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Jun 26, 2023

Heists Worth Billions: An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone – and little being done to combat the fraud

David Maimon, Georgia State University and Kurt Eichenwald, The Conversation In January 2020, Debi Gamber studied a computer screen filled with information on scores of check deposits. As a manager for eight years at a TD Bank branch in the Baltimore suburb of Essex, she had reviewed a flurry of account activity as

Jun 26, 2023

Ukraine war: Kremlin attempt to control private militaries like Wagner Group fails to address rivalry between factions

Tracey German, King’s College London One of the most notable features of Russia’s war in Ukraine has been Moscow’s increasing reliance on what are known as private military companies. Forces such as the Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin have borne the brunt of much of the fiercest fighting, especially during the bloody

Jun 26, 2023

United States and India: The Dawn of an Era-Defining Alliance

In an evolving global landscape, a potential era-defining alliance emerges between two democratic powers, the United States and India. The podcast explores the recent diplomatic encounter between President Biden and Prime Minister Modi at the White House, delving into the shared aspirations, brewing tensions, and consequential agreements that could shape 21st-century geopolitics. Reading:

Jun 22, 2023

South Africa begins own production of groundbreaking HIV-prevention drug to make it affordable within the continent

South Africa will soon begin production of the groundbreaking HIV-prevention drug, long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA), finally making the life-saving treatment affordable within the African continent. The treatment, which must be injected every two months, almost entirely eliminates the risk of becoming infected by HIV through sex. This development is expected to help millions of

Jun 19, 2023

North Korea: fears of a new famine after three years of COVID isolation and harsh repression

Sojin Lim, University of Central Lancashire Three years after COVID-19 hit, people around the world have regained their freedom to move between countries. All except in one country: North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). In January 2020, Kim Jong-un decided to isolate the entire country from the outside world

Jun 19, 2023

Supreme Court affirms Congress’s power over Indian affairs, upholds law protecting Native American children

Wiping away tears, Nita Battise, vice chairperson of the tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, reacts to the Supreme Court ruling upholding a law that gives Native American families priority in adoptions and foster care placements of tribal children. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wayne State University The

Jun 16, 2023

Infodemic in Public health a reemerging public health threat: a scoping review

Infodemic is a neologism of ‘information’ and ‘epidemic’ coined in the year 2003. Evidence mapping is a technique to appraise the literature which enables the extent of research activity in a specific area to be discovered. The main objective of this evidence synthesis presents the outcomes of an evidence map that was directed

Jun 13, 2023

New EU Law oblige Google, TikTok & Co to be transparent about advertising on their Platforms

Google, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram: All major Internet platforms with more than 45 million monthly users are now subject to stricter rules in Europe. For example, they must label advertising more clearly and disclose who is paying for it. Advertising aimed at children is thus banned altogether. Sensitive data such as origin, political

Jun 12, 2023

Do federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in New Hampshire on April 27, 2023. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Darryl K. Brown, University of Virginia A federal grand jury in Florida indicted former President Donald Trump on June 8, 2023, on multiple criminal charges related to classified documents he

Jun 12, 2023

Pat Robertson’s lasting influence on American politics: 3 essential reads

Pat Robertson speaks at the Christian Coalition’s annual meeting on Sept. 9, 1995, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Kalpana Jain, The Conversation Televangelist Pat Robertson, who died at the age of 93 on May 8, 2023, was a familiar face on television for many conservative Christians, attracting a million viewers

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