Cool heads needed as investigation into downing of MH17 points blame at Russia
Sep 29, 2016 14:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The findings from the Dutch-led investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airways flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 offer a compelling case that the missile used was fired from territory controlled by pro-Russian...
How to understand Syria's 'proxy war' – and who's fighting for whom
Sep 29, 2016 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As another attempted ceasefire falls apart, the destruction of the Syrian people and state goes on. The countrys economy has been annihilated, and the conflicts societal damage will take decades to repair. The need to stop...
Act now to preserve our disappearing videogame culture – or it's 'game over'
Sep 29, 2016 14:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Videogames have been with us for just a few decades but the industry is already worth more than Hollywood. Hundreds of new games arrive each year, from AAA-rated titles with multi-million-dollar budgets to indie titles...
Hydrogen could become the new fuel for cooking – here's how
Sep 29, 2016 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Too much dirt, says Justine about the difficulties of cooking with charcoal for her household of five. Shes a mother and market trader in the town of Sogakope in south-east Ghana, and referring to the soot that is produced...
Neither Hillary, nor Donald, better None of the Above
Sep 29, 2016 14:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The final act of what has been a long and exhausting US presidential campaign officially began last Monday night, when Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump met at Hofstra University in New York for their first presidential...
Duterte’s war on drugs: bitter lessons from Thailand’s failed campaign
Sep 29, 2016 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
The body count from Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes war on drugs is growing by the day. While hes not the first national leader to condone violence and extrajudicial killings in the name of controlling illicit drug...
In Iran, where have all the promises of moderation gone?
Sep 29, 2016 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In Iran, the much-vaunted nuclear deal with the P5+1 nations (US, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France plus Germany) has borne little fruit. So much has changed since the signing of the nuclear deal and what once...
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