The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced on January 9, 2020 that they will step back as “senior” royals and divide time between UK and North America. In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, the couple said that they plan to “carve out a progressive new role within this institution.” Harry is sixth in line to the throne – behind…
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Australia PM cancels visit amidst burning problem at home Venkat Raman With bushfires continuing to rage across Australia and with growing criticism over the way he has been handling the crisis, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced yesterday (January 4, 2020) that he was cancelling his visit to India and Japan. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, following a telephone…
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Marc Daalder Political advertising policies at Facebook and Twitter have been reviewed – and here is how they will apply to this year’s general election. Facebook started in 2004 as a way for Harvard students to rank girls by “hotness.” Just over a decade later, it was being blamed for altering the course of a United States presidential election. After Brexit,…
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Ian Parmeter US President Donald Trump’s statement confirming that the US would not take further military action in response to Iran’s missile strikes on American bases in Iraq eases regional tensions for now. In hitting back at the US over last week’s assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s elite Quds Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps…
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Venkat Raman Younger members of country should revolutionise the landscape of Indian Science, Technology and Innovation, Prime Minister Narender Modi said in the South Indian city of Bengaluru on Friday, January 3, 2020. The growth story of India depends on its achievements in the Science & Technology sector, he said. “My motto for the young scientists bourgeoning in this country…
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Supplied Content Wellington, January 10, 2020 Australia is still the most common country of birth for people born outside New Zealand to gain citizenship, according to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). Figures released today show that just over 8000 Australians became New Zealand citizens in 2019, either because they had a parent who is a citizen or they migrated…
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Wellington based Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) has expressed its support to the work of Statistics New Zealand to create an Algorithm Charter. The Charter aims at a more consistent approach by Government agencies in their use of algorithms in “a fair, ethical and transparent way. TINZ provided a submission on this Charter. Chief Executive Julie Haggie said that TINZ…
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A Ukrainian aircraft which crashed last week in Iran had flown close to a sensitive military site belonging to the Iran Revolutionary Guards and was brought down due to human error, Iranian state TV reported on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Iran admitted that ‘unintentionally’ shot down the passenger jet killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. Iran’s admission has…
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“Taiwan cherishes its democracy” Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory in an election dominated by the Island’s relationship with China. Tsai secured 57% of the ballot – a record 8.2 million votes, well ahead of her rival Han Kuo-yu. Tsai opposes closer ties with China, with Han suggesting they would bring economic benefits.…
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Here are just five examples to prove the point Simon Horobin Many people think they know their main language intimately. But there are many words and phrases in English that people often use wrongly. Whether these erroneous uses truly count as “wrong” is up for debate – after all, a mistake that has become widely adopted should really be considered acceptable. But whichever…
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