by Our Foreign Affairs Editor A recent United Nations report has unveiled deeply troubling human rights violations in Khartoum State, Sudan, exposing a systematic pattern of arbitrary detention, torture, and inhumane treatment
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Accusations of sexual misconduct in academia can damage a researcher’s reputation in ways that scientific fraud does not. A new study published in PLoS ONE finds that scientists accused of sexual harassment
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For the first time, artificial intelligence could allow astronomers to witness the epic collision of neutron stars in real time, turning telescopes toward these cosmic cataclysms before they even occur. A breakthrough
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Researchers at University College London (UCL) have uncovered how specific neurons in the brainstem influence the decision to persist, explore new options, or disengage from a task. The study, published in Nature,
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Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has taken up a part-time, paid advisory role at Finback Investment Partners, a private equity firm founded and chaired by Jeb Bush, the ex-governor of Florida
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HSBC has scrapped the controversial “eastern markets” and “western markets” labels for its newly reorganized business divisions, just months after introducing them. The rebranding follows internal concerns and renewed speculation that the
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The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to slash federal spending on consulting services, with major firms like Deloitte and Accenture now required to justify billions of dollars’ worth of government contracts.
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Japan’s 10-year government bond yields climbed to their highest level since 2009 on Thursday, driven by a global bond sell-off triggered by Germany’s decision to ramp up defense spending. The yield on
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Air France-KLM is banking on high-spending American tourists to fuel its recovery after a difficult year, according to CEO Ben Smith. The airline has seen “amazing” demand for premium travel, particularly from
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I’ve watched Mehdi Hasan before—he is always aggressive and combative. But even by his usual standards, his interview with Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) was deeply premeditated. This wasn’t about getting answers. It wasn’t
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by Our Correspondent in London Al Jazeera’s Head to Head is marketed as a show where tough questions are asked, and the powerful are held accountable. But in the case of Mehdi
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