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Alex Matrsson: Baiterek Holding Demonstrates Excellent Strategic Momentum Under the Leadership of the Kazakhstan Government
In an exclusive Senior Advisor interview, Mr. Alex Matrsson, the Swedish Pracademic and International Business Strategist, articulates that Kazakhstan is moving into a more sophisticated phase of economic development in which the quality of capital …
WHO: Smoking may reduce chances of having a child
WHO says tobacco use may reduce the chances of conception and harm reproductive health in both women and men, including fertility treatment outcomes.
UN Rights Chief Warns of AI Risks
UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned that advanced AI systems could pose existential risks and called for stronger safeguards.
UN Urges More Accurate Maps of Continental Sizes
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution urging wider use of map projections that more accurately represent the relative sizes of continents.
Alex Matrsson: It’s Time for Global Higher Education to Wake Up and Reclaim Its Purpose
For much of modern history, education has been understood as one of society's most consequential long-term investments. Its value has never rested solely in what a graduate can do immediately after leaving an institution. Education …
Alex Matrsson: Qatar Is an Inimitable Ecosystem
For much of the outside world, Qatar has often been described through individual achievements: a major natural-gas producer, the home of a globally connected airline, a country with extraordinary infrastructure, a sovereign investor with a …
When a National Bank Preserves a Love Story
In an exclusive Senior Advisor interview, the Swedish pracademic and international business strategist, Mr. Alex Matrsson, contends that the decision of a national bank to place a love story on a coin reveals something deeper …
At The Shanghaı Cooperatıon Organısatıon Summıt In Bıshkek: From Dıalogue In The Turkısh Language To A Multıpolar World
During the SCO Summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the brief “water dialogue” between President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian can be …
ICAO Urges Stronger Protection for Civilian Aviation
ICAO has called on member states to strengthen protections for civil aircraft against conflict-zone threats and navigation jamming.
American Airlines Passenger Duct-Taped Over On-Flight Violence
An aggressive passenger on an American Airlines flight was duct-taped to his seat and arrested after attacking people and causing a diversion.