Ukraine recap: Russia won’t attack Nato countries says Putin, believe it or not
Apr 01, 2024 03:48 am UTC| Insights & Views
Vladimir Putin says has no intention of attacking any Nato members. Visiting an airbase in Torzhok, on the road between Moscow and St Petersburg, the Russian president told a group of pilots he didnt plan to spark a war...
Digital trade protocol for Africa: why it matters, what’s in it and what’s still missing
Apr 01, 2024 03:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
In February 2024, African heads of states adopted a draft protocol to regulate digital trade within the continent. This significant yet challenging course for Africas digital economy fits into the broader trade agreement,...
Apr 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
If older women move through the world with a sense of being unseen, in the world of books, and especially in contemporary fiction, they have all but been erased. So pervasive is their absence, it is nearly possible to draw...
Who will Trump pick as his running mate?
Apr 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Being second in line for leadership of the most powerful country in the world is not an easy job. But for Mike Pence, vice president under Donald Trump, things were even harder than usual. As insurrectionists descended...
Chinese acquisitions in the Bordeaux vineyards: have their new owners really been neglecting them?
Mar 28, 2024 12:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
Since 2012, more than 200 acquisitions have been made by Chinese investors in Bordeauxs prestigious vineyards, mainly from the countrys economic, political and artistic elite. A leading example is Alibaba founder Jack Ma,...
What your sad desk sandwich says about your working habits
Mar 28, 2024 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Hows that sandwich? If youre munching on a supermarket meal deal while reading this, well, I probably am too. Brits in particular are known for their obsession with sandwiches, which they eat alone while continuing to...
Why EU information campaigns are failing to deter migrants from leaving
Mar 28, 2024 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
It was everywhere on the news and social media. In September 2023, 10,000 migrants arrived on the island of Lampedusa, more than doubling the islands population of 6,000 and overwhelming its resources. The migrants mostly...
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