US election: how populists encourage blind mistrust – and how to push back: Populism is booming. The first US Republican primary is only weeks away and former president Donald Trump, who is a master of populist techniques, commands substantial support. Meanwhile one in three Europeans are now voting for populist parties. My colleagues and I …
Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa: COVID experience highlights conspiracies, mistrust and the role of the media: Intent to vaccinate cannot be used to predict uptake. Siphiwe Sibeko/POOL/AFP via Getty Images In recent weeks, China has reported a spike in new cases of COVID and related deaths. Some countries have imposed travel restrictions as a result. …
Charities are contributing to growing mistrust of mental-health text support — here’s why: Johnny Lighthands, Author provided Like many areas of society, mental healthcare has changed drastically as a result of the pandemic. Forced to adapt to a growing demand for counselling and crisis services, mental health charities have had to quickly increase their digital …
Iran nuclear deal: to reset relations with Tehran, Biden must overcome a long legacy of mistrust at home: As officials from Washington and Tehran return to Vienna for talks that aim to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran hawks in the US Congress are determined to prevent that happening. In a letter sent to the …
Ethiopia’s election: the stakes are high amid fear, mistrust and violence: Workers mount a billboard of Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed on the eve of his campaign visit in Jimma. Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images Barely three years ago, little-known Abiy Ahmed burst onto the Ethiopian political scene at the height of another …
South Africa in the news: Vaccine mistrust threatens COVID immunity: Over a quarter of people surveyed globally are not sure if they will use a COVID vaccine, even if it is proven safe and effective.: “South Africa” – BingNews Royal views: Did the Queen like Margaret Thatcher?: QUEEN ELIZABETH II has sat on the throne …
Mistrust and earthquakes: why Lancashire communities are so shaken by fracking tremors: After a month of tranquillity, fracking has resumed at the Preston New Road site near Blackpool triggering the biggest tremor to date. There have been 12 tremors over a four-day period, including the biggest so far – the 1.5 magnitude quake. In total, …
Gabon violence reflects longstanding and deep mistrust of election handling: Protesters in Paris against Gabonese President Ali Bongo with placards reading: 1967-2016, 50 years in power is enough! AAP Gabon’s closest election since independence has erupted into controversy and violence. President Ali Bongo, who succeeded his father’s 42-year rule in 2009, claims the narrowest of …