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
For many of the internet’s earliest users, the digital world promised freedom, opportunity and connection. It was seen as a place where geography, social background and personal circumstances mattered less than ideas
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Just one week after a deadly attack disrupted Berlin’s Christopher Street Day celebrations, tens of thousands of people gathered in Hamburg for what became the largest Pride parade in the city’s history.
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A package of laws modelled on Russian legislation has sharply curtailed the activities of non-governmental organisations in Georgia, prompting warnings from civil society leaders that democratic institutions and the rule of law
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Singapore’s annual number of births fell below 30,000 for the first time since independence in 1965, underscoring mounting demographic pressures as one of Asia’s fastest-ageing societies grapples with declining fertility, a shrinking
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As democracies around the world face mounting challenges and pressures, discussions about autocracy often focus on personalities and ideologies or tend to link governance practices to differences among specific cultural traditions. Yet
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Astronomers are developing an ambitious new European-led telescope that could reveal vast regions of the universe that have remained largely invisible to science, offering an unprecedented view of galaxies hidden behind cosmic
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The Paradox of Intelligent Automation Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining technological phenomenon of the twenty-first century. Governments extol its capacity to stimulate economic growth; industries regard it as the indispensable
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The human heart has long been viewed as an organ that faithfully responds to signals from the brain, beating faster or slower according to the body’s needs. New research, however, suggests that
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South Korean author Bora Chung has built an international reputation by blending speculative fiction, horror and satire into stories that challenge conventional ideas about history, power and humanity. Since her short story
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New York photographer Spencer Tunick, whose large-scale photographs of nude crowds have become some of the most recognisable works of contemporary public art, is preparing to stage a new collective installation in
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