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Indigenous futures thinking: 4 approaches to imagining a better world

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Indigenous people make up only 6% of the worlds population but manage over a quarter of the worlds land surface. These groups, descended from original occupants of a geographical place and identifying as culturally...

Kumasi was called the garden city – but green spaces are vanishing in a clash of landuse regulations

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Urban parks in Kumasi, the capital city of Ghanas Ashanti region, are fast disappearing or in decline. Kumasi was designed 60 years ago as a garden city, with green belts, parks and urban green spaces. These have been...

Naming and shaming rape suspects: South African court ruling challenges current thinking

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Victims and survivors of gender-based violence have increasingly started naming perpetrators in public. This phenomenon has gained traction through movements such as #MeToo, the #RUReferenceList and #AmINext. However,...

Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?

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Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The 37-year-old captain had...

Ukraine war: the idea that Kyiv should have signed a peace deal in 2022 is flawed – here’s why

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It has been an eventful and, for Ukraine and its European allies, alarming past week or so. First they heard that the US president, Donald Trump, had spent 90 minutes on the phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir...

Canada, Greenland, Panama, Gaza and now Ukraine: Wake up, world, Donald Trump is coming for you

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Its no longer speculative to ask how the post-Second World War world order, led by the United States, will end. Its apparently already ended. The U.S. has snubbed its NATO partners and Ukraine itself from purported peace...

Ukraine’s natural resources are at centre stage in the ongoing war, and will likely remain there

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Three years after Russias invasion of Ukraine, the world now knows the exact price for American military support of Ukraine. During a recent interview with Fox News, United States President Donald Trump put a $500 billion...

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Economy

BOJ Minutes Reveal Growing Debate Over Interest Rate Hikes and Inflation Risks

Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers actively debated whether to continue raising interest rates toward levels considered neutral for the economy, according to minutes from their October policy meeting released on Wednesday....

Gold Price Breaks $4,500 as Safe-Haven Demand and Rate Cut Bets Fuel Rally

Spot gold surged past the key psychological level of $4,500 per ounce for the first time on Wednesday, marking a historic milestone for the precious metal and reinforcing its status as a preferred safe-haven asset. The...

Asian Markets Rise as AI Rally Caps 2025, Gold and Silver Hit Record Highs

Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday, rounding off a strong finish to 2025 as artificial intelligence-driven optimism continued to fuel global equity markets. The positive momentum followed an overnight rally on Wall...

U.S. Stock Index Futures Steady After S&P 500 Hits Record on Strong Economic Data

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday evening following a record-setting close for the SP 500, as stronger-than-expected economic growth data continued to bolster confidence in the U.S. economy. Market...

Oil Prices Edge Higher as Strong U.S. Growth and Supply Risks Support Market

Oil prices recorded modest gains on Wednesday, extending a rally from earlier in the week as strong U.S. economic data and ongoing geopolitical risks supported market sentiment. Brent crude futures rose 4 cents, or 0.06%,...

Politics

U.S. Coast Guard Faces Resource Strain as It Pursues Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker

The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for specialized reinforcements before deciding whether to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been pursuing since Sunday, according to U.S. officials cited by Reuters. The...

Federal Judge Upholds Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

A federal judge has rejected a legal challenge to President Donald Trumps controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, delivering a significant win for the administrations immigration policy agenda. On...

Trump Administration Recalls Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors in Push for “America First” Agenda

The Trump administration has recalled nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from overseas posts, a move officials say aligns embassies more closely with the presidents America First foreign policy, but...

Australia Moves Toward Tougher Gun Laws After Bondi Shooting

Australias most populous state, New South Wales, is set to introduce significantly tougher gun laws alongside new measures targeting terrorism and public protests, following a deadly mass shooting in Sydneys Bondi area....

Trump Announces Ambitious Plan for New U.S. Navy Super Battleships

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday an ambitious proposal for the United States Navy to begin building a new class of advanced battleships, a move that could significantly reshape the future of American naval...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge in First Amendment Ruling

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users ages, marking a significant legal win for major technology companies and digital...

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...