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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation
Australia Broadcasting Corp.
Sep 20, 2020
Why does COVID-19 attract conspiracy theories?
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven particularly conducive for those intent on discerning an insidious plot behind both the emergence of the...
Social Progress
Sep 20, 2020
What life is like around the world - 2020 Social Progress Index
The year's Social Progress Index provides a comprehensive country by country ranking of social progress over the last 10 years, across...
Quartz
Sep 20, 2020
COVID - Global Citizens (Citizenship by Investment)
The pandemic has led to unprecedented border closures and travel restrictions. Experts say that’s helped the Citizenship or Residence By...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 20, 2020
Let's focus on food waste and make a change
A lesson from Sweden - food accounts for almost one third of households' climate impact, and to solve our global climate challenges, it...
RCS Ottawa
May 29, 2020
Commonwealth launches stay healthy campaign
The Commonwealth Office for Africa has launched a pan Africa competition to promote exercise during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The...
RCS Ottawa
Apr 5, 2020
41st - Commonwealth Interfaith Dialogue
"Respecting our Environment" was the topic for our 41st Interfaith Dialogue, the afternoon of March 8 in Ottawa. At the time Ottawa had...
Quartz
Apr 4, 2020
Student Debt - Undermining Education
Student debt is rising across the industrialized world. And in the US, where the problem is most extreme, it now tops $1.64 trillion—8%...
Quartz
Apr 4, 2020
Africa's Chloroquine Experience
Americans are turning to one of Africa’s most common prescribed drugs to battle coronavirus. Donald Trump’s premature declaration...
Canada.ca
Feb 17, 2020
Canadian landfills contribution to climate change
Improper waste management leads to the decomposition of organic waste in landfills producing a gas which is composed primarily of...
The Economist
Feb 17, 2020
Interest in veganism is surging around the world.
Concerns about health and climate, rather than animal welfare, appear to be behind the trend. If Google searches are any guide, interest...
The Guardian
Feb 16, 2020
Has dopamine got us hooked on tech?
Facebook's founding president, recently admitted that the social network was founded not to unite us, but to distract us. “The thought...
RCS Ottawa
Feb 9, 2020
Report Launch: faith responses to modern slavery
The report, 'Faith responses to modern slavery’ argues that there is no one ‘Christian response’ to modern slavery, the picture is...
RCS Ottawa
Feb 9, 2020
The Queen paid off man’s mortgage after he saved Princess Anne’s life
The Queen paid off a man’s mortgage after he helped save Princess Anne’s life in a kidnapping attempt 46 years ago. Speaking for the...
Quartz
Jan 6, 2020
KFC just launched a plant-based chicken sandwich in the UK
The world’s most iconic fast food chicken chain this week (Jan. 6) announced the release of a new vegan chicken sandwich across the some...
Journal of Democracy
Dec 31, 2019
Populism and the Decline of Social Democracy
Democracy may be receding somewhat in practice, but it is still globally ascendant in peoples’ values and aspirations. Despite the...
The Guardian
Dec 29, 2019
Climate change could make insurance unaffordable.
Insurers have warned that climate change could make coverage for ordinary people unaffordable after the world’s largest reinsurance firm...
MediaSmarts.ca
Dec 28, 2019
TIP 1 - Pushing back against hate online
When you want to push back against hate online, you should assume that the person didn’t mean to be hurtful. Don’t criticize or blame...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 25, 2019
Queen Elizabeth's Christmas Message
In 2019, HRH's call for unity, continued to share the message that urges Commonwealth & global citizens to take small steps in "the true...
UN.org
Dec 17, 2019
Technology is a liberating force for African women
As ride-hailing apps proliferate the globe, the year-old An Nisa Taxi in Kenya is one of the standouts in Africa. Developed by...
Harvard Business Review
Dec 17, 2019
Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries
Africa is closely watched as the next big growth market – a description that has persisted for a while. There are many reasons for...
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