World In Brief

Today we discuss an interesting phenomenon. The change in behaviour that caused India to increase its preference for petrol over diesel vehicles.

Today we discuss the Pandora Papers leak which is being called the biggest data leak in history so far

Sri Lanka seems to be in an economic meltdown but the roots of its economic predicament may lie in something that we may be familiar with.

Afghanistan is the world’s 7th poorest country and relies on aid. Its economic prospects look bleak and more financial pressure is likely to come from Western governments in the days to come to make sure that the country doesn’t become a safe haven for extremist activity.

The world saw images of the chaos in Kabul after the fall of the capital to the Taliban. The militant organisation has displaced the civilian Afghan government to bring in its place a Taliban government keen to implement a Sharia based rule of law.

It is unequivocal that human activity has contributed in large to climate change. The IPCC's AR6 report is the most up to date assessment on how global warming will change the world in the coming decades.

Women have been objectified through outfits made mandatory in sport. The world is now waking up to some very obvious questions that should have been answered years ago.

With the United States decision to withdraw troops, Afghanistan has upheld its reputation as the Graveyard of Empires.

With the United States decision to withdraw troops, Afghanistan has upheld its reputation as the Graveyard of Empires. Britain in the 19th Century, Russia in the 20th century and now America in the 21st Century have all failed to take control of the country and have cut their losses at some point in time.

The End of K.P. Oli’s Government with the 2021 Nepalese elections is going be a hard pill to swallow for China. A country where China has been trying to gain influence for a while, will now have a new leader from the Nepalese congress party.