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Castro’s conundrum: finding a post
When US President Donald Trump imposed new restrictions on Cuba in June 2017, he professed his admin...
Wonder Woman: feminist icon or symbol of oppression?
It’s been a busy – and controversial – year for Wonder Woman.In October 2016, the United Nations mad...
How Black Blocs have changed protest movements around the world
The images were striking: massive blockades, protesters donning masks and black hoods suddenly racin...
Will whoever controls gene editing control historical memory?
In July, Harvard scientists used a gene-editing technology first developed in 2013 to programme bact...
Governors gone wild: Mexico faces a “lost generation” of corrupt leaders
During the colonial period, the Spanish Americas were governed under the 14th-century formula, “Obed...
Facing disasters: lessons from a Bangladeshi island
The death toll of Bangladesh’s brutal monsoon season keeps growing. Authorities estimate that floodi...
Kepler Mission has released its catalogue of exoplanets, but what have we learnt about these worlds?
On Monday June 19, NASA held a media briefing to announce the completed catalogue of exoplanets from...