Payal Tandon
A 3 min read Created in 1945 to reduce poverty and stabilize foreign currency markets, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have, according to some critics, continually struggled to meet the expectations of their...
Read MoreA 3 min read In preparation for the prediction of a major earthquake that will hit the state, a satellite-based computer network is being built by the California Office of Emergency Services for identifying earthquake damage and...
Read MoreA 2 min read Until 1868 and Disraeli, Great Britain had no prime ministers not coming from a landed family. Meaning Analysis Until 1868 and Disraeli, Great Britain had no prime ministers not coming from a landed family....
Read MoreA 2 min read Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the speciesā former range. Meaning Analysis Less than 400 Sumatran...
Read MoreA 2 min read The computer company reported strong second-quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Streetās estimates and announced the first in a series of price cuts intended to increase sales further. Meaning Analysis The...
Read MoreA 2 min read Many kitchens today are equipped with high-speed electrical gadgets, such as blenders and food processors, which are able to inflict as serious injuries as those caused by an industrial wood-planing machine. ...
Read MoreA 3 min read According to research covering the last decade, the average number of rooms added by high-end hotel chains was lower than what the hotel industry average did for this period, but their occupancy and room rates grew...
Read MoreA 3 min read Inspired by the Helsinki Accords and outraged by the harsh sentences meted out to a group of Czech rock musicians called the Plastic People of the Universe, Charter 77 was established by dissident writers,...
Read MoreA 2 min read A recent court decision has qualified a 1998 ruling that workers cannot be laid off if they have been given reason to believe that their jobs will be safe, provided that their performance remains satisfactory....
Read MoreA 3 min read Though being tiny, blind, and translucent, a recently discovered species of catfish lessens their vulnerability with thickened bones and armor plates on their sides. Meaning Analysis Though being tiny, blind,...
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