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The World Has Failed Myanmar, So Now Its Youth Are Stepping Up
Youthful resistance to the military has created the sort of unity that has long eluded the country
China’s Upcoming ‘Two Sessions’ Might Be Its Most Important Political Gathering in Decades
The unveiling of a new Five-Year Plan means that the upcoming political meetings will be brimming with long-term goals
Facebook’s Ban of Myanmar’s Military Will Be a Test of the True Power of Social Media Platforms
It's the strongest action the company has taken against the armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, or indeed those in power in any nation
They’re Healthy. They’re Sustainable. So Why Don’t Humans Eat More Bugs?
If human beings could learn to add insects to their dinner plate, it would help save the planet
‘If This Task Was Urgent Before, It’s Crucial Now.’ U.N. Says World Has 10 Months to Get Serious on Climate Goals
The language of diplomacy rarely allows for a true sense of emotion or urgency. But reading between the lines of the latest report commissioned by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the body representing the 197 member nations of the Paris Agreement to minimize a global average temperature rise this century—the message is…
How Australia May Have Just Saved Journalism From Big Tech
Facebook’s Australian news ban represents a significant victory in the fight for the survival of a free press, writes Robert Whitehead
How Facebook’s Australia News Ban Could Hamper Vaccine Rollout to Aboriginal People
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has become a primary news source in Aboriginal communities.
Some Texans Are Facing Electricity Bills Up to $8,000 After Winter Storm
Houston resident David Astrein, 36, said he’s been charged $2,738.66 for 20 days this month versus $129.85 for the whole of January
How Jin Liqun Charted an Independent Course for China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
The AIIB may be the only piece of Xi Jinping-era foreign diplomacy that is not routinely skewered in the West
Celebrated Female Olympian Appointed Head of Tokyo Olympic Committee
Seiko Hashimoto, a seven-time Olympian, replaces Yoshiro Mori, who disparaged women by saying they talk too much in board meetings
What the Arrest of Disha Ravi, a Climate Activist Linked to Greta Thunberg, Says About India’s Crackdown on Dissent
The 22-year-old's arrest for sedition has brought even more international scrutiny to India's backsliding democratic freedoms
5 Million Americans Have Lost Power From Texas to North Dakota After Devastating Winter Storm
Homes and businesses from North Dakota to Texas are losing power in the middle of an unprecedented deep freeze that has broken temperature records