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US Election 2020: Kamala Harris v Mike Pence
A debate between US Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris is being touted by commentators as one of…
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For once the vice presidential debate actually matters
John McCain once explained why he wasn’t interested in being the president’s number two. “The vice president has two duties.…
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Trump’s refusal to wear a face mask a political statement
President Donald Trump’s refusal to set an example by wearing a face covering, despite growing evidence that it may be one of…
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India China: Why are tensions running high on the border?
The Chinese assault on Indian troops near the Galwan Valley, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that serves as an…
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Singapore: 13th General Election – What’s at stake?
Singapore’s ruling party will be seeking a strong vote of confidence in its next generation of leaders when the country…
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Can Europe break away from China post-Covid?
The Covid-19 pandemic has kick started a difficult global conversation about whether Western liberal democracies should radically rethink their relationships with…
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North Korea: Hello Kim Yo Jong
On a crisp winter day two years ago, Kim Yo Jong took her first step to becoming the powerful politician…
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Israel-Palestine: Annexation, what does it mean?
Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the time is ripe for his country to permanently seize Palestinian territory by annexing swathes of the West…
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Why COVID-19 will not disappear like SARS
British cancer doctor Prof Karol Sikora recently claimed that the current COVID-19 pandemic would “burn itself out”. His thinking is that…
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The knee-on-neck: An everyday occurence in Palestine
Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation have long dealt with the kind of brutality being enacted by some US police…
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