Explainer: what is parricide and how common is it in Australia?
Jul 20, 2018 07:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The recent killing of a young mother and two of her children in Western Australia, allegedly by the womans 19-year-old son, has attracted significant attention. This form of homicide is referred to as parricide - the...
Jul 20, 2018 07:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The legal status of cannabis, and in particular its medicinal benefits, have been much debated in parliament and the press in recent months. During this time, we have been interviewing police officers in North Yorkshire,...
Jul 20, 2018 07:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Among buzzing news radar, BTC ETF has been one significant aspect that would, perhaps, herald the inflow of institutional funds into crypto-avenues. While there may be abundant BTC to invest in. The printing of USDT may...
Probiotics and prebiotics – is it safe to use them to treat disease?
Jul 19, 2018 16:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The link between gut microbes and health is now well established. As a result, researchers have been investigating the effects of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on various diseases. Worryingly, though, they havent...
Overtourism: a growing global problem
Jul 19, 2018 16:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Economy
The summer holidays are in full swing and protests against overtourism have begun (yet again) in a number of popular European cities. Overtourism is not a new problem. Barcelona, in particular, is at the centre of...
Nigeria's plan to redistribute recovered corruption money needs a rethink
Jul 19, 2018 16:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Nigerian government has announced that USD$322 million (244 million) stolen by Nigerias former military ruler, Sani Abacha, has been returned by the Swiss authorities. Abacha, an army general who was head of state from...
Nigerian children recount the challenges they face working in a city
Jul 19, 2018 16:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Stories of children being used in Nigerian mines have hit the headlines. But this phenomenon isnt uncommon. About 15 million Nigerian children work - the highest rate of working children in West Africa. Globally there...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects