The list of places in Europe and Africa that have suffered from jihadist terrorism is rapidly growing: the seaside town of Grand-Bassam in Côte d’Ivoire, nightspots in Paris and transport hubs in Brussels, to name just a few.In Europe, recent investigations suggest that Daesh has

In 1899, German-American scientist Jacques Loeb engineered the asexual reproduction of sea urchins through artificial parthenogenesis (the manipulation of egg cells to enable embryonic development without fertilisation).His speculation about complete parthenogenesis in mammals —

Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba is the first by a US president since Calvin Coolidge went in 1928.American investors, expatriate Cubans, tourists, scholars and scam artists will follow in Obama’s wake.Normalisation of bilateral relationship will pose opportunities and perils for Cub

 There is no doubt that China’s ongoing growth slowdown has had far-reaching effects on the global economy.But its role in the sharp fall in commodity prices that has occurred since 2014 — an outcome that has been devastating for commodity-exporting countries, including once

By El Hassan bin Talal and Sundeep WaslekarThis year’s World Water Day, on March 22, provides an opportunity to highlight what in many countries has become a grim reality: the availability of fresh water is increasingly a defining strategic factor in regional and global affairs.U

Over the last few decades, oil prices have fluctuated widely — ranging from $10 to $140 a barrel — posing a challenge to producers and consumers alike.For policymakers, however, these fluctuations present an opportunity to advance the key global objectives — reflected in the Sust

Seven years after the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, the world economy continued to stumble in 2015.According to the United Nations’ report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016, the average growth rate in developed economies has declined by more than 54 per cent

 US President Barack Obama’s administration recently issued an appeal for ideas to advance its “precision medicine initiative”, which will channel millions of federal research dollars towards efforts to tailor clinical treatment to individual patients.The idea of personalise

No doctor can forget his or her first patient with toxoplasmosis, a harrowing parasitic infection found in people with compromised immune systems, such as patients with advanced HIV/AIDS.After infecting one’s organs and brain, it causes an altered mental state, fever, shaking chi