Flash and Facts

11 October 2019

The Weaponization of Space is inescapable

The current militarization of space will lead sooner or later to its weaponization. It needs to be reminded that under the terms of the Outer Space Treaty which came into force on 10 October 1967 ...

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27 September 2019

The Green Color is becoming very appealing for the Business World

All those who are decided to combat climate change, in particular leading companies, are welcome. Of course, we know that some large businesses and big brands invoke the protection of our planet as ...

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27 September 2019

Violence against Women: unfortunately still high on the Agenda

Violence against women and girls is on the rise globally. It is estimated that 137 women across the world are killed by a member of their own family every day (Re.UN Women). And worldwide, 38% of ...

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6 September 2019

The Crisis affecting the Banking sector causes acute Social problems

Banks across the world have already announced more than 48,500 job cuts this year (Re.Bloomberg). The layoffs represent about 6% of their total workforce which is significant. In fact, European ...

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6 September 2019

Return to Sender: Western nations Trash is no longer Welcome

More than 270 million tons of waste are recycled across the world each year (Re.World Bank).Since the past 25 years, the Western countries have sent many tens of millions of tons of waste ...

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16 August 2019

Water Scarcity and Droughts are major Challenges ahead of us

Fresh water reserves account for approximately 2.5% of global water resources but only 0.6% of total natural fresh water resources are currently usable by humans (Re.UN World Water Development ...

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16 August 2019

We now live in a Hyper Connected World

Today, more than 4 billion people use the Internet. It means that for the first time, more than half of the world’s population -51.2%- is connected (Re. ITU-UN). The number of mobile ...

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30 July 2019

The Health Impacts of Climate Change

Climate change is the « biggest global health threat of the 21st century ». The alarm bell was rung 10 years ago by The Lancet, a leading medical Journal. Today, scientists and ...

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30 July 2019

A few interesting Facts and figures about our Summer Vacation

The importance of the economic impact of travel and tourism activities for many countries around the world is well established. Europe remains the world’s favorite tourist destination ...

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12 July 2019

The disastrous Pollution caused by Plastic items

At least 50 trillion micro plastic particles are floating on the surface of the oceans (Re.UN). And by 2050 it is estimated that by weight the ocean will contain more plastic than fish ...

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