Medical law expert on womb transplants for men and the ‘right to gestate'
Jul 08, 2017 18:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Could a womb be transplanted into a transgender woman or even cisgender (non-transgender) men? Could reproduction soon be unisex? These questions may sound as though they come from a sci-fi novel, but this week these...
European law expert: UK has sparked race to the bottom that will strip citizens of their rights
Jul 08, 2017 18:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Now that both the UK government and the EU have set out their proposals for citizens rights after Brexit, its clear that both take the concept of reciprocity as a starting point. But the EU and the UK have a profoundly...
Trump's friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
Jul 08, 2017 18:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
It emerged early this morning: a few seconds of grainy footage showing U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump, the taller man,...
When Trump met Putin, and how the Russian won the day
Jul 08, 2017 18:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views
It was the meeting weve all been waiting for. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Friday during the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. The key question was whether Trump or Putin would...
4 things to know about North and South Korea
Jul 08, 2017 16:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Editors note: North Korea tested what it claims was an intercontinental ballistic missile at 9:40 a.m. Pyongyang time on July 3. Some analysts say this is evidence that Alaska is now within striking distance of nuclear...
How China could use trade to force North Korea to play nice with the West
Jul 08, 2017 16:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views
North Korea got the worlds attention and President Donald Trumps when it said on July 4 that it had successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. The weapon, potentially equipped with a...
Why did sanctions against North Korea's missile program fail?
Jul 08, 2017 16:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views
North Koreas successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), allegedly with the capability to hit Alaska, is the latest in a series of significant advances for the countrys missile program. North Korea...
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