May 03, 2019 09:50 am UTC| Politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin just signed a new law that would bring his country closer to having an internet network separated from the rest of the world. But critics deem this could be used to further intensify...
Melania Trump: Will FLOTUS Gets Invited by Anna Wintour for Met Gala 2019?
May 03, 2019 09:12 am UTC| Entertainment Politics
One of the most prestigious events in fashion and entertainment business is the annual Met Gala to which the Trump clan used to get a constant invite from event chair Anna Wintour. But following the Vogue editor-in-chiefs...
Election tip: 23.9% is a meaningless figure, ignore the tax-to-GDP ratio
May 02, 2019 17:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Expect to hear a lot about tax during the coming leaders debates. Which is why its important to get two things straight. The first is that you cant argue against a tax by pointing out that it will take money from...
Issues that swung elections: Petrol shortages and the dawn of the Menzies era
May 02, 2019 17:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
With taxes and health care emerging as key issues in the upcoming federal election, were running a series this week looking at the main issues that swung elections in the past, from agricultural workers wages to the...
A matter of (mis)trust: why this election is posing problems for the media
May 02, 2019 17:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Election 2019 may well prove a watershed event in more ways than one. This will likely be the first time in the countrys electoral history that more voters are following the campaign online than via conventional media ...
How the world's largest democracy casts its ballots
May 02, 2019 17:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
About 600 million Indian citizens are expected to cast their votes over a period of 39 days ending May 19, in the ongoing election for their countrys parliament. There are roughly 900 million eligible voters, and the...
The US white majority will soon disappear forever
May 02, 2019 17:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the start of the Colonial period, the U.S. has been predominantly white. But the white share of the U.S. population has been dropping, from a little under 90% in 1950 to 60%...
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