Assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is a gamble for Benjamin Netanyahu that buys him time but risks wider wars: The missile that struck a building in southern Beirut on Tuesday, killing Hezbollah’s senior military commander Fuad Shukr, had been widely anticipated. Three days earlier, a Hezbollah rocket – which had no doubt missed its …
How HBO’s The Gilded Age reflects wider tensions within 19th-century New York and American society: “The opera is where society puts itself on display,” claims Bertha Russell, one of the main protagonists in season two of HBO’s The Gilded Age. New York, where the show is set, was at the centre of the era of …
There are many reasons disabled people can’t just work from home — threatening to cut their benefits won’t fix the wider problems: PBXStudio/Shutterstock As part of the UK government’s latest economic plan, disabled people may have to look for jobs they can do from home or face cuts to their benefits. Previously, disabled people with …
Geert Wilders: how election victory in the Netherlands for Party for Freedom fits into a wider picture of European radical-right populism: The results of the Dutch election, in which Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom emerged as victors, have sent shockwaves through the political establishment. For the first time in Dutch history, a party of the …
Ukraine war: it may be stalemate on land, but Kyiv’s Black Sea success could bring wider benefits this winter: As the attention of the world centres on the war in Gaza, many commentators believe that the war in Ukraine is becoming a stalemate. To date, Ukraine’s highly anticipated summer counteroffensive has not resulted in any …
Energy price cap: a targeted ‘social tariff’ must be part of a much wider set of reforms: Alex Yeung / shutterstock The British energy regulator Ofgem has announced the energy price cap for the last quarter of 2023, including early winter. Gas and electricity should be slightly cheaper than last year, but they are still …
Ukraine war: how the west’s weak reaction to Crimea’s referendum paved the way for a wider invasion: A referendum was held in Crimea on March 16 2014, when the region was under military control, to ask voters whether they wanted to be part of Russia. The official result was a 96.7% vote for Russia. At …
FTX contagion will be ugly within crypto, but probably less damaging to the wider world: Former FTX billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried Dan Matt, CC BY-SA Crypto assets are infamous for being highly speculative and volatile, but it is their “debt problems” that have once again made headlines. Since November 2021, the total value of cryptocurrencies has …
China property crisis: why the housing market is collapsing – and the risks to the wider economy: Homebuyers in China have been refusing to make mortgage payments. Svilen G / Shutterstock China has been trimming interest rates recently – in contrast to other major economies – as it tries to stem the economic effects of its …
Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Polling shows party members want her – but the wider voting public would choose him: Flickr/UK Government, CC BY-NC-SA Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are the final two candidates chosen to go head-to-head in the battle to become the next leader of the Conservative party and, therefore, the next prime …
MyPR Embraces the Wider World: For the last 10 years MyPR’s focus has been on South Africa and Africa. MyPR has exclusively offered free (and paid for) exposure for press releases, product announcements and events taking place in South Africa and Africa. Now we realise that by doing so we have excluded many businesses from …
COVID infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance: As the pandemic winds down, continual surveillance of wild animals is vital to ensure that it doesn’t switch to another sphere of life. Kamil Martinovsky/ shutterstock SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the disease we know as …
South Africa in the news: COVID-19 vaccination clinics being opened in downtown buildings as efforts to get shots into more arms continues ahead of expected wider reopening: The state and the city of Chicago are seeking to boost the number of people getting coronavirus vaccinations by partnering with landlords to make shots available at major …
Giant panda conservation is failing to revive the wider ecosystem – new study: Clkraus/Shutterstock At a time when we crave good news, the giant panda is a beacon of environmental optimism. Since becoming an icon for the conservation movement in the 1980s, 67 panda reserves and countless wildlife corridors have been created in the bamboo …
Black Consciousness in South Africa demands a much wider historical lens: Steve Biko is widely considered to be the father of Black Consciousness in South Africa. EFE-EPA/Sowetan This year marks the 42nd anniversary of Black Wednesday, when the apartheid regime banned 18 civic organisations in a targeted attack on media freedom and civil society. Many …
Survey suggests wider public would have preferred Boris Johnson against Michael Gove in Conservative leadership contest: Those eligible to vote in the Conservative leadership contest consist of Conservative MPs and party members. They represent a tiny percentage of the British electorate. This fact has attracted criticism of the present contest given that it involves choosing …