UN won’t be to respond if nuclear conflict breaks out: Guterres

TOKYO – The United Nations will not be able to respond in any form to a potential nuclear conflict, because in case of a global nuclear war...

US Senate passes sweeping climate, health care, tax bill

NEW YORK – The US Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping USD430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes....

Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. – an epidemiologist explains what this means

After news broke that the U.S. declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency, friends and family started asking me, an infectious disease epidemiologist, if monkeypox...

The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy, sustainable environment – here’s where resolutions like this can lead

Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air pollution from wildfires, vehicles and industries...

A foot and mouth outbreak in NZ would affect more than agriculture – tourism needs a plan too

Recent warnings of a “doomsday” scenario if foot and mouth disease (FMD) arrived in New Zealand inevitably singled out the agriculture sector. But overseas experience tells...

The January 6 hearings have been spectacular TV, but will they have any consequences for Trump?

There have now been nine televised hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. The main purpose...

Polarising, sensational media coverage of transgender athletes should end – our research shows a way forward

Given recent and often sensationalist media coverage of the issue, it’s easy to overlook the fact that transgender athletes have participated in elite sport for decades...

Kenya election: four ways to better safeguard and defend democracy

More elections are being held than ever – but the number of questionable polls being held around the world is fuelling fears of a “global democratic...

The US is revisiting its trade relations with African countries: key issues on the table

Asean ministers call for peace, stability in South China Sea

MANILA – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) called for peace and stability in the South China Sea as it pushes for the early conclusion...