glaciers, scientists reported on Wednesday, a finding that underscores concern about the potential for a significant sea level rise

“The priority for the EU is to develop renewable hydrogen, produced using mainly wind and solar energy.”

Europe, China battle for global supremacy on electrolyser manufacturing

By: EBR | Friday, August 28, 2020

While China currently produces the cheapest electrolysers in the world, Europe leads on innovative technologies which are better suited to produce green hydrogen seen by many as a silver bullet to decarbonise the energy system

New tech has fallen into certain categories, according to a Boston Consulting Group analysis, with 25% of solutions taking on detection and containment, 20% tackling problems involving healthcare provider enablement, and another 21% grappling with economic resilience.

These 5 COVID-fighting technologies show the power of global ingenuity

By: EBR | Friday, August 28, 2020

As companies seek new tech solutions to fight the COVID crisis, some interesting themes have emerged

The subject of maritime boundaries has been discussed and studied for decades. More recently, gas discoveries emerged in Egyptian, Israeli, and Cypriot waters.

Turkey Tests the EU’s Resolve in the Eastern Mediterranean

By: EBR | Friday, August 28, 2020

Turkey’s leadership is fueling a dangerous maritime dispute with Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean. The EU must pursue dialogue while resisting Ankara’s attempts to bully its way forward

Not long after the WHO declared a COVID-19 pandemic in March, UNFPA forecast that an estimated 31 million additional incidents of gender-based violence could be expected globally if lockdowns were to last for at least six months, with women confined indoors with their abusers.

What we can learn from 5 innovations helping women during COVID-19

By: EBR | Friday, August 28, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced a glaring truth about gender-based violence: it is a humanitarian, development and socio-economic crisis

“The priority must go to the rapid formation of a government, to avoid a power vacuum which will leave Lebanon to sink further into the crisis”.

France creates reform roadmap for crisis-ridden Lebanon

By: EBR | Thursday, August 27, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron has created a roadmap for Lebanese politicians outlining political and financial reforms needed to unlock foreign aid and rescue the country from multiple crises including an economic meltdown

Future historians will be tempted to ascribe the roots of all sorts of change to the year 2020, but many of the choices we make in reimagining the future of downtown living and working will be driven by trends that have been gathering momentum for far longer.

Why global cities will flourish in a post-COVID future

By: EBR | Thursday, August 27, 2020

The world of urban living and working may appear to be in flux, but its foundations are deep and secure

"Lots of businesses have shut here, and if we don’t see foreign tourists coming back soon, we may also shut. There are some locals coming on the weekends, but that’s not enough to keep us all going".

The world’s most popular tourist cities may have to rethink their entire model

By: EBR | Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Bangkok tourist destination Khao San Road is usually heaving with people on weekends, its cheap beer bars, tattoo parlours, street vendors, hostels and buzzing nightlife drawing budget travellers and tour group alike

“In view of Mr Navalny’s major role in Russia’s political opposition, the country’s authorities are urgently called upon to fully investigate this act as a matter of urgency—and to do so in a completely transparent way”.

Germany’s Role in Belarus and Russia

By: EBR | Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Angela Merkel, in her last stint as German chancellor, can still make a major difference for her country’s—and Europe’s—policy toward Belarus and Russia

"The UAE is recognising Israel in exchange for Israel’s abandoning further annexation plans to the West Bank."

United Arab Emirates reaching out to Israel is an historic breakthrough

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The fact that Israel and the UAE are establishing normal relations can rightfully be called an historic breakthrough

Trump will be especially drawn to Harris because, in a curious way, he relishes a real challenge, if for no other reason than to get his energy up. Harris is far more energetic than Biden, whose physical frailty Trump likes to belittle.

Kamala Harris: The Woman Who “Liberated” Angela Merkel

By: EBR | Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Donald Trump is a compulsive misogynist. Why Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton and other women can now breathe more freely.

The release of the 33 million euros should make it possible to cover the immediate needs of the emergency services and hospitals in the capital, said the European Commission.

EU releases 33 million euros emergency aid for Beirut blast

By: EBR | Friday, August 7, 2020

The European Union announced Thursday (6 August) that it had released €33 million to finance initial emergency aid for Lebanon and mobilised material resources, including an Italian hospital ship, to help relief efforts in Beirut, devastated Tuesday by two explosions

Data from the apex Reserve Bank of India (RBI) show that India is now clocking around 100 million digital transactions a day with a volume of 5 trillion rupees ($67 billion), about a five-times jump from 2016.

COVID-19 has accelerated India’s digital reset

By: EBR | Thursday, August 6, 2020

Since the beginning of its COVID-19 lockdown in late March, India has distributed around $5 billion in cash benefits to its citizens who need assistance the most, entirely through payments made via digital platforms

The new UK-Japan deal is expected to be based on the European agreement but London wants to expand it into digital trade and is also hoping to win the reduction of additional Japanese tariffs.

Japanese FM in UK for post-Brexit trade talks

By: EBR | Thursday, August 6, 2020

Japan’s foreign minister on Wednesday (5 August) began a three-day trip to Britain in a bid to wrap up negotiations on a post-Brexit trade agreement

Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. President, famously pledged decades ago that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.”

Joe Biden and Ending the US’s Dr. Strangelove Nuclear Posture

By: EBR | Thursday, August 6, 2020

It is imperative to structure the U.S. nuclear posture to guard against the greatest danger — accidental nuclear war

The Mediterranean island, with its light regulation, use of English law and double taxation treaty with Moscow, has been an important destination for Russian entrepreneurs and firms.

Russia surprises Cyprus with move to scrap tax deal

By: EBR | Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Russia’s finance ministry said on Monday (3 August) it would scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding double taxation after talks to modify the deal failed, a decision that surprised Cyprus, which said talks were still under way

“What we are witnessing is a huge catastrophe,” the head of Lebanon’s Red Cross George Kettani told broadcaster Mayadeen. “There are victims and casualties everywhere.”

Toll expected to rise in blast that shook Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands

By: EBR | Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Lebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut on Tuesday (4 August), killing 78 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise

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