The mathematics of basket-weaving: Using digital tools to address the TRC's calls to action
Jan 27, 2019 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Public universities across Canada are committed to addressing the calls to action included in the final report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). There is a general expectation that academic...
Burundi: crisis looms as 2020 elections open up old divisions
Jan 27, 2019 14:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
About 30 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) shut down their services in the East African state of Burundi in January, yet another sign of the deepening political crisis that began in 2015 and which has...
What Trump and Pelosi can learn from a different kind of shutdown that crippled the nation
Jan 27, 2019 14:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Two sides of a dispute are at an impasse. Both refuse to negotiate until the other side gives in to their central demand, with no reason to compromise. Animosity between the parties deepens as they hurl personal...
Donald Trump 2019: Nancy Pelosi Denies POTUS of Deliver State of the Union Address on House Floor
Jan 24, 2019 11:03 am UTC| Politics
Donald Trump and the rest of the Democrats have yet to find middle ground amidst the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. And the way everything is shaping up, the impasse could last much longer. The recent...
What can the kingdom of Bhutan teach us about fighting corruption
Jan 23, 2019 12:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Fighting corruption is supremely difficult, as it is proved by the recent expulsion of UN anti-corruption mission in Guatemala, the jail sentence of a former Korean President or the murder of an African journalist...
Jan 21, 2019 08:12 am UTC| Politics
The longest government shutdown in the history of the United States continues and so is U.S. President Donald Trumps online rants about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic lawmakers. The POTUS recently warned Pelosi...
Donald Trump 2019: White House Dismisses Health Concerns Over Blood & Band-Aid on President's Hand
Jan 18, 2019 09:39 am UTC| Politics
An adhesive bandage covering a dot of blood on U.S. President Donald Trumps right hand earlier this week stirred speculations about his health. But the White House immediately issued a statement telling the public there is...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects