Melania Trump criticized: FLOTUS' post-debate greeting to husband Donald Trump called 'cold'
Oct 02, 2020 06:12 am UTC| Politics Entertainment
First lady Melania Trump attended what would ultimately become a very chaotic first presidential debate between her husband Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Even though the debate was centered on the...
Have our governments become too powerful during COVID-19?
Oct 01, 2020 15:50 pm UTC| Politics
In the fight against the coronavirus, the Australian government has enacted a series of measures that have expanded executive powers. These include the use of smartphone contact-tracing technology, mandatory isolation...
Populism in Brazil: how liberalisation and austerity led to the rise of Lula and Bolsonaro
Oct 01, 2020 15:42 pm UTC| Politics Economy
While the rise of populist politicians in the Europe and the US gets a lot of attention from the media and researchers alike, the drivers of the populism taking hold in emerging and developing economies still receives...
State aid is biggest Brexit dispute between UK and EU – there's a workable compromise
Oct 01, 2020 15:40 pm UTC| Politics
Officials from the UK and the EU are meeting at a crunch point in the negotiations for a future free trade agreement. A number of issues could scupper the talks, but perhaps the biggest is state aid. So what is the dispute...
Oct 01, 2020 15:23 pm UTC| Politics
The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic transformed the UK political scene in the blink of an eye. At the start of 2020, the national political discourse had been swerving between being dominated by Brexit, the Labour...
World War 3 news: India accuses China of trying to change the status quo over disputed border
Oct 01, 2020 09:39 am UTC| Politics
China and India have a long-running conflict over the Himalayan border to which both countries have yet to come to an end. However, the recent altercations between the soldiers of both sides have raised more concerns about...
Joe Biden campaign achieves new fundraising single-hour record during first presidential debate
Oct 01, 2020 09:09 am UTC| Politics
The first presidential debate between former vice president Joe Biden and Donald Trump turned into a heated exchange between both candidates, with many slamming Trump for his behavior and remarks. Despite the chaotic...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects