Landmark court ruling will have huge implications for new fossil fuel projects in UK: A recent court case concluded that developers should not have been granted planning permission to extract fossil fuels from the Surrey Hills. Ali Kiresci/Shutterstock The UK Supreme Court recently ruled that Surrey County Council acted unlawfully in granting planning permission to …
Ukraine war: the implications of Moscow moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus: Russia is reported to have deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, a step that was much telegraphed earlier this year and recently confirmed by Poland. This move has caused concern in neighbouring countries and has affected security arrangements in Europe. Russia reportedly has the …
Niger is a key player in the Sahel region – 4 security implications of the coup: The Niger coup – the fifth in the Sahel and sixth in the broader west Africa region in three years – has pushed the region further into political unrest and insecurity. Several interests converge there at the intersection of …
MRI scans and AI technology really could read what we’re thinking. The implications are terrifying: MRI scans use strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the brain. Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock For the first time, researchers have managed to use GPT1, precursor to the AI chatbot ChatGPT, to translate MRI imagery into …
Turkey: Erdo?an worries about implications for his support ahead of May election: In the wake of Turkey’s worst earthquake since 1939, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is clearly concerned about how the government’s response will affect the result in the May elections. Erdo?an is striving to show he is at the forefront of relief efforts in …
China’s population decline is a result of decades of botched family planning measures and will have global implications: China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years and is set to be reduced by half by the end of the century. After declining for some years, China is now in what a government …
Bank of England bonds rescue has two ugly implications: more inflation and an even weaker pound: With UK government bonds and sterling both falling hard in recent days, the Bank of England has been forced to step in. Only a few months after it started tightening monetary policy to fight inflation by raising benchmark interest …
Differences in how men and women perceive internal body signals could have implications for mental health: Some call interoception our 'sixth sense'. SewCream/ Shutterstock Most people are familiar with the five senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste), but not everyone knows that we have an additional sense called interoception. This is the sense of …
South Africa in the news: The Glasgow Climate Pact: Good COP, bad COP — key outcomes and the implications for South Africa: As the dust and dashed hopes settle after an intense fortnight of global climate negotiations, it is worth taking a closer look at what was really achieved, and what was not, at COP26. …
Alexander Litvinenko: court judgment on assassinated Russian spy has cross-border implications: Alexander Litvinenko in University College Hospital after being poisoned with a radioactive substance. Wikimedia Commons The European court of human rights has ruled that Russia is responsible for the 2006 assassination of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in the UK. The six to one judgment …
Why Algeria cut diplomatic ties with Morocco: and implications for the future: Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita (R) welcomes his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapidis to Rabat, in August 2021. The normalisation of relations between the two precipitated the breakup of Moroccan-Algerian diplomatic ties. EPA-EFE/Alal Morchidi The breakup of diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco in …
Mali: top 5 implications of the latest palace coup: A convoy of Malian armed forces escorts the vehicle of the country's coup leader as he returns from a recent ECOWAS summit where Mali was suspended. Photo by Michele Cattani/AFP via Getty Images Recent events in Mali have caused consternation among state actors, domestically and externally, …
Chad’s ‘covert coup’ and the implications for democratic governance in Africa: Mahamat Idriss Deby, right, greets his brother Zakaria during the state funeral for their father Chadian President Idriss Deby. Christophe Petit/AFP via Getty Images The recent spate of military coups in Africa, which were intended to be transitional, might instead be a risk for …
‘Backup’ pacemaker discovery in goats could have important implications for human hearts: This research could change our understanding of the heart. Liya Graphics/ Shutterstock Around sixty times every minute, your heart beats, delivering nutrients and removing waste from every cell in your body. It has been doing this since you were in the womb – …
The legal implications of humanitarian aid blockades: Ethiopian refugees, who fled fighting in Tigray, receive snacks at a Sudanese border reception centre in November 2020. Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images It’s been over three months since the start of the conflict between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian government, yet aid agencies …
South Africa in the news: AI in Education Market Opportunities And Strategies To 2025: COVID-19 Implications and Growth: Dec (Heraldkeepers) — Artificial intelligence (AI) may be a computer virus to imitate the human intelligence and enhancement of …: “South Africa” – BingNews New variant of Covid ’emerges in Nigeria’ as ‘sharp increase’ in positive tests …
South Africa in the news: New Research Provides Insight Into Shearwaters, Humpbacks, Their Prey, and Future Management Implications: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, as well as the greater Gulf of Maine, serves as a nursery for the great shearwater, an abundant seabird locally, and a global traveler.: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa’s Springboks to …
South Africa in the news: QU Law Clinic launches international project on legal implications of Covid-19 crisis: College of Law has launched a unique project in collaboration with 30 different clinics from 20 countries. These countries are Spain, India, the US, South Africa, Croatia, Nigeria, Morocco, Australia, …: “South Africa” – BingNews Coronavirus live news: …