UK riots: five essential reads on what triggered a week of violence: The UK has experienced more than a week of violent rioting, during which white nationalists have marauded through towns and cities, fighting with police and calling for borders to be closed to keep out immigrants. Gangs have intimidated non-white citizens and laid siege …
How weather ‘blocks’ have triggered more extreme heatwaves and floods across Europe: On several occasions this summer, Europe’s weather seemed to get itself stuck, leading to prolonged heatwaves and floods. In the UK, a long hot and dry spell throughout May and June gave way to a similarly persistent cool and wet period. In September, …
Boris Johnson has triggered a bumper byelection bonanza – I studied 148 past contests to find out what we can expect: The UK is facing three byelections in constituencies all vacated within 24 hours of one another. Former prime minister Boris Johnson announced he was leaving parliament with immediate effect on June 9, leaving his …
How COVID lockdowns triggered changes in peregrine falcon diets – and what this means for urban pest control: Pigeons are a key source of food for the peregrine falcon. Sriram Bird Photographer/Shutterstock Many people saw their eating habits change during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Some ate more frequently or experimented with healthier recipes. Others ordered more …
Liz Truss: what happened in the night of Westminster chaos that triggered the PM’s resignation?: Many factors combined to cause Liz Truss’s demise but it was a night of chaos in the British parliament that triggered her resignation. Events in the House of Commons on October 19 made it clear that the prime minister had …
Ukraine invasion: why eight Nato members triggered article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty: In the 73 years since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was founded, member nations have activated article 4 of its founding treaty only half a dozen times. The latest instance was on February 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Eight …
Ghana’s COVID lockdown: why it triggered a toxic mix of mass defiance and police violence: The lockdown of Accra at the peak of the pandemic was poorly received Photo by Delali Adoglah Bessa Ghana confirmed its first 2 cases of COVID-19 infections on March 12, 2020 which increased to 152 with 5 deaths by March …
COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a rise in hunger in South Africa: Photo by Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images The recent political and social unrest across parts of South Africa has again brought to the fore the deep structural problems faced by the nation. These include high levels of poverty for an upper-middle income country, …
South Africa in the news: MTN: Data subscriptions triggered surge in Q2 2020 Revenues: Analysis of the MTN’s results shows that revenues surged, due to increased data usage, aided by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN), reported revenues of N638.1 …: “South Africa” – BingNews Qatar Airways resumes flights to Cape Town, …
Newly discovered mass extinction event triggered the dawn of the dinosaurs: D. Bonadonna/ MUSE, Trento, Author provided Huge volcanic eruptions 233 million years ago pumped carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour into the atmosphere. This series of violent explosions, on what we now know as the west coast of Canada, led to massive global warming. …
What’s triggered new conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria: A Fulani herdsman tends to his cattle at Kachia grazing reserve, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images Previous studies have established land resource struggles and weather among the factors fuelling clashes between farming and herding communities in Nigeria. While these factors remain relevant …
Plans for a dam across the Nile triggered a war in 1956: will it happen again?: The High Dam in Aswan, Egypt. Getty Images Over the past decade, observers have watched with trepidation as tensions increased between Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. Egyptian …
Orthodox Church: biggest split in a thousand years triggered over Ukraine: Patriarch Bartolomew: making moves into Ukraine. Shutterstock The Moscow Patriarchate recently announced that it is breaking its ties with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, triggering what is potentially the biggest split in the Orthodox Church in a thousand years. So why is one of the …
Trump and Brexit have triggered two deep constitutional crises: Two years ago, a Trump presidency and a vote for Brexit were considered all but unthinkable. Now, two of the world’s oldest democracies are struggling to live with them, and their struggles are even more profound than they seem. The depth of these crises is masked …