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On climate, it’s Biden’s green revolution versus Trump’s war on red tape By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump refers to temperature change as he announces decision to withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement at White House in Washington By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. presidential…

Our cybersecurity isn’t just under attack from foreign states. There are holes in the government’s approach

Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed last month Australia is actively being attacked by hostile foreign governments. An advisory note posted on the government’s Australian Cyber Security Centre website said the attackers were targeting various vulnerable…

What US medical supply chain can learn from the fashion industry

The shortage of crucial medical supplies, especially personal protective equipment, has crippled the United States’ ability to quell the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 54,000 nursing home residents and workers have died from COVID-19 in the…

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to appeal Dakota Access shutdown By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Police vehicles idle on the outskirts of the opposition camp against the Dakota Access oil pipeline near Cannon Ball NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on…

the Twitter ‘alternative’ isn’t the free speech haven it claims to be

Amid claims of social media platforms stifling free speech, a new challenger called Parler is drawing attention for its anti-censorship stance. Last week, Harper’s Magazine published an open letter signed by 150 academics, writers and…

Airlines got travelers comfortable about flying again once before – but 9/11 and a virus are a lot different

The U.S. airline industry has generally faced two obstacles in enticing more people to fly: fear and fares. Before the novel coronavirus, few feared flying thanks to the extreme rarity of airline crashes in the…

Brazil’s offshore oil workers chilled by coronavirus outbreaks By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker walks on the heliport at the Brazil’s Petrobras P-66 oil rig in the offshore Santos basin in Rio de Janeiro 2/2 By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters)…

Did ancient Americans settle in Polynesia? The evidence doesn’t stack up

How did the Polynesian peoples come to live on the far-flung islands of the Pacific? The question has intrigued researchers for centuries. Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl brought the topic to public attention when he sailed…

Coronavirus recovery – lessons from the eurozone crisis

As governments around the world grapple with the public health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are striking similarities with the eurozone crisis that followed the 2008 financial crisis. Having researched this crisis,…