German bunds jump after Ifo business climate index misses expectations in April; eyes on ECB’s monetary policy decision

Chinese yuan likely to outperform a basket of currencies amid intensifying risk aversion, US-China trade disputes: Scotiabank

Australian dollar recovers from 4-month low post weak Q1 CPI; RBA’s Cash Rate seen on hold at least until May 2019

The Australian dollar has recovered against its U.S. counterpart during early European session Tuesday after having suffered a 4-month low, on the back of a weaker-than-expected consumer price inflation data (CPI) for the...

New Zealand long-term bond yields slump at close after U.S. Treasuries recover slightly; March trade balance data in focus

South Africa's future hinges on Ramaphosa's strategic skills

South Africas 2018 State of the Nation address by the president of South Africa has been postponed. This unprecedented step makes it clear that the country is seeing the final days of Jacob Zuma as president although it...

Is full transparency good for democracy?

Empowering the powerless: Let's end energy poverty

Power to the people, the activists chanted in the 1960s. The revolutionaries of yesteryear never dreamed of the scientific and technological innovations that could light up distant shelters and communities in the...

How neoliberalism is damaging your mental health

There is a widespread perception that mental ill health is on the rise in the West, in tandem with a prolonged decline in collective well-being. The idea that there are social and economic causes behind this perceived...

Undetected Asteroid Nearly Missed The Earth, Shows Glaring Holes In Detection Capabilities

Its a general rule to trust governments and space agencies to be able to do things like detect oncoming asteroids that might impact the earth at some point. However, a recent incident proves that there are still holes in...

Elon Musk Proves How Crazy He Is With Party Balloon And Bouncy House Idea

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considered something of a mad scientist by a lot of people, but not all for the wrong reasons. He has taken huge risks and leaps of faith that would have caused many to age prematurely with dread but...

USDA Is Cool With Scientists Genetically Editing Food

In case anyone was wondering what the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was doing with all of the genetic engineering thats going on in the world of food, the answer is absolutely nothing. The agency recently...

Reputed Journal Retracts Flawed CRISPR Paper A Little Too Late

Science is a process that is often riddled with issues that affect the results of the work being done. This is why multiple experiments need to be conducted first before making conclusions and why papers need to be...

Asteroid Mining Speculated To Produce World’s First Trillionaire, Publicly Speaking

For decades, whispers of secretive families or even private individuals actually having trillions of dollars have been going around conspiracy theory circles. In terms of public information, however, immensely wealthy...

U.S. Army Uses Virtual Reality To Train For North Korea Combat Scenarios

When it comes to being tactically effective in battle, knowing the terrain is a huge advantage that soldiers regularly try to employ. If the fight should take place in North Korea, this is where U.S. soldiers can lag...

Europe Is Dumping Its Electronic Waste In Africa, Study Says

Along with regular garbage, electronic garbage is fast becoming one of the worlds biggest problems, a lot of which is apparently due to the fact that people are just throwing away electronics willy-nilly. With this being...

Detroit Become Human Poses Moral Dilemmas To Android Who Need To Make Difficult Decisions

Being an android in Detroit: Become Human is set to come with a lot of difficult choices, many of which will involve complex moral issues. Players will basically be placed in a position where, as those that can essentially...