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Tens and thousands of refugees from war in Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia such as Afghanistan are piling up on European shores, hoping for the better days. Flow of refugee is so great that European migrant crisis is taking shape to be a much larger crisis than originally thought. In spite of not being an economic crisis, it threatens to break the back bone of European unity, so we strongly feel it demands greater attention. Hence this series is dedicated to Europe’s new challenge – the refugees.

Migrant Crisis Series

European Migrant Crisis: Brexit isn’t the biggest crisis in Europe

Jul 27, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Commentary

The June 23rd referendum in the United Kingdom, which could eventually lead to the Brexit is not really the biggest threat in Europe, its really the migrant crisis. It has already done the damage in dividing a decade-long...

Migrant Crisis Series

European Migrant Crisis: Islamic terrorism in Europe walks a dangerous path

Jul 27, 2016 05:57 am UTC| Commentary

A priest and four other people were taken hostages in a Catholic Church in Normandy, France by two Islamic militants and they first made the priest kneel down and then slit his throat with a knife. These two men were...

Migrant Crisis Series

European Refugee Crisis: four attacks within a week likely to weigh over German election

Jul 25, 2016 11:19 am UTC| Commentary

Four attacks within a span of four weeks have rocked German people to the core. On 19th July, an afghan man attacked with aknife and anaxe in Wuerzburg that severely injured four people. On Friday, June 22nd, David Ali...

Migrant Crisis Series

Explaining the Istanbul bombing: Turkey's six foreign policy sins

Jun 30, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views

You dont have to be an avid follower of international news to have heard about the terror attack at Istanbuls Ataturk airport Turkeys biggest and Europes third largest hub for air travel. Most likely carried out by ISIS,...

Migrant Crisis Series

Is it racist to complain about EU migration?

Jun 22, 2016 13:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

The debate on the EU referendum has increasingly become a debate about immigration. And what began as a debate about immigration whether Britain is better off managing migration within or outside of the EU has in many...

Migrant Crisis Series

Brexit and benefits: why leaving the EU won't solve Britain's migration issues

Jun 21, 2016 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views

Migration is one of the key issues of the British EU referendum debate; it has been widely discussed among politicians, by the media and among families, friends and local communities. The free movement of people is an...

Migrant Crisis Series

Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deterioriate

Jun 21, 2016 11:03 am UTC| Insights & Views

While the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean seems calmer than this time last year, the policy and political crisis its created in Europe remains largely unresolved and thousands of people are caught in the...

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Economy

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Politics

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Trump Backs Florida Golf Course as Presidential Retreat

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Saudi Airport Attacks Kill Three as Yemen Fighting Escalates

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Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

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Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

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China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Tencent Shares Fall as $5 Billion AI Bond Sale Weighed

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Elon Musk Accuses Indian Telecom Giants of Blocking Starlink Launch

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Solidigm Taps Goldman, Morgan Stanley for $10 Billion US IPO

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Samsung Q3 Profit Hits Record High on AI Memory Demand

Samsung Electronics forecast its strongest-ever third-quarter operating profit as booming artificial intelligence demand continued to fuel sales of advanced memory chips, although earnings landed slightly below the higher...

Broadcom, Oracle and SpaceX Seek Billions in Private Debt for AI Expansion

Major artificial intelligence companies are increasingly turning to private debt markets to finance tens of billions of dollars in AI chips and data center infrastructure, as traditional funding sources struggle to keep...
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