BRICS is an acronym that represents the conglomeration of five nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Combined, they account for almost 42 percent of the global population, 30 percent of world territory, and 23 percent of global GDP. Ever since 2009, the BRICS nations have been meeting at annual summits. In recent ...
When faced with a choice of either crashing into a young person or a group of adults, what will a self-autonomous vehicle choose? And who is ultimately responsible for this choice — the driver or the car manufacturer? Who provides the ethical framework on which to base decisions for the self-driving car? On what basis ...
The family of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has learned that he has been secretly sentenced to four years in jail for “inciting subversion of state power.” Yu’s wife, Xu Yan, received a phone call from the People’s Procuratorate of Xuzhou City on June 17, said a joint statement from rights and civic groups, ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitization of banking. Even people who never used to access online banking services are now getting accustomed to it since this is the only way to manage one’s banking account in the current scenario. So how will technology change the way we bank in the future? Some indications of ...
Plant diversity affects soil properties, which in turn, affects plant productivity. Soil quality (SQ) includes the assessment of soil properties and its processes related to the ability of soil to function effectively as a component of a healthy ecosystem. However, almost no studies have reported on the relationship between plant diversity and SQ under different ...
The Chinese communist regime always maintains a strict censorship policy when it comes to its country. However, the communist regime shamelessly uses the very tools that are banned in China, such as Twitter, to spread its propaganda overseas. This website is banned in China, but Beijing is currently using the social media platform to spread ...
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