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Trade unions in the UK and US have become more powerful despite political interference and falling memberships

Nov 10, 2023 14:38 pm UTC| Business Politics

In September 2023, Joe Biden became the first sitting US president to join strikers on a picket line. He told car workers that they deserve a significant raise and other benefits. Even more surprisingly perhaps, those...

Global Geopolitics Series

When Marx met Confucius: Xi Jinping's attempt to influence China's intellectual loyalties has met with a mixed reception at home and abroad

Nov 10, 2023 14:37 pm UTC| Politics

A new film series produced in China, When Marx met Confucius, was viewed more than 8 million times in the first two weeks after it was released online in October. But this is not another blockbuster drama of the sort China...

Generative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles

Nov 08, 2023 12:07 pm UTC| Technology Politics

The dawn of artificial intelligence systems that can be used by almost anyone, like ChatGPT, has revolutionized business and alarmed policymakers and the public. Advanced technologies can feel like unstoppable forces...

World Bank suspension of Uganda funds over anti-homosexuality law: what this says about the struggle over funds and sovereignty

Nov 08, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Economy Politics Life

The World Bank issued a statement on 8 August 2023, announcing that it had effectively suspended all new public financing to Uganda over concerns with the countrys anti-homosexuality law, which fundamentally contradicts...

King's speech: what is it and why does it matter?

Nov 08, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Politics

Today, King Charles will give his first speech from the throne as monarch. He delivered the queens speech once as Prince of Wales, deputising in May 2022 for his mother, who could not attend. This is the first speech by a...

Israel-Hamas war: there is an important difference between a humanitarian pause and a ceasefire

Nov 08, 2023 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, has come under fire from members of his own party for refusing to call for a ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel war, instead pushing for a humanitarian pause in the conflict. As a result,...

Egypt's strongman president faces election amid economic slump and popular anger over inaction on Gaza

Nov 08, 2023 12:03 pm UTC| Politics

The bitter conflict between Israel and Hamas could not have come at a worse time for Egypt. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former military strongman who seized power in 2013 amid the turbulent fallout of the Arab Spring, faces...

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Economy

Space arms race may be underway

As conflict rages on Earth, an arms race may be underway in outer space. On May 30, a US diplomat warned that Russia had launched a weapon into orbit, something Russias deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, branded as...

Mauritius’ next growth phase: a new plan is needed as the tax haven era fades

Mauritians will head to the polls by November 2024 and politicians are considering the economic direction of the island country. For the last two decades, the countrys economic growth has depended heavily on its...

Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality

If you feel like youre being pushed around in life, youre not alone. Our recent research has found that Canadians are increasingly feeling a sense of powerlessness in their lives. This sentiment has been steadily...

Myth: How the US manipulates global markets for economic supremacy

US president, Joe Biden, raised tariffs on Chinese-made goods sharply in May, claiming that the Chinese government has cheated by pouring money into Chinese companies … hurting competitors who play by the rules. The...

The world no longer needs fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

North Sea oil and gas has become a battleground issue in the UK general election. The Labour partys manifesto promises an end to issuing new licenses for finding oil and gas. The Conservative party meanwhile proposes a...

Politics

Microsoft-G42 Deal Forces Huawei Exit, White House Hails Move

The White House praised Microsofts $1.5 billion investment in G42, emphasizing the positive impact of ending relations with Huawei on AI security. White House Sees Positive Shift in UAE Tech Alliances According to...

Three ways politicians always promise to raise money without increasing taxes – and why they rarely deliver

After weeks of controversy over Labour and Conservative costings in which each side accused the other of dishonesty the manifestos show that both parties had wildly exaggerated their rivals plans. But there has been...

Election 2024: migrants aren’t to blame for Britain’s housing crisis

Migration has become the most toxic issue in British politics, driving intensely emotional debates that are often based on prejudice and misunderstanding. Similarly emotional is housing a finite resource in high demand at...

How Vladimir Putin projects his image as a modern-day Peter the Great

Russian energy giant Gazprom is reported to have been hit particularly hard by sanctions imposed as a result of the war with Ukraine. An internal report obtained and published by the Financial Times has forecast that the...

Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned

Nigel Farage, a man who has never been elected to the House of Commons despite years of trying, has again been allowed to set the agenda in the UK. Ten years after Ukip won the European parliament elections, throwing...

Science

Nations realise they need to take risks or lose the race to the Moon

The Nasa-led Artemis-3 mission will place the first human boots on the surface of the Moon since Apollo 17s Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the lunar surface in December 1972. The goal of the Artemis programme is...

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training basically, eye exercises. These exercises include putting pressure on or palming the eye; eye...

The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there

After its birth in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the...

Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether its the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clocks pendulum, the predictable rhythms of waves create a signal that is easy to track and distinguish from...

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story...

Technology

PancakeSwap Unveils AI-Powered Ether Prediction Market on Arbitrum with Allora

PancakeSwap has launched an AI-powered Prediction Market on Arbitrum, allowing users to forecast Ether price fluctuations with data supplied by Allora Networks machine-learning capabilities. PancakeSwap Teams Up with...

Huawei Invests $1.66 Billion in R&D to Develop Advanced Chipmaking Tools

Huawei has invested $1.66 billion in a new RD facility near Shanghai to develop advanced chipmaking tools. This effort aims to achieve self-sufficiency amid U.S. trade restrictions, highlighting Huaweis innovation and...

Why Shiba Inu Price is Surging Today: Key Factors Behind the Rally

The price of Shiba Inu Coin surged by nearly 3% today, reflecting a significant rally in the cryptocurrency market. In line with the general upturn in the cryptocurrency market, the price of Shiba Inu Coin surged by...

2024's Most Profitable Crypto Sectors: Memecoins and Tokenization Dominate

Data from BitEye, CoinGecko, and Wu Blockchain reveal that memecoins led the crypto market with a 1,834% return in the first half of 2024. Memecoins: Leading the Crypto Pack Per Cointelegraph, memecoins have...

Tesla Model 3 Lease Costs Less Than New Toyota Camry Lease

Teslas latest lease offer makes the 2024 Model 3 more affordable than the redesigned Toyota Camry. Leasing the base Model 3 Standard Range RWD costs $299 monthly, significantly lower than the Camrys lease rate, making it a...