Blank and spoiled votes can change the faith of the French presidential elections
May 07, 2017 09:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The question of every pollsters mind this Sunday, during Frances presidential election, will be, So, how many in total? and they wont be referring to the number of votes for each candidate. Instead, what concerns election...
Obamacare repeal vote shows power of US hard right
May 07, 2017 09:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Since the passage of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, Republicans have attempted to repeal it. In March, the first attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare under President Trump failed, as both...
The agile working style started in tech but it could work for banks
May 07, 2017 09:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The purpose of the agile working style is to help businesses adapt to turbulent markets by adopting a fast and flexible approach to work. In one sense, it should come as no surprise that ANZs chief executive Shayne Elliot...
The EU's farming policy is hated – but what comes next may be worse
May 06, 2017 02:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Out of all the EUs policies, the Common Agricultural Policy has consistently received the worst press in the UK. Politicians and papers of both the left and the right have variously attacked it for being too costly, too...
Kurds brace for an uncertain future in post-referendum Turkey
May 06, 2017 02:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Turkey is still taking stock of its referendum on sweeping constitutional reforms, which delivered a crucial victory for the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan albeit under highly contested circumstances. The anti-Erdoğan...
Fake news, echo chambers and filter bubbles: Underresearched and overhyped
May 06, 2017 02:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
In the early years of the internet, it was revolutionary to have a world of information just a click away from anyone, anywhere, anytime. Many hoped this inherently democratic technology could lead to better-informed...
The French people don't know the dangers of autocratic populism: a view from Pakistan
May 05, 2017 14:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Following in the footsteps of the United States, the French are looking to terrible simplifications to solve their problems as they head to the second round of their presidential election on May 7. Polls predict that...
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