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Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t lost the battle yet
Defeat in Iran and a deteriorating US-Israel relationship might not be enough to stop him from winning the next election
I thought I might be saving a patient’s life. What if the opposite were true?
Every drug, operation, test or other intervention carries a risk of harm as well as good
How should the government support those affected by forced adoptions and prevent similar issues in the future?
The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976
The End of Endless Growth: Should We Put the Brakes on Economic Expansion? (Kate Raworth)
What if growth wasn’t the main goal for economic prosperity? Kate Raworth, the author and economist behind Doughnut Economics, tells Amol why she thinks that measuring success by GDP growth is unsustainable, immoral, and an unfit economic model for the 21st century. Kate’s thesis goes against centuries of economic consensus and has radical ideas for how to overhaul the system by prioritising nature and wellbeing. She argues that real abundance is possible, but only if we learn from nature and...
Somalia’s Fragile Government May Be on the Verge of Collapse
After disputes culminated in fighting last week, the country’s political system is in doubt
What are the possible effects of Trump's choice for spy chief on surveillance laws and national security?
US lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government's most powerful surveillance tools
What should be the role of big companies in ensuring fair competition in technology?
The EU's highest court will rule on Google's appeal against a record antitrust fine, after the tech giant argued the bloc unfairly penalized innovation
How should we support the development of Ebola vaccines to protect communities and prevent outbreaks?
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines