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Briferendum Aftermath Series

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In an unexpected outcome, people of the United Kingdom voted in favor of leaving the European Union in June 23rd referendum. For so many months, we have kept our readers updated on the referendum through our "Briferendum Series". Now with the referendum in place, we can hardly call it an end, instead, it's a new beginning of an era of greater uncertainties. With this non-binding referendum, there are so many possible scenarios that may play out including a second referendum. In this series, we once again vow to keep our readers up to the minute as the path ahead unfolds.

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Four options for UK trade after Brexit

Jul 21, 2016 02:37 am UTC| Insights & Views

With Brexit on the horizon, the UK must decide what kind of trade relationship it should craft with the European Union. The cases of Norway, Switzerland, Canada and other members of the WTO offer inspiration. All have...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: Boris Johnson’s past remarks haunt him in his first foreign policy outing

Jul 20, 2016 07:36 am UTC| Commentary

Boris Johnson may have ignored UKs new Prime Minister Theresa Mays warning during the cabinet meeting, where she told him that politics is no game but he learned it the hard way in his first foreign policy outing. His past...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: Can betrayal be the reason behind second referendum?

Jul 19, 2016 08:22 am UTC| Commentary

It would be soon enough that the voters who backed an exit from the European Union in the June referendum would realize that their new foreign minister and most popular face of the exit camp, Boris Johnson was either...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Japanese bet on UK tech group ARM is no backing for Brexit Britain

Jul 19, 2016 08:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

SoftBank, a Japanese technology business, has agreed to buy Cambridge-based chip designer ARM Holdings for a European record US$32 billion for a technology business. The deal was hailed by the new chancellor of the...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: EU may support withdrawal of banking passports for halts in immigration

Jul 19, 2016 07:23 am UTC| Commentary

Top European Union leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel has clearly said that if the United Kingdom wants to access the single market then it will have to respect the European Unions all four pillars of freedom...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: Biggest fallout of Article 50

Jul 19, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Commentary

While most of us loathe the huge paper works and reading the various treaties (except for maybe lawyers), we became all aware of the Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, especially after post-UK referendum world. What it...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: Theresa May moves fast to attend her second task

Jul 15, 2016 08:13 am UTC| Commentary

After successfully handling the first task, which was to unite the conservative party, better than expected, Britains newly elected Prime Minister Theresa May has swiftly moved to attend to her second task that is to unite...

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Economy

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

The Mattei Plan: why Giorgia Meloni is looking to Africa

Since coming to power, Giorgia Melonis government has been remarkably orthodox in its foreign policy. Unwavering support for Ukraine, loyalty to the Atlantic Alliance and full participation in the European Union - these...

Politics

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Military conscription is returning to Europe, but is it really a more equal way of mobilising? What history tells us

The idea that conscription, defined as the compulsory enlistment of citizens for military service, can increase equality and instil a sense of solidarity that transcends traditional societal divides has echoed throughout...

The 50th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

Across Portugal, a number of photography exhibitions are currently on display that commemorate the ousting of the Estado Novo, the dictatorial, authoritarian and corporatist political regime that had ruled the country...

Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

BYD Profits Drop 47%, Tesla Launches Cybertruck Off-Road Guide Amid EV Price War

Amid a fierce EV price war in China, BYDs profits plummeted by 47% in the first quarter of 2024. This contrasts sharply with Teslas proactive approach, which includes releasing a detailed off-road guide for Cybertruck...

US Court Sets May Hearing for Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Remedies

On May 22, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York is set to consider proposed financial remedies from Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, following a fraud verdict. The court will hear...

Bitcoin Traders Unfazed by 20% Drop: 'Pretty Ordinary Stuff'

As Bitcoin endures its fourth 20% correction in 12 months, dropping to $59,730, market veterans see it as nothing unusual. Leaders in the crypto industry, like Raoul Pal and Thomas Fahrer, reassure that such fluctuations...

Elon Musk Fires EV Supercharger Staff, Explains Reason for the Team’s Disbandment

Elon Musk disbanded Teslas EV Supercharger team amid company-wide layoffs affecting employees worldwide. The 52-year-old Tesla chief also terminated senior executives. The CEO demolished part of the unit responsible for...

Tesla Expands Semi Trials to Sysco After PepsiCo Success

Teslas Semi has once again exceeded expectations with food distribution giant Sysco, marking a significant step beyond its initial partnership with PepsiCo. Photographed in California, the Tesla Semis trial demonstrates...