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The Countries Best And Worst Prepared For A Pandemic

February 4, 2020

Pandemics are the largest killers of humankind throughout history. Right now, we are facing the HIV/AIDS pandemic which elevated to such a status back in 2006. Apart from this, the…

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The Countries With The Highest Social Mobility

February 4, 2020

Social mobility is the ability of a child to have a better life than their parents, simply put. There are a lot of things to key in when it comes…

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How Does The Wuhan Coronavirus Cause Severe Illness?

February 4, 2020

We usually think of viral respiratory infections, like the common cold, as mild nuisances that pass in a few days. But the Wuhan coronavirus has proven to be different. Of…

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Remembering The War Through Battle For Singapore

February 4, 2020

Come 15 February this year, Singapore will mark 78 years since its fall to the Japanese in 1942 – the start of several tumultuous years of the Japanese Occupation of…

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Out And About—Events In February 2020

February 4, 2020

From a live music festival that champions Mother Nature to the sporting artistry of the HSBC Women’s World Championship, Singapore’s dynamic line-up of events in February will have you at…

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Technology

Making The Quantum Leap In Computing

February 4, 2020

When you flip a coin, you’re used to thinking about the outcome in terms of heads or tails. But have a chat over coffee with a quantum physicist and you’ll…

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The Simple Reason Why We Are Seeing More New Infectious Diseases Today

February 3, 2020

One would think that our world, compared to the past centuries where pandemics have killed millions of people is better equipped when it comes to fending off diseases thanks to…

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Wuhan, The Coronavirus And The World: Thinking Beyond Isolation

February 3, 2020

Public fear seems inevitable given the alarming updates on the coronavirus outbreak, and isolation — in the forms of lockdown and quarantine — has become our default response. As a…

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Cities

How To Use Your City To Manage Your Finances

February 2, 2020

How you manage, spend, and invest your money can have a profound impact on your life, yet very few schools teach these important skills. Learning financial savvy can take a…

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Is The Coronavirus Outbreak As Bad As SARS Or The 2009 Influenza Pandemic? A Biologist Explains The Clues

February 1, 2020

As the new coronavirus continues to cross international borders, the two key questions on public health officials’ minds are: ‘How deadly is it?’ and ‘Can it be contained?’. The two…

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