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Topic: The Conversation

Want to track your child’s every move? It can put them more at risk & harm your bond

A 2019 study shows monitoring a child can become counterproductive to the point of pushing the child further towards rebellion.

Al Qaeda recruited 40,000 new fighters since 9/11 attacks. Clearly, the US Army failed

Despite a US-led global “war on terror” that cost US$5.9 trillion, killed an estimated 480,000 to 507,000 people and assassinated bin Laden, al-Qaeda has grown and spread.

This is how a dentistry professor separates fact from fiction on George Washington’s teeth

While it is a myth that Washington’s false teeth were made out of wood, oral health was his biggest battle.

Doctors are leaving this country en masse, and no one is trying to stop them

Nigeria is facing a major crisis of brain drain, but the real problem is that the government doesn’t seem to be concerned.

US military is a bigger polluter than 140 countries. The war machine has to be shrunk

US military consumes more liquid fuels and emits more climate-changing gases than most medium-sized countries.

How much power can one image actually have?

It seems that a photograph, no matter how emotionally devastating, can only do so much.

Why people are worried about Libra, not the sun sign but Facebook’s new cryptocurrency

A look at what Libra is, how it compares to other cryptocurrencies and whether you should be concerned about using it when it arrives.

Uganda’s memory of Idi Amin gets a refresher with these newly discovered photos

In Uganda, the memory of Idi Amin, one of 20th century’s most notorious dictators, has been suppressed by a government keen to promote political amnesia.

Xi Jinping’s grip on power is absolute, but there are new threats to his ‘Chinese dream’

The biggest question for president Xi Jinping is: how will he maintain his absolute grip on power and legitimacy in the eyes of the Chinese people?

Mona Lisa is more than a painting, she’s the ultimate female fantasy figure

There is a real question as to whether anyone before the 20th century thought much about the Mona Lisa. But the painting’s modern global iconic status can't be denied.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

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.