Últimas Notícias - Internacional 31/05/2020 21:00:00 Old religious quarrels return as covid-19 lockdowns ease The pandemic has exacerbated tension between church and state, and between religious figures, in many places Continue lendo... 30/05/2020 21:00:00 How lockdown converted the world to cycling, and the speedbumps that lie ahead Cycling ticks lots of good policy boxes, but cars aren’t over yet Continue lendo... 29/05/2020 21:00:00 What awaits tourists when they re-emerge from lockdown? Covid-19 will change the way people travel Continue lendo... 28/05/2020 11:48:00 How China emerges from lockdown will affect global tourism Will footloose Chinese shoppers still feel welcome abroad? Continue lendo... 25/05/2020 21:00:00 Will wet markets be hung out to dry after the pandemic? They can breed new diseases, but banning them entirely might not be the best response Continue lendo... 24/05/2020 01:00:00 Drive-in shows, films, meals and even worship help ease lockdowns But people will be eager to get out of their cars when restrictions lift Continue lendo... 22/05/2020 21:00:00 Covid-19 is undoing years of progress in curbing global poverty The number of very poor people was steadily falling; now it is rising fast Continue lendo... 16/05/2020 21:00:00 America and China take their rivalry to the World Health Organisation The annual global health assembly is scarred by rows over Taiwan’s absence and access to drugs to fight covid-19 Continue lendo... 15/05/2020 21:00:00 The pandemic is creating fresh opportunities for organised crime And governments are not paying attention Continue lendo... 11/05/2020 21:00:00 Can sport survive the covid-19 pandemic without spectators? Making professional games safe may be feasible. Making them pay will be harder Continue lendo... 10/05/2020 21:00:00 Health workers become unexpected targets during covid-19 The toll on them may last long after the pandemic has abated Continue lendo... 09/05/2020 21:00:00 Pornography is booming during the covid-19 lockdowns Social-distancing rules prompt performers to offer private webcam-shows Continue lendo... 08/05/2020 21:00:00 Casual sex is out, companionship is in Lockdowns are forcing singletons to embrace emotional intimacy Continue lendo... 08/05/2020 21:00:00 The pandemic may be making domestic abuse worse It is also forcing people to find new ways to curb it Continue lendo... 04/05/2020 21:00:00 How covid-19 gave peace a chance, and nobody took it Ceasefires are breaking down as America and China bicker at the UN Continue lendo... 01/05/2020 21:00:00 The young seem to be less likely to catch or pass on covid-19 That boosts arguments for reopening schools Continue lendo... 30/04/2020 11:53:55 School closures: lessons from the Ebola pandemic Children in west Africa were badly hurt when classes were cancelled in 2014 Continue lendo... 29/04/2020 21:00:00 Closing schools for covid-19 does lifelong harm and widens inequality Primary schools in particular are vital to social mobility Continue lendo... 27/04/2020 20:00:00 Why voting online is not the way to hold an election in a pandemic It is still too vulnerable to cyber-attacks and security breaches Continue lendo... 25/04/2020 21:00:00 Global arms spending is rising, but covid-19 will trim budgets In the post-pandemic world, governments will have other priorities Continue lendo... 25/04/2020 21:00:00 For people with dementia, the coronavirus pandemic is a nightmare And it may do long-term damage to efforts to improve their lot Continue lendo... 23/04/2020 21:00:00 The WHO launches a global initiative on treatments for covid-19 How to develop vaccines and drugs, and get them to 7bn people? Continue lendo... 22/04/2020 21:00:00 Would-be autocrats are using covid-19 as an excuse to grab more power Strong measures are needed to keep the public safe, they insist Continue lendo... 19/04/2020 21:00:00 Prisons worldwide risk becoming incubators of covid-19 Governments have few ideas about how to stop it; even freeing inmates carries big risks Continue lendo... 18/04/2020 21:00:00 Why countries can’t meet the demand for gear against covid-19 A host of efforts are under way to unblock bottlenecks Continue lendo... 17/04/2020 21:00:00 We’re hiring Continue lendo... 17/04/2020 21:00:00 How the Spanish flu of 1918-20 was largely forgotten The Economist under-reported the pandemic. Many victims were counted among the dead of the first world war Continue lendo... 17/04/2020 21:00:00 The Economics of Health (1918) In this leader published after the first world war The Economist called for more state involvement to improve public health in Britain Continue lendo... 16/04/2020 11:47:12 Governments are starting to ease restrictions Gradually, cautiously and with only a hazy idea of what works Continue lendo... 12/04/2020 21:00:00 The perils of politics in a pandemic Leaders are enjoying a short-term boost during the coronavirus crisis. That may not last Continue lendo... 12/04/2020 01:00:00 Might the pandemic be a lifeline for the rich world’s homeless? Many governments are trying to help them; but few are doing enough for this vulnerable group Continue lendo... 10/04/2020 21:00:00 The coronavirus pandemic has exposed fissures within religions Worshippers are suspending rites hitherto regarded as vital Continue lendo... 10/04/2020 21:00:00 Churches turn to the internet to reach their flocks Digital worship goes beyond just broadcasting sermons Continue lendo... 05/04/2020 21:00:00 The world’s refugee camps are a coronavirus disaster in waiting Most are still free of the virus, but desperately ill-equipped to withstand it Continue lendo... 03/04/2020 21:00:00 How will humans, by nature social animals, fare when isolated? Covid-19 will harm people’s mental health Continue lendo... 03/04/2020 21:00:00 With millions stuck at home, the online wellness industry is booming Fitness, cooking and meditation can all be taught remotely Continue lendo... 02/04/2020 11:49:57 We’re hiring Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 Crowdsourcing to fight covid-19 Many trials are under way to find the best treatment Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 Scientists and industry are dashing to make more ventilators New designs could be assembled by DIY enthusiasts Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 We’re hiring Continue lendo... 24/03/2020 21:00:00 In coronavirus lockdown, sports fans turn to video-gaming contests E-sports players are reaching huge audiences from their homes; conventional-sports bosses want to do the same Continue lendo... 22/03/2020 21:00:00 Armies are mobilising against the coronavirus Soldiers are patrolling streets, running hospitals—and cancelling drills Continue lendo... 18/03/2020 21:00:00 How covid-19 is interrupting children’s education Almost a billion children have seen their schools close Continue lendo... 16/03/2020 21:00:00 Governments are still struggling to get ahead of the coronavirus Amid travel bans and lockdowns, their approaches differ Continue lendo... 11/03/2020 21:00:00 Should other countries copy Italy’s nationwide lockdown? The government’s response to covid-19 is unprecedented in modern-day Europe Continue lendo... 11/03/2020 21:00:00 Fatality rates for covid-19 could vary enormously It is too soon to know how many will die from covid-19 Continue lendo... 05/03/2020 12:55:20 Abortions are becoming safer and easier to obtain—even where they are illegal Pills are making it easier for women to end unwanted pregnancies Continue lendo... 27/02/2020 12:49:30 Companies are increasingly worried about what their employees say The boundaries between people’s work and private lives are increasingly blurred Continue lendo... 21/02/2020 21:00:00 Experts predict that covid-19 will spread more widely The world is getting ready. Poor countries are especially vulnerable Continue lendo... 14/02/2020 21:00:00 The new coronavirus could have a lasting impact on global supply chains Multinationals have failed to take seriously the risk of disruption Continue lendo... 12/02/2020 21:00:00 China’s neighbours are rushing to contain the spread of the new coronavirus Singapore is a model for others Continue lendo... 09/02/2020 21:00:00 NATO defies “brain death” A new poll suggests the Western alliance commands strong support, but the picture is patchy Continue lendo... 05/02/2020 21:00:00 The race to produce a vaccine for the latest coronavirus Even if scientists are too late for this outbreak, their work will not be wasted Continue lendo... 29/01/2020 21:00:00 How do you contain a global epidemic such as coronavirus? Health officials and doctors can only do so much to stop the spread of diseases Continue lendo... 29/01/2020 21:00:00 China’s coronavirus semi-quarantine will hurt the global economy It may affect industries from tourism to plastic flowers Continue lendo... 23/01/2020 12:56:53 Conflict resolution relies increasingly on diplomatic back channels It is hard to measure how well they work Continue lendo... 20/01/2020 21:00:00 Conflict resolution relies increasingly on diplomatic back channels It is hard to measure how well they work Continue lendo... 19/01/2020 21:00:00 America’s census looks out of date in the age of big data Cost, complexity and new sources of data mean the days of the population count are numbered Continue lendo... 16/01/2020 13:35:17 Painting lines on roads saves lives Simple things can reduce deaths in traffic accidents Continue lendo... 15/01/2020 21:00:00 Globally, roads are deadlier than HIV or murder The tragedy is that this is so easy to change Continue lendo... 09/01/2020 12:49:56 What a museum of disgusting food reveals about human nature Visitors receive a sick bag in lieu of a ticket Continue lendo... 03/01/2020 21:00:00 Why so few rapists are convicted The justice system is still stacked against women Continue lendo... 27/12/2019 21:00:00 2019 in review: Protest and global warming Climate change becomes a mainstream concern; politics moves on to the streets Continue lendo... 18/12/2019 12:51:11 Teenagers are rewriting the rules of the news That will affect both the industry and society Continue lendo... 12/12/2019 12:53:10 Millions of women are missing out on hormone replacement therapy This much-maligned treatment could save many lives Continue lendo... 04/12/2019 21:00:00 PISA results can lead policymakers astray All the more reason to pay close attention to them Continue lendo... 30/11/2019 21:00:00 NATO’s Watford summit features a troublesome trio Awkward allies, and each in his own way Continue lendo... 28/11/2019 12:43:38 Denmark wants to break up ethnic enclaves. What is wrong with them? Does ethnic segregation harm immigrants? Continue lendo... 21/11/2019 12:55:45 The global drugs trade shifts to west Africa Weak, corrupt states are ideal for cocaine barons Continue lendo... 16/11/2019 21:00:00 World Toilet Day this week is not a joke, but deadly serious The lack of toilets costs lives. Just look at India Continue lendo... 14/11/2019 13:01:05 Economics, demography and social media only partly explain the protests roiling so many countries today Single theories struggle to explain the demonstrations around the world Continue lendo... 13/11/2019 21:00:00 Banned in warfare, tear-gas is the default response to controlling protests Its use may help reduce casualties, but that does not make it safe Continue lendo... 07/11/2019 13:08:32 Countries are increasingly willing to censor speech online That will make life hard for the tech giants Continue lendo... 03/11/2019 21:00:00 Why are so many countries witnessing mass protests? Blame economics, demography, a sense of powerlessness...and social media Continue lendo... 31/10/2019 13:02:15 You really can fool some of the people, all of the time Politicians pay a surprisingly small price for dishonesty Continue lendo... 25/10/2019 21:00:00 Power in the Catholic church is shifting south and exposing divisions The church is pondering whether to ordain women and married men Continue lendo... 17/10/2019 12:02:54 Russia’s Chukotka and America’s Alaska are an era apart Despite being in spitting distance across the Bering Strait Continue lendo... 11/10/2019 21:00:00 Plant-based meat could create a radically different food chain Meat no longer has to be murder Continue lendo... 04/10/2019 21:00:00 Competition between sports for fans’ money and attention is increasingly fierce Basketball can now plausibly claim to be the world’s second-favourite sport Continue lendo... 28/09/2019 21:00:00 Diplomacy in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s impeachment battle The fall-out from the Ukraine debacle goes beyond the peril to the president himself Continue lendo... 26/09/2019 11:39:58 The world is still struggling to implement meaningful climate policy The private sector is trying to come up with its own ideas Continue lendo... 25/09/2019 21:00:00 Oceans are increasingly bearing the brunt of global warming A new report highlights the cost to the seas of rising temperatures Continue lendo... 23/09/2019 21:00:00 Much talk, and a little action, at the UN climate summit Politicians and business leaders announced new steps to fight climate change. But much remains to be done Continue lendo... 18/09/2019 21:00:00 Island states have had an outsized influence on climate policy Climate issue: Small islands are on the front line of climate change. Yet many still face extinction Continue lendo... 13/09/2019 21:00:00 A dire scarcity of drugs is worsening, in part, because they are so cheap Many generic drugs have too few manufacturers Continue lendo... 05/09/2019 11:46:09 How BRAC, the world’s biggest charity, made Bangladesh richer Its extraordinary success leaves it struggling to find a new purpose Continue lendo... 29/08/2019 11:45:35 A global revolution in attitudes towards cannabis is under way The legalisation of the drug for medicinal use is paving the way for a broader liberalisation Continue lendo... 22/08/2019 11:44:01 The poor, who most need insurance, are least likely to have it Mobile phones and innovative firms can help Continue lendo... 16/08/2019 21:00:00 The global gag on free speech is tightening In both democracies and dictatorships, it is getting harder to speak up Continue lendo... 09/08/2019 20:00:00 How to curb the trade in endangered species A triennial summit in Geneva has little progress to celebrate Continue lendo... 31/07/2019 21:00:00 Are Western democracies becoming ungovernable? Politicians sometimes say so, but mean different things in different countries Continue lendo... 26/07/2019 21:00:00 Parliaments get facelifts; but it is politics that really needs one Renovations give parliamentarians an opportunity to shore up democracy. Will they take it? Continue lendo... 17/07/2019 21:00:00 Space law is inadequate for the boom in human activity there The law has big gaps. Who is liable for space debris? And is space mining even legal? Continue lendo... 11/07/2019 11:51:14 Why are happy people voting for angry parties? The rise of populism comes at a time when people say they are feeling fine Continue lendo... 09/07/2019 21:00:00 Children make parents happy, after all Particularly so when they are aged under ten Continue lendo... 05/07/2019 21:00:00 A brief history—and future—of credit scores They can transform an economy. But they are only as robust as the data underlying them Continue lendo... 28/06/2019 21:00:00 The Gulf of Guinea is now the world’s worst piracy hotspot The tricks that baffled buccaneers off Somalia and South-East Asia may not help in west Africa Continue lendo... 21/06/2019 21:00:00 Pet-ownership is booming across the world It seems not to be doing the owners as much good as they think Continue lendo... 14/06/2019 21:00:00 Air-traffic control is a mess Costly old systems cannot cope with congestion in the sky. Vested interests block reform Continue lendo... 07/06/2019 21:00:00 Magic mushrooms, illegal in most places, may have therapeutic uses The active ingredient, psilocybin, offers hope in treating depression Continue lendo...
31/05/2020 21:00:00 Old religious quarrels return as covid-19 lockdowns ease The pandemic has exacerbated tension between church and state, and between religious figures, in many places Continue lendo...
30/05/2020 21:00:00 How lockdown converted the world to cycling, and the speedbumps that lie ahead Cycling ticks lots of good policy boxes, but cars aren’t over yet Continue lendo...
29/05/2020 21:00:00 What awaits tourists when they re-emerge from lockdown? Covid-19 will change the way people travel Continue lendo...
28/05/2020 11:48:00 How China emerges from lockdown will affect global tourism Will footloose Chinese shoppers still feel welcome abroad? Continue lendo...
25/05/2020 21:00:00 Will wet markets be hung out to dry after the pandemic? They can breed new diseases, but banning them entirely might not be the best response Continue lendo...
24/05/2020 01:00:00 Drive-in shows, films, meals and even worship help ease lockdowns But people will be eager to get out of their cars when restrictions lift Continue lendo...
22/05/2020 21:00:00 Covid-19 is undoing years of progress in curbing global poverty The number of very poor people was steadily falling; now it is rising fast Continue lendo...
16/05/2020 21:00:00 America and China take their rivalry to the World Health Organisation The annual global health assembly is scarred by rows over Taiwan’s absence and access to drugs to fight covid-19 Continue lendo...
15/05/2020 21:00:00 The pandemic is creating fresh opportunities for organised crime And governments are not paying attention Continue lendo...
11/05/2020 21:00:00 Can sport survive the covid-19 pandemic without spectators? Making professional games safe may be feasible. Making them pay will be harder Continue lendo...
10/05/2020 21:00:00 Health workers become unexpected targets during covid-19 The toll on them may last long after the pandemic has abated Continue lendo...
09/05/2020 21:00:00 Pornography is booming during the covid-19 lockdowns Social-distancing rules prompt performers to offer private webcam-shows Continue lendo...
08/05/2020 21:00:00 Casual sex is out, companionship is in Lockdowns are forcing singletons to embrace emotional intimacy Continue lendo...
08/05/2020 21:00:00 The pandemic may be making domestic abuse worse It is also forcing people to find new ways to curb it Continue lendo...
04/05/2020 21:00:00 How covid-19 gave peace a chance, and nobody took it Ceasefires are breaking down as America and China bicker at the UN Continue lendo...
01/05/2020 21:00:00 The young seem to be less likely to catch or pass on covid-19 That boosts arguments for reopening schools Continue lendo...
30/04/2020 11:53:55 School closures: lessons from the Ebola pandemic Children in west Africa were badly hurt when classes were cancelled in 2014 Continue lendo...
29/04/2020 21:00:00 Closing schools for covid-19 does lifelong harm and widens inequality Primary schools in particular are vital to social mobility Continue lendo...
27/04/2020 20:00:00 Why voting online is not the way to hold an election in a pandemic It is still too vulnerable to cyber-attacks and security breaches Continue lendo...
25/04/2020 21:00:00 Global arms spending is rising, but covid-19 will trim budgets In the post-pandemic world, governments will have other priorities Continue lendo...
25/04/2020 21:00:00 For people with dementia, the coronavirus pandemic is a nightmare And it may do long-term damage to efforts to improve their lot Continue lendo...
23/04/2020 21:00:00 The WHO launches a global initiative on treatments for covid-19 How to develop vaccines and drugs, and get them to 7bn people? Continue lendo...
22/04/2020 21:00:00 Would-be autocrats are using covid-19 as an excuse to grab more power Strong measures are needed to keep the public safe, they insist Continue lendo...
19/04/2020 21:00:00 Prisons worldwide risk becoming incubators of covid-19 Governments have few ideas about how to stop it; even freeing inmates carries big risks Continue lendo...
18/04/2020 21:00:00 Why countries can’t meet the demand for gear against covid-19 A host of efforts are under way to unblock bottlenecks Continue lendo...
17/04/2020 21:00:00 How the Spanish flu of 1918-20 was largely forgotten The Economist under-reported the pandemic. Many victims were counted among the dead of the first world war Continue lendo...
17/04/2020 21:00:00 The Economics of Health (1918) In this leader published after the first world war The Economist called for more state involvement to improve public health in Britain Continue lendo...
16/04/2020 11:47:12 Governments are starting to ease restrictions Gradually, cautiously and with only a hazy idea of what works Continue lendo...
12/04/2020 21:00:00 The perils of politics in a pandemic Leaders are enjoying a short-term boost during the coronavirus crisis. That may not last Continue lendo...
12/04/2020 01:00:00 Might the pandemic be a lifeline for the rich world’s homeless? Many governments are trying to help them; but few are doing enough for this vulnerable group Continue lendo...
10/04/2020 21:00:00 The coronavirus pandemic has exposed fissures within religions Worshippers are suspending rites hitherto regarded as vital Continue lendo...
10/04/2020 21:00:00 Churches turn to the internet to reach their flocks Digital worship goes beyond just broadcasting sermons Continue lendo...
05/04/2020 21:00:00 The world’s refugee camps are a coronavirus disaster in waiting Most are still free of the virus, but desperately ill-equipped to withstand it Continue lendo...
03/04/2020 21:00:00 How will humans, by nature social animals, fare when isolated? Covid-19 will harm people’s mental health Continue lendo...
03/04/2020 21:00:00 With millions stuck at home, the online wellness industry is booming Fitness, cooking and meditation can all be taught remotely Continue lendo...
25/03/2020 21:00:00 Crowdsourcing to fight covid-19 Many trials are under way to find the best treatment Continue lendo...
25/03/2020 21:00:00 Scientists and industry are dashing to make more ventilators New designs could be assembled by DIY enthusiasts Continue lendo...
24/03/2020 21:00:00 In coronavirus lockdown, sports fans turn to video-gaming contests E-sports players are reaching huge audiences from their homes; conventional-sports bosses want to do the same Continue lendo...
22/03/2020 21:00:00 Armies are mobilising against the coronavirus Soldiers are patrolling streets, running hospitals—and cancelling drills Continue lendo...
18/03/2020 21:00:00 How covid-19 is interrupting children’s education Almost a billion children have seen their schools close Continue lendo...
16/03/2020 21:00:00 Governments are still struggling to get ahead of the coronavirus Amid travel bans and lockdowns, their approaches differ Continue lendo...
11/03/2020 21:00:00 Should other countries copy Italy’s nationwide lockdown? The government’s response to covid-19 is unprecedented in modern-day Europe Continue lendo...
11/03/2020 21:00:00 Fatality rates for covid-19 could vary enormously It is too soon to know how many will die from covid-19 Continue lendo...
05/03/2020 12:55:20 Abortions are becoming safer and easier to obtain—even where they are illegal Pills are making it easier for women to end unwanted pregnancies Continue lendo...
27/02/2020 12:49:30 Companies are increasingly worried about what their employees say The boundaries between people’s work and private lives are increasingly blurred Continue lendo...
21/02/2020 21:00:00 Experts predict that covid-19 will spread more widely The world is getting ready. Poor countries are especially vulnerable Continue lendo...
14/02/2020 21:00:00 The new coronavirus could have a lasting impact on global supply chains Multinationals have failed to take seriously the risk of disruption Continue lendo...
12/02/2020 21:00:00 China’s neighbours are rushing to contain the spread of the new coronavirus Singapore is a model for others Continue lendo...
09/02/2020 21:00:00 NATO defies “brain death” A new poll suggests the Western alliance commands strong support, but the picture is patchy Continue lendo...
05/02/2020 21:00:00 The race to produce a vaccine for the latest coronavirus Even if scientists are too late for this outbreak, their work will not be wasted Continue lendo...
29/01/2020 21:00:00 How do you contain a global epidemic such as coronavirus? Health officials and doctors can only do so much to stop the spread of diseases Continue lendo...
29/01/2020 21:00:00 China’s coronavirus semi-quarantine will hurt the global economy It may affect industries from tourism to plastic flowers Continue lendo...
23/01/2020 12:56:53 Conflict resolution relies increasingly on diplomatic back channels It is hard to measure how well they work Continue lendo...
20/01/2020 21:00:00 Conflict resolution relies increasingly on diplomatic back channels It is hard to measure how well they work Continue lendo...
19/01/2020 21:00:00 America’s census looks out of date in the age of big data Cost, complexity and new sources of data mean the days of the population count are numbered Continue lendo...
16/01/2020 13:35:17 Painting lines on roads saves lives Simple things can reduce deaths in traffic accidents Continue lendo...
15/01/2020 21:00:00 Globally, roads are deadlier than HIV or murder The tragedy is that this is so easy to change Continue lendo...
09/01/2020 12:49:56 What a museum of disgusting food reveals about human nature Visitors receive a sick bag in lieu of a ticket Continue lendo...
03/01/2020 21:00:00 Why so few rapists are convicted The justice system is still stacked against women Continue lendo...
27/12/2019 21:00:00 2019 in review: Protest and global warming Climate change becomes a mainstream concern; politics moves on to the streets Continue lendo...
18/12/2019 12:51:11 Teenagers are rewriting the rules of the news That will affect both the industry and society Continue lendo...
12/12/2019 12:53:10 Millions of women are missing out on hormone replacement therapy This much-maligned treatment could save many lives Continue lendo...
04/12/2019 21:00:00 PISA results can lead policymakers astray All the more reason to pay close attention to them Continue lendo...
30/11/2019 21:00:00 NATO’s Watford summit features a troublesome trio Awkward allies, and each in his own way Continue lendo...
28/11/2019 12:43:38 Denmark wants to break up ethnic enclaves. What is wrong with them? Does ethnic segregation harm immigrants? Continue lendo...
21/11/2019 12:55:45 The global drugs trade shifts to west Africa Weak, corrupt states are ideal for cocaine barons Continue lendo...
16/11/2019 21:00:00 World Toilet Day this week is not a joke, but deadly serious The lack of toilets costs lives. Just look at India Continue lendo...
14/11/2019 13:01:05 Economics, demography and social media only partly explain the protests roiling so many countries today Single theories struggle to explain the demonstrations around the world Continue lendo...
13/11/2019 21:00:00 Banned in warfare, tear-gas is the default response to controlling protests Its use may help reduce casualties, but that does not make it safe Continue lendo...
07/11/2019 13:08:32 Countries are increasingly willing to censor speech online That will make life hard for the tech giants Continue lendo...
03/11/2019 21:00:00 Why are so many countries witnessing mass protests? Blame economics, demography, a sense of powerlessness...and social media Continue lendo...
31/10/2019 13:02:15 You really can fool some of the people, all of the time Politicians pay a surprisingly small price for dishonesty Continue lendo...
25/10/2019 21:00:00 Power in the Catholic church is shifting south and exposing divisions The church is pondering whether to ordain women and married men Continue lendo...
17/10/2019 12:02:54 Russia’s Chukotka and America’s Alaska are an era apart Despite being in spitting distance across the Bering Strait Continue lendo...
11/10/2019 21:00:00 Plant-based meat could create a radically different food chain Meat no longer has to be murder Continue lendo...
04/10/2019 21:00:00 Competition between sports for fans’ money and attention is increasingly fierce Basketball can now plausibly claim to be the world’s second-favourite sport Continue lendo...
28/09/2019 21:00:00 Diplomacy in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s impeachment battle The fall-out from the Ukraine debacle goes beyond the peril to the president himself Continue lendo...
26/09/2019 11:39:58 The world is still struggling to implement meaningful climate policy The private sector is trying to come up with its own ideas Continue lendo...
25/09/2019 21:00:00 Oceans are increasingly bearing the brunt of global warming A new report highlights the cost to the seas of rising temperatures Continue lendo...
23/09/2019 21:00:00 Much talk, and a little action, at the UN climate summit Politicians and business leaders announced new steps to fight climate change. But much remains to be done Continue lendo...
18/09/2019 21:00:00 Island states have had an outsized influence on climate policy Climate issue: Small islands are on the front line of climate change. Yet many still face extinction Continue lendo...
13/09/2019 21:00:00 A dire scarcity of drugs is worsening, in part, because they are so cheap Many generic drugs have too few manufacturers Continue lendo...
05/09/2019 11:46:09 How BRAC, the world’s biggest charity, made Bangladesh richer Its extraordinary success leaves it struggling to find a new purpose Continue lendo...
29/08/2019 11:45:35 A global revolution in attitudes towards cannabis is under way The legalisation of the drug for medicinal use is paving the way for a broader liberalisation Continue lendo...
22/08/2019 11:44:01 The poor, who most need insurance, are least likely to have it Mobile phones and innovative firms can help Continue lendo...
16/08/2019 21:00:00 The global gag on free speech is tightening In both democracies and dictatorships, it is getting harder to speak up Continue lendo...
09/08/2019 20:00:00 How to curb the trade in endangered species A triennial summit in Geneva has little progress to celebrate Continue lendo...
31/07/2019 21:00:00 Are Western democracies becoming ungovernable? Politicians sometimes say so, but mean different things in different countries Continue lendo...
26/07/2019 21:00:00 Parliaments get facelifts; but it is politics that really needs one Renovations give parliamentarians an opportunity to shore up democracy. Will they take it? Continue lendo...
17/07/2019 21:00:00 Space law is inadequate for the boom in human activity there The law has big gaps. Who is liable for space debris? And is space mining even legal? Continue lendo...
11/07/2019 11:51:14 Why are happy people voting for angry parties? The rise of populism comes at a time when people say they are feeling fine Continue lendo...
09/07/2019 21:00:00 Children make parents happy, after all Particularly so when they are aged under ten Continue lendo...
05/07/2019 21:00:00 A brief history—and future—of credit scores They can transform an economy. But they are only as robust as the data underlying them Continue lendo...
28/06/2019 21:00:00 The Gulf of Guinea is now the world’s worst piracy hotspot The tricks that baffled buccaneers off Somalia and South-East Asia may not help in west Africa Continue lendo...
21/06/2019 21:00:00 Pet-ownership is booming across the world It seems not to be doing the owners as much good as they think Continue lendo...
14/06/2019 21:00:00 Air-traffic control is a mess Costly old systems cannot cope with congestion in the sky. Vested interests block reform Continue lendo...
07/06/2019 21:00:00 Magic mushrooms, illegal in most places, may have therapeutic uses The active ingredient, psilocybin, offers hope in treating depression Continue lendo...