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Trump’s new tariff regime has begun after months of chaos and uncertainty. But is his approach working?
The beginning of August marks the latest deadline for US president Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff policy. This era of ...
‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome
The great mass of waters killed many thousands of people by drowning … the lifeless bodies of shipwrecked persons lay ...
School’s out – but as young people paint, skateboard and play with their friends, they’re still learning
School holidays are underway across the UK. But while young people might be getting a break from the classroom and having a chance to spend more time on their hobbies, they are still learning – ...
Your dog can read your mind – sort of
So dogs may not be able to read our minds, but by reading our behaviour and feelings, they meet us emotionally in a way few ...
The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In the wake of the US attacks, the international community asked itself how it could ensure that such horrors were never ...
Is Australia becoming a more violent country?
Sometimes it seems as if Australia is grappling with an unprecedented violent crime crisis. Crime stats paint a different ...
European gloom over the Trump deal is misplaced. It’s probably the best the EU could have achieved
The biggest winners in this deal are Europe’s carmakers. The US has collapsed various sector-specific duties on goods like ...
Governments are becoming increasingly secretive. Here’s how they can be made to be more transparent
As freedom of information disclosures decrease and less documents are available for public scrutiny, we need better ways to ...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...
The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami
One of the largest earthquakes on record struck far eastern Russia this week. The last time the region was hit by a such a ...
A university bookshop in Ibadan tells the story of Nigeria’s rich publishing culture
Ibadan is where the Mbari Club once gathered, an experimental space where Nigerian writers, artists and thinkers – among them ...