The Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings in May 2022 had at least two things in common: The shooters were 18 years old, and they had both legally purchased their own assault rifles.
Small and medium-scale farmers and agri-businesses in east and southern Africa are getting a raw deal. To succeed they need fair and integrated regional markets. Research by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development has highlighted the need for better integration of regional economies as a step towards food security in the region.
Former British prime minister David Cameron famously proclaimed in 2010 that the thought of giving prisoners the vote made him “physically ill”. Cameron argued that “frankly, when people commit a crime and go to prison, they should lose their rights, including the right to vote”.
Au lendemain des incidents qui ont précédé la rencontre de finale de Coupe d’Europe opposant Liverpool au Real de Madrid au Stade de France, chacun - hommes politiques, policiers, dirigeants français et européens du football, tabloïds anglo-saxons et bien d’autres - va de ses commentaires tantôt acerbes sur la gestion des foules par les forces de l’ordre, tantôt destinés à incriminer les autres, forcément responsables des incidents.
As for any meaningful anniversary, gift-giving will be an important part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations. Over the years, the Queen has received several priceless, unusual and quirky, but also simple and yet very personal gifts from foreign officials, various businesses and organisations and from members of the public. Those gifts attract curiosity and media scrutiny about their nature, appropriateness, the givers’ motivations, but also the Queen’s reaction and responses.
In their recent election, Australians voted out their incumbent government, a long-standing coalition between two conservative parties. In its place, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) formed a government, despite a declining vote share of 30%. Seats were gained by the Australian Greens and, most notably, a swath of independent MPs, who together make up just over 10% of the 151-seat lower house.
Since the New York Times published its recent series of bombshell articles about the crippling reparations that France imposed on Haiti after it won independence in 1804, much has been written about how this 150 million franc “indemnity” had virtually doomed the fledgling country before it had a chance to establish itself. The New York Times pieces outlined the huge long-term impact of these enforced payments and demonstrate that they cost the Haitian economy billions of dollars in lost economic growth, affecting the island well into the 21st century.
In the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, some elected officials are making calls anew for teachers to be armed and trained to use firearms to protect the nation’s schools. To shine light on the matter, The Conversation reached out to Aimee Huff and Michelle Barnhart, two Oregon State University scholars who have studied the ins and outs of putting guns in the hands of the nation’s teachers as a way to protect students.
Editor’s note: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing
“Every child matters” has become a rallying cry, adorning banners, orange shirts, decals and memorials to the Indigenous children who died at or went missing from Indian Residential Schools and similar institutions.
Les résultats de l’élection présidentielle ont amené de nombreux observateurs à penser que la France serait divisée en trois pôles : un centre de gouvernement, une droite regroupant ses courants conservateurs et extrémistes et une gauche majoritairement ralliée à son pôle radical.
Di tengah bencana hidrometeorologi hingga ancaman tenggelamnya ratusan pulau, kebijakan pemerintah Indonesia justru sering tidak mendukung kelestarian lingkungan. Menurut survei global, tingkat kesadaran publik Indonesia akan krisis iklim relatif rendah, sedangkan persentase penyangkal perubahan iklim relatif tinggi dibanding negara lain.
A major stock index that tracks sustainable investments dropped electric vehicle-maker Tesla from its list in May 2022 – but it kept oil giant ExxonMobil. That move by the S&P 500 ESG Index has set off a roiling debate over the value of ESG ratings.
The message from Saturday’s election result was clear: Australians want a political reset. And not just about issues such as government integrity and climate change.
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