Category: The Conversation

  The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in his home outside Port-au-Prince ended a presidency that had plunged the already troubled nation deeper into crisis

Afghanistan is descending into anarchy as Nato troops withdraw, leaving the country desperately fighting off a Taliban insurgency

  International football tournaments take us on a rollercoaster of emotions. After the stresses of the past 15 months, watching matches with friends can keep us on a

  It’s more infectious, probably causes more severe disease, and challenges our vaccines

A new nine-page report, requested by Congress, doesn’t say what the 144 UFO sightings from 2004 to 2021 are, but does say that the government wants to learn

Early, sharp lockdowns where necessary when contact tracing is unable to “do the job”, remain our best policy

South Africa has many problems. But, as Jacob Zuma has found out, the strength of its rule of law and the independence of its judiciary should not be

How African countries are tackling the challenge

Strict enforcement of covid-safe regulations in the Olympic Village could affect athletes’ mental health. Their performance could suffer too

The G-7 wants to set a minimum global tax rate, which would make it harder for countries to act as tax havens

Your belief in your kids’ academic ability can actually improve their grades

  Once seen as mainly as a source of international students, China has for a decade been strategically repositioning itself as a provider of international education.

Members of the public were more overconfident and less accurate in predicting the likely number of infections and deaths, but both groups missed the mark

Does our penchant for unfit but charismatic populists trace back to our playground politics?

Recent allegations of cheating by university students in online exams suggest the students are adapting faster than the education system itself – and that should change.