Politics
EU election Europeans have gone to the ballot box to determine the makeup of the European Parliament in the coming 5 years. From Southern Spain to Northern Finland, Western France to Eastern Cyprus, the entire continent voted. Polling expected the centre-right EPP to remain the largest, with roughly the same
Science
An Overview Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a long-lasting mental and behavioural disorder featuring patterns of intrusive thoughts and fears known as obsessions. Obsessions are persistent unwanted thoughts, mental images, or urges that cause feelings of anxiety, disgust or discomfort. Such obsessions may lead one to do repetitive behaviours, known as
Politics
With well over half a billion votes cast and counted India has once again held a general election, this time as the world's most populous nation. The democratic undertaking is a major project and is undergone once every 5 years. With nearly 1 billion registered voters (the turnout
Politics
Narendra Modi Re-elected Prime Minister of India The world's largest democracy has held its 1-month election and Narendra Modi, the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and incumbent Prime Minister of India, is set to remain the nation's leader. His party's coalition the
Culture
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again: but already it was impossible to say which was which” (page 95) George Orwell George Orwell was the pseudonym that Eric Blair, an English writer and journalist wrote under. I will
Culture
The Curse of the Ninth Symphony The curse of the ninth symphony has long been a superstition in the history of classical music. According to the legend, a composer’s ninth symphony will inevitably be their last, with death just around the corner. Many claim that this so-called curse is
Politics
With President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump set for a 2024 rematch we've looked at polls, past presidential election results from 1980 and onwards alongside other elections such as primaries, senatorial and house elections to predict the result. Since last month former President Donald J. Trump
Politics
South African General Election South Africans headed to the ballot box this week. After years of rampant crime, economic struggle, and rolling blackoutsthe ruling African National Congress (ANC) was seen as poised to lose its outright majority, which it has held since South Africa became a democracy since the end
Science
Introduction The ratio between a circle's circumference and diameter is a mathematical constant known as pi. (i.e. C∕D=π) It is estimated to be around π ≈ 3927⁄1250 = 3.1416 (accuracy 2·10^-6). Two of the very earliest civilizations, the Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians both
Politics
The dynamic world stage is awakening new challenges for the European continent. A rising Asia and Africa increase global competition and put more pressure on the continent's education and by extension high-skilled labour that can contribute to innovation. New migration and climate pacts hope to help unify the
Politics
New Dutch Coalition After months of negotiating The Netherlands is set for a new government with the right-wing to far-right PVV at its core. The PVV with long-time politician Geert Wilders at its helm has compromised with the liberal VVD, the recently formed christian democratic NSC and its strongest ally
Literature
"Thought - to call it by a prouder name than it deserved - had let its line down the stream" (page 2) The Life of Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf, born in 1882, is today considered as one of the most accomplished female modernist writers of the 20th century.