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Jonathan Este

Associate Editor, Arts + Culture Editor

Jonathan Este spent 20 years as a reporter, columnist and editor on The Independent as well as The Australian. He joins The Conversation from the Media Alliance in Australia where he specialised in media law and policy and the digital revolution in journalism.

Global Geopolitics Series

Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming

Aug 06, 2022 10:18 am UTC| Politics

There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city...

Global Geopolitics Series

Ukraine Recap: Putin goes in search of friends while his ministers threaten his enemies

Jul 23, 2022 16:16 pm UTC| Politics

Its childish, I realise, but I experienced a frisson of amused pleasure on watching the video of Vladimir Putin pacing up and down for nearly a minute while waiting for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to show...

Global Geopolitics Series

Ukraine Recap: Russian threats, Europe frets and China rises

Jul 18, 2022 07:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Vladimir Putins imperial ambitions in Ukraine, dressed up for domestic consumption as a military operation to de-Nazify the country, have sent a shiver of apprehension through the rest of the region. In Moldova,...

Ukraine recap: why words are important – and truth must triumph over propaganda

Apr 23, 2022 08:29 am UTC| Insights & Views

Its eight weeks since the Russian military rolled across the border into Ukraine, telling the world that this was just a special military operation aiming to free an oppressed people from what Vladimir Putin called a gang...

Ukraine Recap: game theory and psychology shed light on negotiations

Mar 27, 2022 14:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

As the war approaches the one-month mark, this week a lot of the thinking has shifted to how negotiations might bring the violence to an end. As western leaders gather in Brussels to discuss what might be done to pressure...

Global Geopolitics Series

Ukraine Recap: Putin's plans explained – at home and abroad

Mar 21, 2022 15:19 pm UTC| Politics

The image that I cant get out of my head this week is that of Marina Ovsyannikova, the brave Russian television producer, who risked a lengthy jail sentence when she burst into a live news bulletin going out on state-owned...

Ukraine Recap: how can Putin be stopped?

Mar 11, 2022 16:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Two weeks into Russias war on Ukraine and the small sense of optimism some of us felt this time last week at the strength of the resistance to Putins war machine has given way to dismay at the atrocities we are now seeing...

Economy

Hyundai Motor and its Indian affiliate have charged HGM, the Indian arm of South Korean knockoff car maker Global Motors, of improperly utilizing the name "Hyundai" and the automaker's emblem.

Hyundai Global Motors (HGM) disputed a recent Indian court ruling against its alleged trademark violation of Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co., claiming it acquired the naming rights through a legal contract. Hyundai...

Mykeyring products were created in accordance with official license agreements with license holders.

Convenience store chain 7-Elevens cumulative sales of its mykeyring character products had passed the 2 million mark. 7-Elevens mykeyring characters consist of Pokemon Surprise, Jjanggu, and Sanrio. These goods were...

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz revealed that they have been working on a very exciting new digital initiative that builds on our existing industry-leading digital platform in innovative ways.

Starbucks is poised to announce the details of new NFT features slated at their Investor Day on September 13. In Starbucks most recent earnings call, interim CEO Howard Schultz revealed that they have been working on a...

The firms reimagined the Twisted Tea Hard Iced Tea as a whiskey to deliver on the bold and unexpected experiences consumers are looking for.

Boston Beer Company is offering a whiskey-infused version of its Twisted Tea Hard Iced Tea brand as part of its partnership with Beam Suntory. Twisted Tea Sweet Tea Whiskey is made with real brewed tea, and packed with...

PepsiCo’s Quaker launches low fat, sugar, and salt porridge range

PepsiCos Quaker Oats will launch a non-High in Fat, Sugar, and Salt (HFSS) porridge pot line-up, called Heavenly Oats in chocolate orange and caramel fudge flavors. According to Heather Doyle, senior brand manager at...

Politics

Kyiv has called to make the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility a demilitarized zone as it trades blame with Moscow for shelling the plant.

Russia and Ukraine have been trading accusations at each other for the recent shelling of a nuclear power plant in the occupied region of Zaporizhzhia. Kyiv has now called for the area around the facility to become a...

Harris discussed the impact of overturning Roe v. Wade with leaders of colleges and universities, stressing the impact on college-age women and its connection with increased incidents of sexual assault.

US Vice President Kamala Harris continues to engage on local levels regarding the effects of the Supreme Courts decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling. This week, Harris hosted a meeting with college and...

Biden condemned the murders of four Muslim men in New Mexico as authorities link the killings to hate crimes in the area.

US President Joe Biden condemned the recent murders of four Muslim men in New Mexico. This comes as authorities say the killings may be linked to a hate crime. Biden took to Twitter to condemn the recent murders of four...

The discussions to revive the nuclear deal resumed Thursday last week, with officials seeing signs of a possible agreement soon.

The efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers picked up in recent weeks as negotiators resumed discussions in Vienna. Negotiators have also expressed some optimism that an agreement may be...

A bombing in the western district in Kabul led to eight dead and 22 wounded, with Islamic State claiming responsibility.

Another attack occurred in Afghanistan over the weekend as a bomb detonated in the capital Kabul. Authorities said eight were killed and 22 were wounded from the blast. Hospital officials and witnesses in Afghanistan...

Science

When compared to the current approach of extracting methane gas from organic waste resources and then reforming it into hydrogen, the technology SK ecoplant is developing can cut the time needed for the manufacture of hydrogen by more than 20 times.

SK ecoplant Co. plans to develop a technology to produce hydrogen through a fermentation process where microorganisms eat and decompose organic matter in the absence of light When compared to the current approach of...

The research team completed a patent application, trademark application, and vegan certification for the research findings.

A Keimyung University research team has reproduced the taste and fragrance of civet coffee, known as kopi luwak, by scientifically identifying the digestion and fermentation conditions where civets live. Consequently,...

What do molecules look like?

What do molecules look like? Justice B., age 6, Wimberley, Texas A molecule is a group of atoms bonded together. Molecules make up nearly everything around you your skin, your chair, even your food. They vary...

What science says about the best ways to cool down

We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe with just as much enthusiasm about the heat. Although moaning about the weather is satisfying, its better to take action and cool yourself...

Higgs boson: 10 years after its discovery, why this particle could unlock new physics beyond the standard model

Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps explain why elementary particles (the smallest building blocks of nature) have mass. For particle physicists, this was the end of a...

Technology

HBO Max apps are revamped before it merges with Discovery+ in summer 2023

HBO Max does not have the best reputation when it comes to its app features and performance, but that could change soon. Warner Bros. Discovery announced its Android/iOS, desktop, and tablet apps have been revamped to add...

Report: Apple increases iPhone 14 production orders to 95 million units

Another report has appeared in the wild indicating that Apples preparations for the production of the iPhone 14 will be in full swing soon. The company has reportedly asked its suppliers to ramp up production as it now...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4’s full technical specs sheet has leaked shortly before its official announcement on August 10

Samsungs next Unpacked event is set for this week, but tech fans might already have all the pertinent details about some of the devices to be announced. A recent report may have leaked the full technical specifications,...

Apple has reportedly started production for its September product launch event for the next iPhone and Apple Watch

The iPhone 14 series and Apple Watch Series 8 are likely to be announced in a little more than a month. And a new report claimed Apple already started preparations for its next major product launch event. When is the...

Twitter confirms security incident that possibly exposed owners of ‘pseudonymous accounts’

Twitter recently confirmed that its systems suffered a security breach that primarily affected pseudonymous accounts. The exploit, first found last January, reportedly allowed the hacker to figure out if an email address...