US election: horse-race reporting is media gold but democratic poison
Oct 09, 2020 08:15 am UTC| Politics
The 2020 US presidential election campaign is moving quickly and the news media are valiantly struggling to keep abreast of whats happening. Day in, day out theres a relentless source of material to report. Its hard enough...
Donald Trump dismisses virtual debate with Joe Biden
Oct 09, 2020 08:13 am UTC| Politics
Following the news of Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19 last week, he has since been recovering from the disease at the White House. However, his condition comes over a week until the second presidential debate...
Nagorno-Karabach: why Iran is trying to remain neutral over the conflict on its doorstep
Oct 09, 2020 08:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan intensified in early October over Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed region in the South Caucasus at the centre of a conflict that has lasted for more than three decades. The South...
How a government-linked foundation could speed the spread of new clean-energy technologies
Oct 09, 2020 08:02 am UTC| Politics
To address climate change over the coming decades, all nations will need to transition to energy resources that emit less carbon. This transformation, already underway, will require many new technologies. The United...
Oct 09, 2020 08:00 am UTC| Politics
President Donald Trump may have eschewed masks and distancing in this pandemic year of campaigning, resulting in both his diagnosis of COVID-19 and the spread of the disease in the White House. But others have figured...
Michelle Obama news: Georgia county votes to rename elementary school after ex-FLOTUS
Oct 09, 2020 07:37 am UTC| Politics
Former first lady Michelle Obama continues to be one of the most influential figures not only in politics but in everything else all over the world. Recently, a county in the state of Georgia has voted to rename an...
Harris and Pence dodge tough questions in VP debate – experts react
Oct 09, 2020 07:18 am UTC| Politics
Vice presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Mike Pence sat far apart and separated by Plexiglass for the only 2020 vice presidential debate, held in Utah on Oct. 7. Their exchanges were more civil than the presidential...
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