Sri Lanka was struck by severe flooding and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah, leading to road blockages, destruction of homes and loss of life. Immediately following the disaster, Chinese companies operating in
In a city that might have hosted a rival to Cambridge 800 years ago, a small but ambitious institution is challenging the traditional model of UK higher education. The New Model Institute
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I first heard the word ‘depression’ when I was about sixteen. My mother took me to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru, India, to be seen by
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Chances are you’ve benefited from a nonprofit—whether by listening to public radio, adopting a pet from a shelter, attending a community arts event, or witnessing their support through local food pantries. Nonprofits
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The Serengeti—whose name means “endless plains” in the Maasai language—is one of the most renowned natural landscapes in the world. Spanning northern Tanzania and extending into southwestern Kenya, this vast ecosystem is home to
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When Hernán Cortés landed in Mexico in 1519, he encountered cities, markets, schools, courts, astronomers, and rulers — institutions strikingly familiar to those he had left behind in Spain. Two civilizations, separated
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Despite the diversity of government and social structures, every country today faces social and political tensions tied to concentrated and unaccountable power in the hands of national elites. The modern sociological concept
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Artificial intelligence is no longer just drawing cats or writing emails—it’s now writing genomes. A team of researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California, say they have
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In a candid interview with Crux, the first American pope, Leo XIV, has voiced deep concerns over the widening income gap between executives and ordinary workers, calling into question the values underpinning
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Globally, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) refers to “business self-regulation with the aim of being socially accountable.” From a broader perspective, this definition includes improving working conditions, reducing carbon footprints, participating in Fairtrade,
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor The sun blazed over Jerusalem that day, a relentless heat pressing down on the ancient stones, yet as we stepped into Shalva—the Israel Association for Children with
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