The kimono is more than an artefact and more than clothing. It is a concept artists will make their own

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The kimono garment, the national dress of Japan, carries within itself all of the magic and traditions of Japanese culture. The basic features of the kimono are fairly simple. It is a wrapped front garment with square...

‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe. He has a plan to rein it in

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This week the US Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed two men suspected of bombing a fertility clinic in California last month allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to obtain bomb-making instructions. The FBI did...

New rules for cosmetic injectables aim to make the industry safer. Will they work?

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New guidelines to regulate Australias booming cosmetic procedures industry have been called tough and a crackdown in media reports this week. On Tuesday, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)...

African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs more than it should: what needs to change

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Over the past two decades, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to meet their development financing needs. For example, Kenya and Benin raised a combined US$2.5 billion through bond...

From hotspot to flashpoint: how tourism pushed Barcelona to breaking point, and how social movements are fighting back

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On April 27 2024, near the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, a touring bus was blocked, sprayed with water pistols, and a banner bearing the slogan lets put out the tourism fire was stuck to its front. It was a...

Four years after a 15% global minimum tax deal, the world remains divided on how to implement it – podcast

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In October 2021, 136 countries agreed to establish new tax rules requiring large multinational companies to pay at least 15% in corporate tax. Nearly four years later, this ambitious agreement is finally being implemented...

Esa at 50: how the space agency helped keep Europe at the frontiers of science

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Everyone has heard of Nasa, a name synonymous with every aspect of space exploration. Yet talk about Esa, the European Space Agency, is more likely to result in a blank stare. Esa is not such a highly recognised brand, yet...