COP29 failed Africa – what went wrong with the climate financing bid and what happens next

Dec 10, 2024 05:05 am UTC| Insights & Views

The United Nations 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing US$300 billion per year in climate finance to developing countries. This money is meant...

Why the fall of Bashar al-Assad is unlikely to lead to peace in Syria

Dec 10, 2024 05:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The Syrian oppositions recent capture of the countrys largest city of Aleppo caught much of the international community by surprise. After the involvement of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah in the prolonged Syrian civil war,...

Farmers’ markets are a vital but overlooked part of fixing Canada’s struggling food system

Dec 10, 2024 05:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Since the onset of the pandemic, food prices have remained stubbornly high, even as grocery chains have made record profits. This has fuelled public frustration with so-called greedflation a term describing large...

Grand Theft Hamlet documentary shines a light on reinventing Shakespeare in a virtual world

Dec 10, 2024 05:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

The new documentary Grand Theft Hamlet marks a groundbreaking moment in the world of digital performance. It tells the story of an innovative theatrical production of Hamlet, staged within the popular video game Grand...

Global Geopolitics Series

India is the new China – NZ needs to see the bigger picture in trade negotiations

Dec 10, 2024 05:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Anyone who has followed New Zealands protracted trade negotiations with India will know any new announcement of progress needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters hint last week...

Does menopause hormone therapy increase or decrease your risk of dementia? Here’s the science

Dec 10, 2024 05:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

By 2050, around 135 million people worldwide will be living with dementia. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimers disease. Women are more likely than men to develop Alzheimers disease, even after accounting for...

Why a musical instrument is the perfect gift this Christmas (and some suggestions for which to get)

Dec 10, 2024 05:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Christmas is the season to be jolly, but its wrapped in some cheerless trials. Theres car park mania, pre-dawn pilgrimages to purchase seafood, and the ever-perplexing question, What should I buy family and friends for...