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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation
Royal Commonwealth Society, Ottawa
Feb 12, 2020
48th National Student Commonwealth Forum, "Sustainable Communities" May 2-8 postponed till May 2021.
Since 1973, RCS Ottawa has run a week-long leadership program to engage and empower youth as "Global Citizens". Learn from subject...
RCS Ottawa
Mar 4, 2019
"Get Together" April 6, 10-11:30am Fox & Feather
Join us on the first Saturday of every second month for a casual "Get Together" to renew friendships, have breakfast, and have round...
New York times
Jan 19, 2019
Ocean warming is accelerating faster than thought.
Scientists say the world’s oceans are warming far more quickly than previously thought, a finding with dire implications for climate...
Wall Street Journal
Jan 19, 2019
Apples iPhones fall flat in the worlds largest untapped market
With global smart phone sales flattening, Apple has looked to India for new growth, with little success so far. Read more #Newsletter #India
Quartz
Jan 19, 2019
Nigeria’s middle class is trying to leave in droves for Canada.
Despite Nigeria’s vast oil wealth, electricity supply is far from regular and makes life miserable and expensive. Middle-class Nigerians...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 18, 2019
China’s “debt-trap diplomacy” is under siege.
Indian commentator argues that for over five years, China’s belt and road initiative has offered funding for unsound projects to secure...
The Guardian
Jan 18, 2019
Falling total fertility rate should be welcomed, Oxford expert says ...
Artificial intelligence, migration, and a healthier old age, means countries no longer need booming populations to hold their own, and...
The Atlantic
Jan 16, 2019
New authoritarians are waging war on women
This commentary in the Atlantic points out that, besides their hostility to liberal democracy, the right wing autocrats taking power...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 15, 2019
A Swiss start up will turn carbon dioxide into stone.
If the world is to keep global average temperatures from rising by more than 1.5°C or 2°C it will need to suck carbon dioxide emissions...
New York times
Dec 28, 2018
China’s “belt and road “plan in Pakistan takes a military turn.
China’s belt and road initiative is a $1 trillion chain of infrastructure development programs stretching across some 70 countries. In...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 1, 2018
RCS - Win a trip to London, England - June 2019
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition for 2019, was launched by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. The theme for 2019 is "A Connected...
RCS Ottawa
Nov 20, 2018
Queen and Prince Philip celebrate 71st wedding anniversary
The Queen and Prince Philip today celebrate the impressive landmark occasion of their 71st wedding anniversary. The couple are expected...
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