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IAS, IPS and IFS: Is India stifling criticism by retired bureaucrats?

The Indian government has brought in new rules that allow it to cancel pensions of retired bureaucrats who have served…

1 year ago

Thai transgender tycoon buys Miss Universe contest

A Thai celebrity media tycoon - who is a transgender woman - has bought the company that runs the Miss…

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Indonesia’s new sex laws and what they could mean for tourism

Tourism operators in Indonesia are still trying to recover from the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the country's…

1 year ago

Do you need a degree to work in tech?

"I had a lot of people telling me university was the way to go," says Travis Williams, "but with my…

1 year ago

Backing for Adam Neumann’s new firm prompts outrage

Adam Neumann left WeWork, the once globally-hyped, now much-diminished, office space sharing company, under a cloud of questions about his…

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Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation

The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation.Delegates from the…

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Deforestation ‘fast outstripping’ regrowth, say Bristol scientists

Recovering tropical forests offset just a quarter of carbon emissions generated each year by logging, wildfire and land clearing, new…

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Niger coup: Fact-checking misinformation spreading online

In the aftermath of the coup in Niger, false claims and misinformation are being shared online, adding to the tensions…

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Texas woman seriously injured after hawk drops snake on her

A Texas woman was attacked by a hawk and a snake at the same time after the bird - which…

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TwoSet Violin: Where classical music and social media collide

Brett Yang and Eddy Chen met at after-school maths tutoring when they were growing up in Australia - now they…

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