Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to civil war victims
A newly amended law may push the country beyond what has been a drawn-out and sluggish process to account for the country’s ...
Is life getting better for China’s tech billionaires?
Having navigated a government crackdown on billionaires, tech tycoon Pony Ma is once again the richest person in China. Could ...
30 years of Friends: how the US sitcom became an enduring global sensation
The show was an ensemble piece in which we gradually got to know the characters and the friends became our friends.
Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures
There is an epidemic of isolation gripping the United States, health experts say, with the resulting loneliness ...
Labour is meeting for its first conference in government for over a decade – but will the faithful still be in the mood for a party?
The Labour party is gathering in Liverpool for its first annual conference in government for 15 years. The party faithful ...
Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA - and things could get heated
Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board ...
Immigrants are unsung heroes of global trade and value creation
Far from being a burden, as critics claim, immigrants play pivotal roles in driving innovation, enhancing productivity and ...
Astronomers can’t agree on how fast the universe is expanding. New approaches are aiming to break the impasse
It is almost 100 years since scientists discovered the universe is expanding. In the decades that followed, the accuracy of ...
50 years after the first procedure, Tommy John surgery is more common than ever − especially for young athletes
It’s saved the careers of hundreds of MLB pitchers. But teenage athletes dreaming of fame and fortune are now having the ...
A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast
Rsearch fellow Laura Cinti talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about her quest to find a female version of the ...
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Pager attack on Hezbollah was a sophisticated ‘booby-trap’ operation − it was also illegal
Mary Ellen O'Connell is affiliated with, in addition to the University of Notre Dame, the Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: https://hcss.nl/gcreaim/ The ...
How Israel’s Netanyahu survives in his job
The impression that Israel is at a stalemate or that there is a rift between leader Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli public ...