By Kevin Rennie
New Zealanders pride themselves on the care they take to conserve their unique flora and fauna. "Kiwi," their universal nickname, comes from the iconic bird, a national symbol.
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By Mukhammadsodik Donaev
A major factor that puts the new restrictions under scrutiny and raises suspicions over attempts to stifle competition is the history of monopoly in Uzbekistan’s automobile industry.
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By Oiwan Lam
To commemorate World Press Freedom Day, let’s look into Reporters Without Borders' 10 facts about Hong Kong’s repressive media environment, with added local context.
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By Rehana Cassim, Professor in Company Law, University of South Africa
South Africa’s laws and regulations aren’t clear about the role of the chair of a company. This carries huge risks for individuals and companies.
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By William Horsley, International Director, Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM), University of Sheffield
Just five years ago, the UK took the bold step of setting up a Media Freedom Coalition of 50 countries committed to protecting press freedom against its enemies in authoritarian states around the world.
But at home, journalists have been squeezed between new waves of restrictive legislation and a general decline in public trust in institutions, including traditional media. Barrister Geoffrey Robertson KC has written scathingly that UK law is “antipathetic…
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By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor
Two vengeful women in love, a daughter on a mission to save her father, female spies and two ambitious wives.
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By Hannah Yip, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester
Three hundred years ago, on June 5 1724, an Anglican clergyman by the name of Henry Sacheverell died in Highgate, north London. He was 50 years old.
Sacheverell’s death passed in relative obscurity. His home in The Grove in Highgate Village arguably remains better known as the site for several subsequent residents of great renown, from Samuel Taylor Coleridge (who lived there from 1823 until his death in 1834) to Kate Moss (from 2011 until 2022).
In his lifetime, however, Sacheverell gained significant notoriety for a seditious sermon he preached in 1709. It sparked
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By Filippos Proedrou, Senior Lecturer in Global Political Economy, University of South Wales
Maria Pournara, Lecturer in Criminology, Swansea University
The EU recently passed a law that criminalises actions “comparable to ecocide”. It’s a revolutionary legal development – the first law of its kind to be adopted by a political entity with substantial global influence. Nevertheless, some limitations in the definition of the crime may undermine the legal grounds for successful prosecution.
Ecocide literally means the killing of our home. It involves excessive harm that brings severe environmental…
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By Andrew Crane, Professor of Business and Society, University of Bath
Frozen food retailer Iceland says it wants to amplify its customers’ voices – but there’s a lack of transparency in its plans.
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By Mel Lacey, Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Sheffield Hallam University
Escherichia coli (which most of us know better as E coli) has a bit of a bad reputation. Many know it as the harmful bug that can cause a stomach illness, urinary tract infections, kidney failure and even death. But this reputation is slightly unfair. There are many types of E coli – and many play an important role in a healthy gut microbiome.
E coli was discovered nearly 140 years ago when it was isolated from the poop of a German baby. Since then, it’s become the…
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