Tag: global
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Over the first half of 2025, the USA has cut science as never before. This disaster for American science is a gift to the rest of the world. https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/american-science-brain-drain/ more ›
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Spending nearly a decade on the move gave me a deeper understanding of the importance of conversation, people’s boundless generosity – and my limitations https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/21/i-visited-every-country-in-the-world-without-flying-here-are-eight-things-i-learned?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›
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Following prolonged weakness in 2022 and 2023, industrial growth is now regaining momentum. https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/resource/industry-key-themes-2025-industrial-landscape-at-a-critical-juncture/ more ›
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South African wine is having its moment in the spotlight, with critics from Wine Spectator to Jancis Robinson praising the country’s “New Wave” producers for creating wines that rival anything… more ›
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While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris. All despite the fact that blazes in Africa cause far… more ›
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In recent months “neijuan” (内卷), or “involution,” has become one of the most important buzzwords in Chinese policymaking circles. It has come to describe a disruptive process of relentless competition… more ›
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Discover the complex and manifold legacies of brutalist architecture in Africa with writer and curator Fabiola Büchele. Brutalism, arguably the easiest architectural language with which to have a love-hate relationship,… more ›
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Facing rising US tariffs, Chinese firms are pivoting to the Global South, boosting trade and investment in the region. This shift signals a growing South–South trade dynamic with China at… more ›
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Italy hailed a drop in irregular arrivals last year as proof its migration policies are working. One boat’s journey shows the dangers of the crackdown. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/stranded-sea-decade-after-eus-migrant-crisis-hundreds-still-dying-mediterranean-2025-08-19/ more ›
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The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more… more ›