As soon as the major American broadcast networks announced Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as winners of the US election on November 7, congratulations poured in from around the world. In the ensuing days, the new president-elect began speaking on the phone with leaders of some of America’s most traditionalContinue Reading
creativemarc/Shutterstock Following the news that Pfizer’s vaccine for COVID-19 is showing signs of 90% efficacy, there’s been a lot of excitement about the end of the pandemic being in sight. Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, has even suggested that life could return toContinue Reading
Glenn Maxwell scored 108 runs from 13 matches at 15.42 in IPL 2020.© BCCI/IPL Virender Sehwag called Kings XI Punjab’s Glenn Maxwell a “10 crore cheerleader” in a snide remark on Maxwell’s indifferent form this Indian Premier League season. Sehwag posted a video on his Facebook page where he pickedContinue Reading
“Make America great again” and “taking back control” shared both principles and principals. “I am increasingly admiring of Donald Trump,” Boris Johnson said; Trump said of Johnson: “They call him ‘Britain Trump’.” It followed, for Donald, that “this is the right time for Boris”. The time was right in thatContinue Reading
PM Boris Johnson (left) and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have come up with money to underwrite wages, rescue packages and meal vouchers during the pandemic. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire/PA Images COVID continues to ravage societies around the world, and a key issue is how governments can afford to fight it. As economiesContinue Reading
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock UNESCO estimates that around 1.5 billion children were unable to attend school in the spring of 2020. Closed schools mean lost learning, lower skills and reduced life chances and wellbeing. A strategy for closing this learning gap needs to be rapid, school-based rather than online, and providedContinue Reading
There was a collective sigh of relief across the world as President-elect Joe Biden made his victory speech. In Ireland, that relief was accentuated both by Biden’s Irish ancestry and, more importantly, by his position on Brexit. Biden is adamant that any post-Brexit trade deal must not compromise peace inContinue Reading
In moments of crisis we often turn to data in an attempt to both understand the situation we are in, and to look for answers of how to escape. In response to COVID-19, governments around the world have employed algorithms, used data from apps installed on our phones, alongside CCTV,Continue Reading
As in much of the developed world, the US media is in an existential crisis. For more than a decade, dwindling advertising revenue and threats to the authority and legitimacy exacerbated by the rise of digital and social platforms is putting relentless pressure on mainstream news organisations. As president, DonaldContinue Reading
Motortion Films/Shutterstock Try to imagine for a moment, if you can, how it must feel to be so scared for your life that you are forced to flee your home and seek asylum in another country. Now imagine you are pregnant while doing this. You might hope that when youContinue Reading
