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"European solidarity, already fragilised by discord over migration, faces ever-stronger daily tests."

Three scenarios for a Covid-19 world: we can still make the right choices

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Adjusting to life in a Covid-19 world is difficult. Daily disruptions impair thinking beyond today. Last week was history, yesterday another country. Tomorrow is unknown, the day-after, unknowable

The rise of cryptocurrency could threaten the dominance of the US dollar and cost the United States trillions in increased debt financing charges.

What China’s Cyber-Cash Advantage Means for the Global Economy

By: EBR | Monday, March 23, 2020

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is significantly ahead of other central banks in developing a digital currency

In the time of forced physical distances between people, is the time for strengthening the real social bonds.

Physical Distance and Social Solidarity

By: EBR | Friday, March 20, 2020

Nowadays one of the keywords is "social distancing", or even isolation

A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released Sunday showed Biden was favoured nationally, 61% to 32%, among those who have already voted in the Democratic primary or plan to do so.

Joe Biden’s lead over Bernie Sanders is widening

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Joe Biden won all three Democratic primaries held on Tuesday. Former Obama’s vice president is likely to have a majority of the convention delegates awarded so far and has secured more than half of the 1.991 needed to win the nomination

The novel coronavirus was making its way around the world, disrupting supply chains, and possibly prolonging the current period of de-globalisation.

The Changing Tides of the Global Economy

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Political economist and diplomat Marcos Troyjo advises us to buckle up for a possible new round of globalisation

To minimize the impact of the outbreak, ZJU officially started online teaching on 24 February in line with the original term calendar. Contingency teaching covers all ZJU students, including international students, and many courses are open to learners worldwide.

How a top Chinese university is responding to coronavirus

By: EBR | Monday, March 16, 2020

The deadly coronavirus outbreak presents a host of challenges for different sectors of society. University campuses with their congregate settings are considered particularly susceptible to contagion

Considered the mecca of mental diagnosis and treatments of Arab children: the center has provided nearly 50,000 treatments for 1,500 children in daycare facilities and has supervised 20,000 diagnoses in the diagnosis centers, in addition to providing thousands of hours of guidance for the patients and the staff.

The Fortunate Arabs in the Middle East

By: EBR | Thursday, March 12, 2020

Palestinians living under the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip can only dream about the quality of life their Arab brethren enjoy in Israel

“The situation in the Idlib zone in Syria has deteriorated so much that we need to have a direct and personal discussion”.

Why new Russia-Turkey deal on Idlib matters

By: EBR | Monday, March 9, 2020

A new deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to bring an end to fighting in Idlib puts the saga over this issue on standby

Authorities could fund banks to lend to firms that are suffering, as they did during the financial crisis and as China is doing today.

The right medicine for the world economy

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2020

Coping with the pandemic involves all of government, not just the health system

Can someone who has been charged with corruption run for the highest elected office? In America it’s simple: As long as the Constitution doesn’t specifically prohibit it, it’s kosher. Israel, however, like Great Britain, doesn’t have a constitution, so the matter falls in the gray area between law and politics.

Election aside, Bibi Netanyahu has to go. He has ruled Israel for too long

By: EBR | Thursday, March 5, 2020

On Monday, my granddaughter Maya, serving in the Israel Defense Force, and having already voted for the third time in less than a year, shared her thoughts from Election Day on the family WhatsApp

Buoyed by his blowout victory in South Carolina over the weekend and a slew of Democratic Party endorsements that followed, Biden carried the Southern states of Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Alabama.

Super Tuesday brings winners and losers in the democratic race

By: EBR | Thursday, March 5, 2020

Super Tuesday brings losers and winners. Former vice-president Joe Biden is back in the presidential nomination race

The rapid dispersion of many diseases is one inevitable aspect of globalization. It is, in fact, traceable back to the Middle Ages. The transmission of the black plague followed along trade routes, including the silk road.

Globalization and Pandemics: Global Problems Require Global Responses

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The rapid dispersion of many diseases is one of the inevitable characteristics of globalization. Nationalist approaches are therefore completely counter-productive

“This agreement will mean nothing, and today’s good feelings will not last, if we don’t take concrete actions on commitments and promises that have been made,” Pompeo said.

Trump scores a new peace deal, now with the Taliban

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 3, 2020

After Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East, the American president scores again. And it seems good for his re-election in November

“In order to realise this project, we will need several new partners,” said Shell Netherlands director Marjan van Loon. “Together we will have to pioneer and innovate to bring together all the available knowledge and skills.”

Fossil fuel firms team up on large-scale hydrogen

By: EBR | Friday, February 28, 2020

Oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell and Dutch gas company Gasunie plan to build a massive green hydrogen plant in the northern Netherlands in the next decade, the companies said on Thursday (27 February), to cut emissions

“These are new paranoid reports, which, to our deep regret, will continue to grow in number as the election day approaches, ”Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin , said “Naturally, they have nothing to do with the truth.”

Is the Russian interference on the US elections fake news?

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 25, 2020

The reports about Russian meddling in the 2020 election, and Trump’s response, explained

Airlines tickets, telephone intercepts, and pictures of visitors have been used as evidence. These spurious charges were analyzed in the Human Rights Watch assessment of March 2019 and in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment of December 2019.

The Gezi Trial Stunt and Turkey’s Increasing Isolation

By: EBR | Friday, February 21, 2020

The acquittal of Osman Kavala followed by his absurd rearrest shows the abysmal state of rule of law and democracy in Turkey

Retirement lengths vary around the world, impacted by factors like life expectancy, savings and gender.

Which countries’ workers spend the longest (and shortest) in retirement?

By: EBR | Thursday, February 20, 2020

For the first time, there are now more people over the age of 65 than there are under the age of five

Some countries in Asia, including Singapore and Japan, are responding to demographic shifts and implementing innovative policies and solutions designed to reap the benefits of the longevity dividend.

How Japan and Singapore are reinventing old age

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Demographic change has favoured economic growth in many regions around the world. In countries where working-age populations grew more rapidly than the number of consumers, income per capita experienced a boost

The IPCC Special Report warns that the world is already 1C warmer than pre-industrial levels, and that an increase to 2C would significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.

49% of world’s GDP now covered by net-zero targets, study says

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Just under half of the world’s annual GDP is now covered by nations, regions and cities that are legislating for a net-zero emissions target, a new study has revealed

Diagnostic capabilities and coordination among and within countries can mean the difference between life and death.

COVID-19: Preparing for the Worst Before Crisis Strikes

By: EBR | Monday, February 17, 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19, caused by a new strain of coronavirus, has wreaked havoc around the world

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EU Actually

Six EU countries demand revision of climate policy: ‘Ideological dogmatism harms our industry’

By: N. Peter Kramer

Six European heads of government have called on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to review the current EU climate policy.

Europe

Trump’s Peace Lessons for Europe

U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims to have ended eight wars may be debatable, but his peace efforts raise valid questions. Europe can learn lessons from Washington on how to break the deadlock in protracted conflicts.

Business

EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be "zero emission", but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions.