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- Pakistan: Terrorism’s Most Devastating Blow – Analysis
- Saudi Scholars: ‘Blood Money’ Demands Must Also Reflect Forgiveness
- Is Turkey Holding Up A Resolution In Syria? – Analysis
- Putting North Korea’s ‘Widespread’ Internet Outage In Perspective – OpEd
- Ralph Nader: Political Rumbas Start In Cuba – OpEd
- Peru: ‘Cultivation’ Of Lakes Project Recognized
- Russia Suffering Coldest Winter In 70 Years
- Russia: Difficulties For Places Of Worship In Kaliningrad And Moscow
- Tackling Parkinson’s With Targeted Therapeutic Vaccines
- Smartphones Are Giving Thumbs Superpowers
- Oldest Stone Tool Ever Found Discovered In Turkey
- Existing Drug, Riluzole, May Prevent Foggy ‘Old Age’ Brain
- India-Pakistan Relations: Shift From Credible Minimum Deterrence To ‘Compellence’ – OpEd
- Fighting ‘Islamic State’ Is Not The Israeli Priority – OpEd
- We Support Our NYPD And Condemn The Agitators – OpEd
- Germany’s Gauselmann Removes ‘Shiva’ Slot Gambling Game After Hindus Protest
- US Stock Market Rises On Strong Economic Growth
- Mexico: Parents Of Missing Students Call For Intervention Of Pope
- China’s Second ‘Cultural Revolution’ – Analysis
- How Congress Should Respond To Obama’s Radical Change In Cuba Policy – OpEd
- India-Pakistan Relations In 2015: Through A Looking Glass – Analysis
- Pakistan Unlikely To Discard Terrorism As Instrument Of State Policy Post-Peshawar Attack? – Analysis
- India-Bangladesh: Land Boundary Agreement And Enclave Populations – Analysis
- South Asia: Rupee Regionalisation And Intra-Regional Trade Enhancement – Analysis
- Pakistan: Halt Execution Of Alleged Child Offender, Urges HRW
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 06:38 PM PST
By Shahid Javed Burki* On December 16, 2014, the Taliban attacked an army school in Peshawar and killed 132 children. In all 145 persons died. Seven terrorists – among them three Arabs, two Afghans and one Chechen – dressed in military uniform penetrated the well-guarded perimeter of the school and opened fire on the students […] The post Pakistan: Terrorism’s Most Devastating Blow – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 06:18 PM PST
By P.K. Abdul Ghafour Saudi scholars and lawyers have called for effective steps to stop the phenomenon of people convening big tribal gatherings to demand exorbitant amounts in diya (blood money) from relatives of murder convicts, saying it does not conform to Islamic teachings and social values. “Islam teaches its followers to forgive when they […] The post Saudi Scholars: ‘Blood Money’ Demands Must Also Reflect Forgiveness appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 06:12 PM PST
By Conn Hallinan* The pieces for a political resolution of the Syrian civil war are finally coming together. But the situation is extremely fragile, which is not good news in a region where sabotaging agreements and derailing initiatives comes easier than sober compromise. While many of the key players have already begun backing away from […] The post Is Turkey Holding Up A Resolution In Syria? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 06:06 PM PST
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? When four networks go down in a country where hardly anyone has internet access, does it make any sense to say that North Korea had an internet outage? Every single day there are outages on […] The post Putting North Korea’s ‘Widespread’ Internet Outage In Perspective – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 06:03 PM PST
Relations between Cuba and the United States have been tumultuous since Castro took control in January 1959 from the dictator Fulgencio Batista. Fidel Castro and Fidelistas won a revolution and were determined to keep it at all costs. While the United States government was determined to do whatever was necessary – invasion, espionage, assassination attempts […] The post Ralph Nader: Political Rumbas Start In Cuba – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:58 PM PST
The practice of “growing and harvesting rainwater to face declining soil moisture and recharge rate of headwater aquifers,” promoted by the Bartolomé Aripaylla Association (ABA) and the rural community of Quispillaccta, in the southern Andean department of Ayacucho, has been awarded first place in the Contest for Best Practices in Facing Climate Change in rural […] The post Peru: ‘Cultivation’ Of Lakes Project Recognized appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:55 PM PST
Russia is enduring its harshest winter in over 70 years, with temperatures plunging as low as -50 degrees Celsius. Dozens of people have already died, and almost 150 have been hospitalized. The country has not witnessed such a long cold spell since 1938, meteorologists said, with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees lower than the seasonal […] The post Russia Suffering Coldest Winter In 70 Years appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:51 PM PST
By Victoria Arnold Disputes over religious property remain unresolved in many parts of the Russian Federation, Forum 18 News Service notes, often leaving religious communities with no dedicated place of worship and having to rent unsuitable or expensive premises if they can find any. In the capital Moscow the Society of Krishna Consciousness, for example, […] The post Russia: Difficulties For Places Of Worship In Kaliningrad And Moscow appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:44 PM PST
Clinical trials are about to begin on a new Parkinson’s disease vaccine that could offer patients significant improvements over current treatments. The vaccine, developed through the FP7-funded SYMPATH project, may actually be able to modify disease progression, rather than simply providing symptomatic improvement. The breakthrough could improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. […] The post Tackling Parkinson’s With Targeted Therapeutic Vaccines appeared first on...
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:40 PM PST
When people spend time interacting with their smartphones via touchscreen, it actually changes the way their thumbs and brains work together. At least those are the findings of a recent report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology, which notes that more touchscreen use in the recent past translates directly into greater brain activity when […] The post Smartphones Are Giving Thumbs Superpowers appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:36 PM PST
Scientists have discovered the oldest recorded stone tool ever to be found in Turkey, revealing that humans passed through the gateway from Asia to Europe much earlier than previously thought, approximately 1.2 million years ago. According to research published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, the chance find of a humanly-worked quartzite flake, in ancient […] The post Oldest Stone Tool Ever Found Discovered In Turkey appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:34 PM PST
Forgetfulness, it turns out, is all in the head. Scientists have shown fading memory and clouding judgment, the type that comes with advancing age, show up as lost and altered connections between neurons in the brain. But new experiments suggest an existing drug, known as riluzole and already on the market as a treatment for […] The post Existing Drug, Riluzole, May Prevent Foggy ‘Old Age’ Brain appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:31 PM PST
The South Asian security architecture became complex and less predictable after India carried out its first nuclear weapons test in 1974 – in a so-called Peaceful nuclear test. Since India only received a slap on the wrist, this partly emboldened New Delhi to test again in 1998 and its abstention from recent voting on the resolution […] The post India-Pakistan Relations: Shift From Credible Minimum Deterrence To ‘Compellence’ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:20 PM PST
Defying a consensus that it is a priority by the world community comprising international rivals like the United States, Europe, Russia and China and regional rivals like Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia, Israel, like Turkey, does not eye the U.S. – led war on the IS as its regional priority. Nor fighting Israel is an […] The post Fighting ‘Islamic State’ Is Not The Israeli Priority – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:18 PM PST
The following is a joint statement by Dr. William A. Donohue, President, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and Rabbi Aryeh Spero, President, Caucus For America We extend our heartfelt condolences to the grieving families of Officer Wenjian Liu and Officer Rafael Ramos, and express our continued support for the NYPD, America’s finest police […] The post We Support Our NYPD And Condemn The Agitators – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:11 PM PST
Globally active Gauselmann Group, one of the “world’s leading gaming companies”, has expressed regret and announced the removal of its Hindu god Shiva themed slot gambling game titled “Shiva”, after upset Hindus protested calling it highly inappropriate. Paul Gauselmann, Chairman of Espelkamp (Germany) headquartered Gauselmann AG, in a signed letter to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed […] The post Germany’s Gauselmann Removes ‘Shiva’ Slot Gambling Game After Hindus Protest appeared...
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:08 PM PST
The US stock market hit a historic milestone on Tuesday, following an announcement that the country’s economy grew five percent between the months of July and October ‒ its fastest pace in over a decade. On Tuesday, the Commerce Department revised its third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) estimate upwards, citing stronger consumer and business […] The post US Stock Market Rises On Strong Economic Growth appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 06:15 AM PST
Three months since the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, the parents of the missing students have called on Pope Francis to address the issue during the December 24 Mass to demand an increase in the efforts of the Mexican government to finding their children, reports MISNA. The Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, Christophe Pierre, […] The post Mexico: Parents Of Missing Students Call For Intervention Of Pope appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 06:07 AM PST
China is in the midst of its second ‘cultural revolution’ in a half century. While the first (under Chairman Mao Tse Tung) was intended to ‘revitalize socialism’; the current is directed to ‘moralizing’ capitalism. The first CR was a frontal attack on the hierarchy of power and privilege inside and outside of the Communist Party, […] The post China’s Second ‘Cultural Revolution’ – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:59 AM PST
By Ana Quintana* On Tuesday, December 16, President Obama announced that the U.S. would begin to normalize relations with Cuba. This dramatic policy shift follows the release of American aid worker Alan Gross, who was held hostage for over five years by Castro’s regime, in exchange for three Cuban spies. Choosing to normalize relations with […] The post How Congress Should Respond To Obama’s Radical Change In Cuba Policy – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:54 AM PST
By Salma Malik* The year is about to end, and keeping true to tradition, it is time for reflection and recollection. However bad the situation may become, the end of year holds an optimism that the coming year would prove better than the previous. 2014 began on a positive note despite the cross-border firings, as […] The post India-Pakistan Relations In 2015: Through A Looking Glass – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:51 AM PST
By Dr Subhash Kapila* Pakistan and particularly the Pakistan Army is stunned and stung by the horrific TTP terrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar on December 16 2014 in which over 140 innocent lives were lost. Global sympathy flowed-in but the question that Pakistan needs now to answer as a consequence is […] The post Pakistan Unlikely To Discard Terrorism As Instrument Of State Policy Post-Peshawar Attack? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:49 AM PST
By Saumitra Mohan* With the longstanding land boundary agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh on the verge of being clinched, the exchange or transfer of population residing in the enclaves (‘chhintmahals’) to be exchanged between the two countries is yet another problem they need to resolve. The question of giving options to the inhabitants residing […] The post India-Bangladesh: Land Boundary Agreement And Enclave Populations – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:47 AM PST
By Amita Batra* The year 2014 is likely to close with the Indian rupee among the best performing major emerging market currencies against the US dollar. The fall in rupee value over the year has been marginal even while some of the other emerging market currencies have seen a free fall. Improved macro fundamentals including […] The post South Asia: Rupee Regionalisation And Intra-Regional Trade Enhancement – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014 05:44 AM PST
Pakistan’s government should immediately halt the apparent pending execution of an alleged child offender and commute his sentence, Human Rights Watch urged Tuesday. News reports suggest that Shafqat Hussain, who was 14 or 15 when sentenced in 2004 for kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old boy, is among the several hundred prisoners facing imminent execution in […] The post Pakistan: Halt Execution Of Alleged Child Offender, Urges HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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