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Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences
When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican party circles. They wasted no time in demanding further investigation intoContinue Reading
What effect will lunar new year have on COVID spread in China? Our modelling shows most people have already been infected
China stuck rigidly to a zero-COVID policy until December 2022. This included travel restrictions, mass testing and mandatory quarantines. The rapid lifting of this strategy led to a surge of COVID infections across the country. There have been concerns that the Chinese lunar new year travel in January may causeContinue Reading
ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it
shutterstock Some of the world’s biggest academic journal publishers have banned or curbed their authors from using the advanced chatbot, ChatGPT. Because the bot uses information from the internet to produce highly readable answers to questions, the publishers are worried that inaccurate or plagiarised work could enter the pages ofContinue Reading
CDC urges people with weak immune systems to take extra precautions after Covid subvariants knock out Evusheld
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday urged people with weak immune systems to take extra precautions to avoid Covid after the dominant omicron subvariants knocked out a key antibody treatment. These precautions include wearing a high quality mask and social distancing when it’s not possible to avoidContinue Reading
Gandhi’s image is under scrutiny 75 years after his assassination – but his protest principles are being revived
Harshit Srivastava S3/Shutterstock Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi remains, even 75 years after his assassination, a useful symbol for many in India. For secularists, the leader of the country’s independence movement represents an imagined India of the past. For the current government, he is a means by which it can softenContinue Reading
‘Menswear Guy’ Marks a Shift in Twitter’s Main Characters
It used to be someone who stepped into the fray. Now, it can be anyone.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: why Germany dragged its feet over supplying Leopard tanks to Ukraine
The decision to provide heavy tanks to Ukraine in significant numbers constitutes a step change in western military support for Ukraine. For the first time, western countries are providing substantial offensive capabilities to support a major campaign to regain lost territory. The decision has been long in coming. But forContinue Reading
Angela Bassett to receive special honour at 25th Costume Designers Guild Awards
B lack Panther star Angela Bassett will be presented with a special honour at the 25th Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGA), it has been announced. The award-winning actress, who stars as Queen Ramonda in the blockbuster sequel, will receive the Spotlight Award at the annual ceremony next month. The SpotlightContinue Reading
Holocaust remembrance: we must beware of well-intentioned mythmaking as events pass out of living memory
praszkiewicz In ancient Rome, the saeculum, or “the age”, was the span of living memory, the telling of an event passed down from the oldest to the youngest. Recognising this profound idea, some have worried that the memory of the Holocaust will fade as the generation of those who survivedContinue Reading
Ukraine recap: supply of German and US tanks to make Kyiv ‘a real punching fist of democracy’
For the past several days the focus of war news has been squarely on Germany’s Olaf Scholz. The chancellor has been battling with his conscience over whether to accede to Volodymyr Zelensky’s plea to supply Ukraine with his country’s fearsome Leopard 2 tanks. The Ukrainian president has been hammering theContinue Reading