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Can the Vatican stop Nicaragua’s Catholic crackdown?

After serving nearly a year of his 26 year sentence for treason in a Nicaraguan jail, Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa was flown to Rome in January. The high profile bishop known as an outspoken c…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

What does Iran want?

After months of tension and hostility in the Middle East over the Gaza-Israel conflict, Iran has publicly stated its desire to avoid a regional conflict. It has however displayed its military force o…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Can Indonesia pull off relocating its capital?

Indonesia’s ambitious plan to move the administrative headquarters of its capital city from Jakarta to a new location on the island of Borneo, in the East Kalimantan province, is nearing the completi…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Why is the US Army struggling to recruit new soldiers?

In 1973 America ended a draft that had been in effect since before it entered the second World War, and for the last fifty years the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines have been an all-volunteer mi…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Are orcas OK?

Something strange started happening in early 2023 in the waters off south-western Europe, where the Mediterranean sea meets the Atlantic ocean. Orcas began slamming into the sides of fishing and sail…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

What’s going on with sargassum seaweed?

Sargassum seaweed was recorded as far back as the 15th century when Christopher Columbus wrote in his expedition diaries about miles and miles and miles of dense seaweed as he crossed the Atlantic Oc…

Published on 2 years ago

Has Toyota solved the electric car battery problem?

Toyota has unveiled a revolutionary electric car battery, able to travel 1,200 kilometres in one go and can be charged in just ten minutes.

Toyota’s CEO Koji Sato said that “commercialisation of solid…

Published on 2 years ago

Is Venezuela about to invade its neighbour?

Tensions between South American neighbours Venezuela and Guyana have ratcheted up a notch in recent weeks over the disputed oil rich region of Essequibo. The territory, which is roughly the size of F…

Published on 2 years ago

Is Paris ready for the 2024 Olympics?

In less than a year, France will play host to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The opening ceremony will be played out along the River Seine in the nation’s capital city Paris. The Seine is also set…

Published on 2 years ago

Have we reached a turning point with migraine medication?

Around 1 billion people around the world suffer from a mysterious neurological condition called migraine. Far more than just a headache, migraine is abnormal processing of the world around us that ca…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago