Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]
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Tue 26 November 2024: What does the wave of coups in the Sahel mean for its people? Since 2020, Central and West Africa have faced more than 10 coup attempts. Meanwhile, global powers are shifting, as Russia eclipses France and the United States in the region’s geopolitics. In a region where people are demanding security […]
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Sun 24 November 2024: The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are building home-grown silicon smarts and forging links with the likes of Microsoft. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how the region is muscling its way into a technology arms race between China and the US. -Reuters __________________________________________________________________________ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22 __________________________________________________________________________ FOLLOW INDEPENDENT […]
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Fri 12 January 2024: At every moment, your body’s internal organs are sending signals to your brain. You’ll be mostly unaware of them, but sometimes they cut through: for example when you’re hungry, or when you need to go to the bathroom. Our ability to tap into these hidden signals is called interoception – sometimes […]
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Fri 22 September 2023: The UK is investigating bank account closures – and British Muslim groups say their community is hit hardest. A bank account can be everything in an increasingly cashless society. In the United Kingdom, banks closed more than 343,000 accounts in the last financial year. The practice is known as “debunking”, and […]
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Sun 17 September 2023: An auto workers’ dispute in the U.S. underlines Washington’s struggle to become competitive in the global electric car market. While the EU and China clash over subsidies. Are East and West revving up for another geopolitical battle? Join Host Sami Zeidan Guests: Steven Erlanger – Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe, The New […]
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Fri 11 August 2023: Downgrading the credit rating of the United States. The White House lashes out at the ‘flawed assessment’ by Fitch Ratings, but what’s worrying the financial experts? Is the world’s biggest economy in trouble? Join host Sohail Rahman. With guests: William Lee – Chief Economist, Milken Institute. Einar Tangen – Senior Fellow, […]
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Wed 09 August 2023: The Israeli military-industrial complex has turned the occupied Palestinian territory into a testing ground for advanced weaponry and surveillance technology, which it exports worldwide. From powerful tools like the Pegasus software, which was used to hack the phones of high-profile individuals such as Jeff Bezos and Jamal Khashoggi, to selling drones […]
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South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan. Fri 21 July 2023: The South African Football Association (SAFA) is under the spotlight. A series of articles by an investigative journalist have unravelled allegations of corruption, mismanagement, theft and infighting at the nation’s football governing body. “Over the past year, a number of whistleblowers came to me […]
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Wed 12 July 2023: Captagon, a stimulant mainly produced in Syria which has become particularly popular with users in Gulf countries, has received a lot of press. While it seems clear that its trade is now one of the Syrian government’s main sources of income, less understood are its effects on users. Ever-larger seizures by […]
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