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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation
Could this be the cure for Fake News? Treat it like a virus.
Most organisations have been fighting fake news when they see it. But what if there were a way to stop misinformation before it even...
BBC / Cambridge U
Jul 1, 2019
"I was a Macedonian fake news writer"
In North Macedonia, there’s a small industry of websites publishing misleading and inflammatory political articles targeted at US...
BBC
Jul 1, 2019
Discovery leads to orders of magnitude increase in salt extraction from water.
It only takes one teaspoon of salt to permanently pollute five gallons of water. A powerful new molecule that extracts salt from liquid...
Futurity
Jul 1, 2019
#HolyroodWeek2019 begins tomorrow!
#HolyroodWeek2019 begins tomorrow! The Queen will undertake a week-long programme of engagements, meeting Scots from across the country....
@RoyalFamily
Jun 29, 2019


15 June 2019 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council Free Public Lecture
It gives me great pleasure to invite you on behalf of Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council to a Public Lecture on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 2:00...
Steve Desjardins, India Canada Friendship Circle
Jun 10, 2019


The Queen's official birthday
Today we celebrate The Queen's official birthday. To mark the occasion, over 1,400 parading soldiers, horses and musicians come together...
@queenscomtrust
Jun 8, 2019


D-Day 75: Remembering the soldiers of Normandy
In our latest blog #CWGFintern @abi_eagles writes about her Great-Grandfather’s experiences during the Second World War and in Normandy,...
@CWGC
Jun 8, 2019


Mobile phone gender gap in low income countries is a $700 billion opportunity
The mobile gender gap not only reflects existing inequalities but could also compound them with millions of women “left behind as...
Quartz
May 12, 2019


Women, Business and the Law - 2019
Women are half of the world’s population so gender equality is a critical component of economic growth. We know that achieving gender...
World Bank
May 12, 2019


The doctor is online
Talk therapy has its limits—but there’s little question that for many people, including those with conditions like depression and...
Quartz
May 12, 2019


Kids daily screen time - what's a parent to do?
More than 95% of US households own a smartphone. If that makes you shrug, this will not: daily mobile media usage among kids under eight...
Quartz
May 12, 2019


"Intelligence" the 4th Industrial Revolution
This narrative explores a story of transition focused on increased productivity (dehumanization of production) as we move from...
Quartz
May 12, 2019


Sustainable biodiversity?
"Up to a million of Earth's estimated eight million species face extinction, many of them in the coming decades." There are two big...
UN
May 6, 2019


70th anniversary of the modern Commonwealth
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the modern Commonwealth. The Queen has been Head of the Commonwealth – a network of 53 countries and...
@RoyalFamily
Apr 26, 2019
The Commonwealth #BlueCharter
The Commonwealth #BlueCharter is an agreement by all 53 #Commonwealth countries to actively co-operate to solve ocean-related problems...
@commonwealthsec
Apr 20, 2019


OTD, Canada’s Constitution proclamation was signed
On this day in 1982, Canada’s Constitution proclamation was signed by The Queen of Canada, Elizabeth II, in Ottawa - patriating the...
@Canadian_Crown
Apr 20, 2019


Climate Protests Heat Up
Extinction Rebellion, was set up in October last year after 94 academics wrote to the Guardian newspaper, calling for action. Founded by...
The Economist
Apr 19, 2019
The Duke of Sussex officially opens the @OnSideYZ
Today The Duke of Sussex officially opens the @OnSideYZ in Barking and Dagenham Youth Zone – named by young people as ‘Future’, the new...
@RoyalFamily
Apr 12, 2019


101st Anniversary of Vimy Ridge
Today in 1917, Canadians launched their attack on Vimy Ridge. In 2017, to mark the 100th Anniversary Prince William placed the last pair...
@Canadian_Crown
Apr 12, 2019


Platform to trace and find missing children
Taha Khan founded @ChildAwarePro after initially launching ‘Search for Thamana’ to find a missing 5-year-old. After locating Thamana 8...
@queenscomtrust
Apr 12, 2019
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