The US tried high tariffs and ‘America first’ policies in the 1930s. Trump should note what happened next: Donald Trump has hit the 30-day pause button on imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, but is proceeding with slapping 10% tariffs on Chinese imports, and tariffs on the EU are still on his agenda. Trump …
COP29 failed Africa – what went wrong with the climate financing bid and what happens next: The United Nations’ 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing US$ 300 billion per year in climate finance to developing countries. This money is meant to pay for developing …
What does China want from the next US president?: During a Taiwan National Day speech on October 10, Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te said that Taipei was determined to defend Taiwan’s sovereignty against “annexation and encroachment”, and emphasised that “China has no right to represent Taiwan”. China’s response was swift. Less than a week after Lai’s …
Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science: rafapress / shutterstock The UN’s climate science advisory group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is currently meeting in Bulgaria to decide on a timeline for its next “cycle” of reports over the rest of this decade. …
Lord’s Resistance Army: ICC awards reparations to victims of commander Dominic Ongwen – what happens next: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has recently ordered reparations for victims of Dominic Ongwen, an ex-child soldier turned commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group that terrorised northern Uganda for two decades. The court’s order, the first …
TCL Electronics Shares Four Reasons Why Your Next TV Should Be A Mini LED TV: TCL Electronics, a global leader in television manufacturing and innovation, is pioneering the future of home entertainment with its advanced Mini LED television technologies. In the ever-evolving landscape of television technology, selecting the perfect TV can be a daunting task. …
Renewables now generate more of Britain’s electricity than fossil fuels – but what happens next?: David Falconer / Shutterstock At the start of 2016, in an article noting some exciting changes in British energy, The Conversation published the following paragraph: Wind, solar and hydro – the weather-dependent renewables – together generated 14.6% of Great Britain’s …
Phone hacking in the British press: three key moments in the scandal – and what happens next: Prince Harry has emerged as the victor in his civil case against Mirror Group Newspapers. The judge, Mr Justice Fanning, ruled that on the balance of probabilities a sample of 15 out of 33 articles examined by his …
‘It’ll all be over by next year’ ? how Britain celebrated Christmas in 1943: A bit of Christmas cheer: members of the Women's Royal Naval Service taste the pudding at Greenock in Scotland, December 1943. Admiralty official collection Britain’s popular newspapers greeted Christmas 1943 with the fond hope that it would be the last Christmas …
E3: why the world’s biggest video game event just closed for good – and what’s next for the industry: The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), an annual trade event for the video game industry, has been permanently cancelled by its organisers, who cited the COVID pandemic and changes in company marketing techniques as the reason for …
Google’s Gemini AI hints at the next great leap for the technology: analysing real-time information: Rafapress / Shutterstock Google has launched Gemini, a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that can seemingly understand and talk intelligently about almost any kind of prompt – pictures, text, speech, music, computer code and much more. This type of AI …
East Africa’s troops are leaving the DRC: what went wrong and what comes next: The East African Community deployed a regional force for the first time into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022. Just over a year later, the troops have started withdrawing amid tension with the host state. We asked Jenna Russo, …
COP28: how bad is climate change already and what do we need to do next to tackle it?: Olga Gordeeva/Shutterstock As the latest UN climate change summit (COP28) gets underway in Dubai, conversations around limiting global warming to 1.5°C will confront a harsh reality. Global temperatures have surged over the past year, with the monthly …
Rwanda plan: Rishi Sunak has insisted on pushing ahead – here’s where he could take it next: The UK supreme court has ruled against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing. But this isn’t the end of the story – a version of the plan is likely to resurface in …
Supreme court rules Rwanda plan unlawful: a legal expert explains the judgment, and what happens next: The UK supreme court has unanimously ruled that the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. Upholding an earlier decision by the court of appeal, the supreme court found that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda may …
British king acknowledges colonial atrocities in Kenya – here’s what could happen next: On his official visit to Kenya, King Charles III acknowledged Britain’s colonial era “wrongdoings”. He also paid tribute to Kenyan soldiers who had participated in the first and second world wars on behalf of Britain. His visit coincided with Kenya’s 60th independence …
My mathematical model cautions Rishi Sunak against shifting to the right ahead of the next election: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave the strongest indication yet that he intends to call the next election for around October 2024 when he released a promotional video asking “What can a country achieve in 52 weeks?” to mark his …
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