War Is Calling Crypto’s ‘Neutrality’ Into Question
War in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia have made cryptocurrency a hot potato for international politics.Continue Reading
2022-03-08
High-Difficulty Games Don’t Have to Be Toxic
Challenging games are often associated with gatekeeping. But designers can use difficulty levels in interesting and valuable ways.Continue Reading
2022-03-08
Ukraine invasion: how Belarus has become Russia’s pawn
The political crisis that has gripped Belarus for the past 18 months has seen president Aliaksandr Lukashenka (the preferred Belarusian spelling; “Alexander Lukashenko” is the Russian transliteration) transition from a peacemaker to a pawn in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. After hosting talks in 2015 to end fighting in easternContinue Reading
2022-03-08
Ukrainian and Russian: how similar are the two languages?
A protest sign reads "Glory to Ukraine" in Ukrainian. Stefano Guidi / Shutterstock Vladimir Putin has written about the “historical unity” of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, in part through their language. In Ukraine, these statements are refuted by evidence of Ukrainian’s long history as a separate nation and language.Continue Reading
2022-03-08
Patients waiting 18 months for NHS treatment can go private for free in plans to cut Covid backlog
PATIENTS waiting more than 18 months for NHS treatment will be able to go private for free in plans to slash the Covid backlog. Health Secretary Sajid Javid will say today that expanding the “right to choose” will help speed up care as six million languish on waiting lists. TheContinue Reading
2022-03-08
Colourism: how skin-shade prejudice impacts black men in the UK
Experiencing skin-shade prejudice can impact on a person's self-confidence and their relationships. AS photostudio | Shutterstock The Black Lives Matter movement, and the renewed focus on equality and social justice for black people that has come with it, has brought increasing attention to the issue of colourism. This form ofContinue Reading
2022-03-07
Ukraine: the UN’s ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine is a hollow promise for civilians under fire
Images of gaunt, exhausted faces of people fleeing bombardment and death once again dominate global news. From Mariupol to Irpin, Russian artillery attacks on Ukrainian civilians have kept them trapped in hell. Every day, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky pleads for help. He begs for military support to save hisContinue Reading
2022-03-07
Parents who engaged in ‘savage’ abuse of daughter (9) are jailed
A mother and father who engaged in the “savage” abuse of their daughter, “destroyed” her and left her with a catastrophic brain injury, have been jailed for 14 years. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the couple believed the girl was possessed by an evil spirit and that they inflicted “wantonContinue Reading
2022-03-07
How Police Abuse Phone Data to Persecute LGBTQ People
In many parts of the world, law enforcement uses WhatsApp chats, text messages, and photos from confiscated phones as “evidence” against persecuted groups.Continue Reading
2022-03-07
Ukraine invasion: why eight Nato members triggered article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty
In the 73 years since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was founded, member nations have activated article 4 of its founding treaty only half a dozen times. The latest instance was on February 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Eight Nato members – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia,Continue Reading
2022-03-06