With the advent of unmanned taxis on the roads, Uber-like services will compete not only with each other and with traditional taxis, but also with public transport. According to analysts at UBS, the distribution of unmanned taxis will reduce the travel expenses for passengers by 80%. Then, owning a...

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In a move likely to muddle international efforts aimed at isolating the nuclear-armed state, South Korea on Thursday approved $8 million worth of humanitarian aid for Pyongyang.   In addition to $3.5 million worth of vaccines and medicinal treatments via UNICEF, the package will include...

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Fears that the apathy of voters in the parliamentary elections on September 24 could lead to the victory of the far-right party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) are growing in Germany, Reuters writes. Such fears have already forced the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel and her main rival to call...

After 192 countries signed the Paris Agreement, they began to introduce measures to reduce carbon emissions. One of such measures was promotion and stimulation of electric vehicles. Over the past few years, a real revolution of clean energy has begun in a number of countries. Their citizens began...

As they seek to counter growing Chinese influence across Asia, the leaders of India and Japan agreed to push for more cooperation with Australia and the United States and to deepen defence ties with each other.   Skipping the tradition of visiting the capital of New Delhi, for the tenth...

Sparking fears the country could become fertile ground for transnational terror groups, the issue of Muslim marginalization in Myanmar has captivated the attention of Islamic State-inspired extremists.   the Rohingya — an ethnic minority that is predominately Muslim, has been...