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World Population Day: The Risks of Overpopulation

As of 1st of January 2014, there are an estimated 7,137,661,030 people living on Earth. Overpopulation is a more and more prevalent global problem with possibly devastating consequences. World Population Day is an annual event ...
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Europe
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Hungary’s Latest Elections And The Art Of Creating Electoral Victory

The overwhelming victory of the previously governing Fidesz-KDNP in Hungary`s latest elections last week brought no major surprises. However, how this result is possible in Hungary’s current political and social climate i...
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5 Things You Can Do Today To Tackle Climate Change

If you ever feel that the steps you can take to reduce climate change have insignificant consequences compared to that of multinational corporations then the following facts will put things into perspective.  Seemingly mundane...
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Asia
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Capital Punishment`s Place In A Modern Justice System – An Outdated Concept

The exonerations of Glenn Ford in the US and Iwao Hakamada in Japan, shed light on a long debated question: has capital punishment got a place in a modern justice system? Even most of those, ferociously campaigning against deat...
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Environment

UN Climate Summit: The Most Important Developments

Though the UN Climate Summit last week brought no major agreements in the fight against climate change, it was widely considered a success.
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Europe

Hungary’s ‘internet tax’ and the evolution of an ill-conceived law

In a series of much criticised decisions, Hungary’s governing Fidesz party embarked upon a quest to revolutionise virtually all areas of the country’s political sphere, most recently drawing international attention ...
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People’s Climate March: A Strategic Action Before UN Climate Summit

Almost 40,000 people marched the streets of London yesterday as one of the largest events of People’s Climate March took place in the capital. Aiming to protest political divestment from the fossil fuel industry and stop ...
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Australia’s graphic campaign targeting asylum seekers: An effective tool?

Australia’s immigrant policies are arguably some of the toughest in the world, but the Australian Government’s latest attempt to deter asylum seekers sparked unparalleled international criticism. The new campaign fe...
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Economy
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Rehabilitation Allowance: Not For people, Just For Statistics

Recent changes in legislation, affecting the still relatively new Rehabilitation Allowance in Hungary may affect hundreds of thousands of people across the country, yet they do not seem to successfully benefit the people whom...
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