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Sunday, November 9, 2025
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Topic: The Conversation

The fightback against Facebook is getting stronger across the world

Governments, legislators and regulators will not accept status quo. Where Facebook has users, governments will regulate.

New UK research shows food labels too complicated for most shoppers to understand

Empowering people to make good decisions at mealtimes starts with shoppers knowing what’s in the food they’re buying.

No more chocolate by 2050? The risks of a chococalypse are real & we must be mindful

India is currently one of the fastest-growing chocolate markets, with demand steadily rising over the past years. But chocolate producers are struggling.

People are increasingly interrupted at work, but it’s not all bad

Frequent interruptions can lead to stressful feelings of overload, irritation and a sense of 'time famine' – having too much to do and not enough time.

Throughout history, humans have blamed games for moral decline & addiction

Even the Buddha and other leaders of the time were warning about addicting games and recreations including 'throwing dice' & 'Games with balls'.

More mental health care won’t stop the gun epidemic in the US

Without question, the U.S. has the most firearm deaths and firearm suicides compared to all other high-income, developed countries.

Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize, but Ethiopia still faces big challenges

Abiy Ahmed, the first Ethopian to win a Nobel Peace Prize, brought the Eritrea-Ethiopia conflict to an end, but a lot remains to be done.

What Earth’s changing climate can teach us about altering the surface of Mars

Controlling the UV and infra-red radiation is a pressing issue on Earth. But it also presents a challenge for those who dream of colonising Mars.

Military spouses or partners in UK face higher risk of depression and binge-drinking

A UK study found binge-drinking in military partners was linked to longer absences of military personnel from home – suggesting poor coping during this time.

Not Ireland or Scotland, Taiwan has become the global powerhouse in whisky production

Having only started producing whisky this century, Taiwan, a small island, is already making millions of bottles and scooping up top industry awards.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.