By Mehri Khosravi, Energy and Carbon Senior Research Fellow, University of East London
Planning summer holidays in Europe is beginning to involve more focus on avoiding high temperatures.
Destinations including the Greek islands and southern Italy have traditionally relied on warm, stable summers to attract tourists. But they have faced extreme temperatures causing mass evacuations, wildfires and putting lives in danger in recent summers.
Even without those conditions, high temperatures are changing the…
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By Carlo Pietrobelli, Professor of Economics, UNESCO Chair, United Nations University
Michele Delera, Affiliated Researcher, UNU-MERIT, United Nations University
Nicolò Geri, PhD Candidate, Economics, Sapienza University of Rome
The world economy is at a crossroads. International trade is slowing, economic uncertainty is rising, and trade between the US and China – the world’s two largest economies – risks pulling apart. And it is not just trade: the two countries also invest less in each other than they did just a few years ago.
What is driving this reconfiguration of trade? For some large economies, including the US under President Donald Trump, a desire for greater…
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By Geoff Childs, Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis
Imagine a place where every home has paraphernalia for distilling spirits, where there is a toast for nearly any occasion, and where your taxes – paid in grain, not cash – are deposited straight into a communal still.
Welcome to Nubri.
A valley in northern Nepal, Nubri is home to roughly 3,000 Tibetan Buddhist highlanders. Over the course of three decades, I have spent a lot of time in Nubri studying the interplay of demographic trends and social change. Often that has been in the company…
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By Julie Pollock, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond
If you’re over the age of 10, the World Health Organization recommends that you consume at least 25 grams of fiber every day. The best fiber-containing foods come from plants: fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole grains and legumes.
While it’s sometimes overshadowed by other nutrients, such as protein, fiber plays a significant…
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By Vidya Mani, Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia; Cornell University
Data centers need powerful chips, while smartphones need chips that are energy efficient. A supply chain scholar explains why chipmakers’ focus on the former comes at the expense of the latter.
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By Amnesty International
OpEd by Dr Marta Schaaf & Nazia Erum The world’s slide into authoritarian practices is accelerating the climate crisis. At its core, the authoritarian goal is typically to enable resource consolidation for a few. Such projects pursue muscular governance that puts the concerns of these few people ahead of the planet, while weaponising disinformation and […] The post Authoritarianism is supercharging the climate crisis appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Farhan Mutaqin, PhD Researcher, University of Edinburgh
Almukantar Fikriansyah, MSc Marketing (cand.) at The University of Edinburgh
For many business owners, managing a crisis in silence is the default response. Companies generally prefer to deal with the fallout behind the scenes, following a simple mantra: resolve the issue and keep up the appearance that everything is “business as usual”.
However, this time, KitKat took a different approach. Instead of keeping it low-key, the brand took the incident public, transforming it into a campaign to engage the audience.
In just a few days, the incident gained…
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
Brent crude oil surged to US$126 (£94) a barrel after US president Donald Trump announced that he was willing to prolong the blockade of Iranian ports for “months if needed”. This conflict has been billed…
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By John Mangan, Emeritus Professor Australian Institute for Business and Economics, University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
Cricket Australia’s plan to sell off some or all of its Big Bash franchises has been put on ice – for now.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema speaks at a high-level meeting in Angola, December 4, 2024. © 2024 Ben Curtis/AP Photo (Johannesburg) – The Zambian government’s decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, effectively canceling the summit, raises concerns about the authorities’ commitment to free expression and assembly and about possible Chinese government interference, Human Rights Watch said today. The 14th edition of RightsCon was scheduled to be held in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, from May 5 to 8, 2026.In an April 29 statement, the Zambian government said that the…
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