Refugees' suffering can't be eased in their current conditions
Dec 10, 2015 09:46 am UTC| Insights & Views
Germany has seen a massive influx of migrants since opening its borders to refugees from war-torn countries in Africa and the Middle East. This year alone it is estimated more than 300,000 people have entered the...
Q&A: why credit rating agencies matter for developing countries
Dec 10, 2015 06:14 am UTC| Insights & Views
Credit rating agencies have played a crucial role in international debt markets for more than 150 years. But they have often attracted controversy. Andile Makholwa, The Conversation Africas economics and business editor,...
How 1.5 became the most important number at the Paris climate talks
Dec 09, 2015 15:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views
One of the final obstacles in the way of a binding agreement at the Paris climate talks comes down to a simple number: 1.5. Limiting warming to a 1.5℃ temperature rise above pre-industrial levels is one of three potential...
Zuckerberg is ploughing billions into 'personalised learning' – why?
Dec 09, 2015 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg believes personalised learning is the answer to many of educations current woes, and is one of the four key areas that he and his wife Prescilla Chans US$45 billion Chan Zuckerberg...
What are climate change 'tipping points' –and should we be afraid?
Dec 09, 2015 14:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As recently as 6,000 years ago the Sahara was green and fertile. Weve found evidence of large rivers crossing the region, lined by flourishing settlements. Then suddenly things changed. Trees died and the land dried up....
The 'Climate Games' aren't just activist stunts – they're politics beyond the UN
Dec 09, 2015 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At the moment, most people interested in the politics of climate change (including me) are focusing on a small site in Pariss northern suburbs. This is where the COP21 negotiations are taking place. While to us this is...
Dec 09, 2015 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Brent costed less than $40 per barrel again yesterday for the first time since February 2009 but recovered upto 40.46, WTI has been lingering with bearish favorite figure at 37.75 ahead of inventory data. No doubt it...
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