Responding to reports of arbitrary detention and harassment of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers by law enforcement agencies in Islamabad in Pakistan, Babu Ram Pant, Deputy Regional Director for ...
Eurobonds are debt instruments issued by a country in a currency different from its own. Eurobonds have risen to prominence in Africa because they have opened a window for governments to diversify ...
Eight Global Voices authors from around the world spoke on how their lives have been affected by flooding, showing that the differences in our experiences might be mainly their latitude and longitude.
Women in these fields are almost at parity with men at the most selective schools, but the gender gap doubled at many of the least selective universities.
Farhat Beg, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they’ll ...
In the name of “freedom of expression”, Mark Zuckerberg has announced measures that will turn his digital platforms into even more fertile ground for contaminating public debate with disinformation ...
AI puts the notion of a digital afterlife into overdrive.
The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of all US land. Its secretary mediates among many competing uses for it, from recreation to energy production.
For example, the first Trump administration tried to use the principles of transparency to prevent federal agencies from considering major health studies when setting pollution rules.
When people watched political debates on Soico TV, one of the most watched private channels in Mozambique, around 2010, they often saw a young forest engineer and bank employee who was able to ...
In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting sales about 1,000% higher than the preceding week.
Imagine going on a road trip and passing several seemingly identical McDonald’s restaurants. Despite their uniform appearance, their ownership may vary widely: One might be run by a family, another by ...