Why it's so hard for Europeans to get compensation after Dieselgate
Nov 22, 2016 17:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
More than a year after the Dieselgate scandal, which uncovered cheating by Volkswagen and other car companies in emissions tests, there has been little progress for European consumers. Most people are unsure of how or...
Banking fraud is costing the Nigerian economy dearly
Nov 22, 2016 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Economy
Pervasive electronic banking fraud is affecting Nigerias banking system and costing the Nigerian economy dearly. It is also holding back the adoption of cashless technologies and has become an obstacle to financial...
How changing drug patent rules will affect developing nations
Nov 22, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
After years of legal battles, a global agreement has been reached for developing countries to buy and for drug manufacturers to produce or import generic medicines without breaching patent rules. The Conversation Africas...
Trump Begins Dismantling Net Neutrality With FCC Appointments
Nov 22, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Technology Law
Ever since Donald Trump became the President-elect, there has been a growing unease throughout various progressive groups regarding what he was going to do. One of the sectors threatened by his position is Net Neutrality...
CSI trees: how forensic science is helping combat illegal logging
Nov 22, 2016 01:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Forensic science has achieved infamy, thanks to television dramas like CSI. But it isnt just about solving human crimes. Scientists are also using evidence from wood to help solve murders, but in this case the victims are...
New device to help police catch cocaine-using drivers
Nov 22, 2016 00:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Over 8,000 people were arrested in England and Wales for driving under the influence of drugs in the year to April 2016. In fact, 60% of all those stopped by police under suspicion of drug-driving test positive for illegal...
Deal on whistleblowers wins first double dissolution bill
Nov 21, 2016 17:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Malcolm Turnbull has secured the first leg of the governments industrial relations legislation, with the Senate voting by 33-30 in the early hours of Tuesday to toughen the governance of trade unions. The win came after...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects