Facebook and Google need fewer controls, not more
Aug 01, 2018 14:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Googles recent record 4.3 billion (3.9 billion) fine is the latest action in a growing movement to tackle the dominance of big tech firms. Until now, most attention has been on the impact of this dominance on privacy, for...
Healthy relationships education offers a real chance to reduce domestic violence
Aug 01, 2018 14:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
As part of the new-style sex education curriculum, school pupils will soon start learning about healthy intimate relationships which could help to significantly reduce future domestic abuse in the UK. In recent research...
Aug 01, 2018 14:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
A widely shared video of a woman being attacked by a man outside a Parisian cafe when she told him to shut up after he allegedly used dirty words that were humiliating and provocative brought the issue of misogynistic hate...
Digging up Franco: why Spain still can't decide what to do with the dictator's body
Aug 01, 2018 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The story of Spain during the 20th century is a complex one. The last remnants of the once-great Spanish empire were slipping away. The Second Spanish Republic was declared in April 1931 and King Alfonso XIII was forced...
Vegan diet: how your body changes from day one
Aug 01, 2018 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Veganism, the plant-based diet which shuns meat and dairy, is having its time in the sun. Since 2008, there has been a 350% increase in the number of self-described vegans in the UK alone. Where this motivation stems from...
Bongani Mayosi: South Africa's giant of cardiology and a powerful mentor
Aug 01, 2018 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
South Africas medical fraternity is mourning the death of renowned academic and cardiologist Professor Bongani Mayosi. Mayosi, who was the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town, was...
Cuba: private home ownership recognised for first time since the revolution
Aug 01, 2018 14:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Real Estate
As one of the few remaining societies with a state-led Communist economy, Cubas housing has taken a distinctive social and economic path since the 1959 revolution. However, in July, the National Assembly of Cuba approved a...
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