By Christian Moretti, Senior Researcher, Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Bessie Noll, Senior Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
The cost of electric vehicles (EVs) has long looked like a barrier to adoption in Africa. Most researchers didn’t expect battery power to become affordable enough to replace petrol or diesel on the continent before 2040.
But falling battery costs, surging global EV production and abundant solar resources are changing that view.
Our new…
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By Miki Flockemann, Extraordinary Professor of literature, University of the Western Cape
South African-born literary scholar Dennis Walder recently published an evocative life story called Amid the Alien Corn: A Son’s Memoir. In it, he tracks how, even as a child, he became aware that his mother Ruth was withholding something of herself, and her past, from him. This disquiet comes to a head after her death.
The book paints a rich and entertaining description of Walder’s childhood and young adulthood. He grew up…
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By Boaz Dvir, Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
A Penn State training program helps K-12 teachers learn how to give students the confidence to ask questions and understand various perspectives about complex topics.
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By Emma Lewis
Terminating the decades-old programme that brought hundreds of Cuban medical personnel to its shores is an unusual move, especially for a programme that had been running smoothly for 50 years.
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By Ramna Saeed
Authorities in Islamabad detained dozens of Aurat March participants on International Women’s Day, citing Section 144, sparking outrage over police brutality, arbitrary arrests, and threats to journalists covering the protest.
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Friday, March 13, 2026
This statement is attributed to Kate Forbes, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the decision by Israel’s Military Advocate General to drop charges against five Israeli soldiers accused of abusing and sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee at Israel’s notorious Sde Teiman military prison, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research Advocacy and Policy, Erika Guevara Rosas said: “This decision marks yet another unconscionable chapter in the Israeli legal system’s long-standing history of granting […] The post Israel/OPT: Decision to drop charges against soldiers accused of abuse of Palestinian detainee disgraceful appeared first on Amnesty International.…
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Friday, March 13, 2026
More than five years after Myanmar’s military coup, international resolve to hold the junta accountable must not weaken, an independent human rights expert warned on Friday, as escalating violence and growing humanitarian needs push millions of civilians deeper into crisis.
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Friday, March 13, 2026
The first two weeks of March have seen a surge in violent attacks and acts of intimidation targeting synagogues and Jewish institutions across North America and Europe.
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By Amnesty International
In light of the persistent lack of information regarding the whereabouts, state of health and conditions of detention of prisoner of conscience Brooklyn Rivera, Amnesty International declared: “Keeping Brooklyn Rivera in detention without information about his whereabouts and state of health, and without access to family members or lawyers, exacerbates the already extremely serious human […] The post NICARAGUA: AUTHORITIES MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF LIFE FOR BROOKLYN RIVERA appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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