Tunisia: the complex issues behind the presidential power-grab
Aug 07, 2021 01:22 am UTC| Politics
Ten years on from the Arab uprisings, Tunisia has often been presented as a rare success story. Elsewhere Egypt sank into an army dictatorship, Syria, Libya and Yemen into bloody civil war. In other countries, meanwhile,...
Aug 06, 2021 09:38 am UTC| Politics
Conservative Christians are prominent in Australias Liberal-National Coalition parties. Scott Morrison and Tony Abbott are two of the most devout and theologically conservative prime ministers in Australian...
South China Sea: Expert says China is preparing for war with its military modernization
Aug 06, 2021 06:45 am UTC| Politics
Conflict remains among several countries over claims of the South China Sea. As tensions remain high, an expert has warned that China is already preparing itself for a possible military conflict and a possible military...
Joe Biden gives temporary 'safe haven' in US for Hong Kong residents
Aug 06, 2021 06:33 am UTC| Politics
With the US strained relations with China, further strain came as China launched a crackdown on the democracy of Hong Kong. US President Joe Biden offered Hong Kong residents that are currently in the US an extended stay...
Joe Biden to set goal of half of all US cars to zero-emission by 2030
Aug 06, 2021 06:03 am UTC| Politics
Among the campaign promises and goals that US President Joe Biden has made in his ascent to the presidency was to focus on clean energy and electric vehicles. In another environmental move, the White House announced that...
Aug 06, 2021 05:55 am UTC| Politics
In the midst of making history as the first female and first person of color to get elected vice president, Kamala Harris also faces an uphill battle against negative press into her vice presidency. A group of Harriss...
Aug 06, 2021 05:50 am UTC| Politics
Six months since the insurrection at the Capitol last January 6, the National Fraternal Order of Police largely stayed silent towards the assaults by supporters of the disgraced former President Donald Trump on the law...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects