HP Wins Huge Fraud Case Against Autonomy’s Mike Lynch
The ruling by the UK’s High Court could also lead to Lynch’s extradition to the United States, where he faces further charges.Continue Reading
2022-01-28
Politicians Say It’s Time to Live With Covid. Are You Ready?
As countries declare endemicity and drop restrictions, how does a battered and bruised society embrace a sudden return to normality?Continue Reading
2022-01-28
Photographing Bloody Sunday: the complex legacy of the Troubles’ most iconic images
On January 30 1972, dozens of photographers arrived in Derry, Northern Ireland, to cover a protest march against internment without trial. The day’s events turned violent when British paratroopers opened fire. The photographers ended up capturing on film one of the most significant events of the Troubles – Bloody Sunday.Continue Reading
2022-01-28
China’s plans for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region’s persecuted Uyghurs – podcast
When the Beijing Winter Olympics open on February 4, diplomats from a number of countries, including the US, UK, Canada and Australia, will not be there to watch. Their diplomatic boycott hinges on concerns about human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. In this episode of The ConversationContinue Reading
2022-01-28
Social care: how Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children face discrimination across Europe and the UK
A Roma boy and his horse in Velykyi Bereznyi, a settlement in the Carpathian mountains, in Western Ukraine. Brum | Shutterstock Throughout Europe – from Italy to Hungary – Romani children are overrepresented in institutional care. This is particularly acute in eastern Europe. As many as four in five childrenContinue Reading
2022-01-28
Ukraine and Russia: two countries whose memories of a ‘shared’ past could not be more different
With the recent build-up of Russian forces around Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russians and Ukrainians occupy “the same historical and spiritual space” has taken on an ominous tone. In the eyes of large swaths of the Russian political elite, these countries share the same roots, some even dispute theContinue Reading
2022-01-27
Jerusalem: evictions show how urban planning is being weaponised against Palestinians
Palestinian residents protest evictions in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Haim Yacobi, Author provided One olive in my garden is better than anything material in the whole world. These sad words were uttered by Mahmoud Salhiya after his home in Sheikh Jarrah was recently demolished by Israeli forces. Sheikh JarrahContinue Reading
2022-01-27
Did Eating Meat Really Make Us Human?
For decades, scientists thought that being more carnivorous set our ancestors along their evolutionary path. New evidence casts doubt on this theory.Continue Reading
2022-01-27
Voters value honesty in their politicians above all else – new study
As pressure mounts on the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, members of his party are considering their options. Should they topple him or keep him? Those who want him out fear that the public will not forgive the string of alleged social events held in Downing Street while the restContinue Reading
2022-01-26
Senior civil servant receiving full €294,920 salary
The most senior civil servant in the Department of Health has confirmed he is in receipt of the full €294,920 salary for his job. Robert Watt, secretary general at the department, is no longer waiving the €81,000 hike he got when he was appointed to the senior role in AprilContinue Reading
2022-01-26