World
A tale of two cities
By Gwynne Dyer Two great sieges are getting underway in the Middle East, one in Mosul in Iraq and the other in Aleppo in Syria. They have a great deal
Banning HFCs: too late and too slow
The chief source of new problems is solutions to old problems. The ammonia that we used in domestic fridges as a coolant in the early 20th century was poisonous if
2005 tapes: Trump on the ropes
MICHAEL BARBARO and AMY CHOZICK It was Donald J. Trump’s chance to sound contrite and mature, to explain away the sexually predatory boasts he was caught making on tape and
Galaxy Note 7 dumped
Business Reporter MASERU – IF you own a Galaxy Note 7 you should switch it off and stop using it now! That’s the warning from Samsung, the maker of the
The problem with referendums
President Juan Manuel Santos was not obliged to hold a referendum to ratify the deal to end sixty years of war between the Colombian government and FARC (the Revolutionary Armed
Samsung kills off Galaxy Note 7 smartphone
By CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics is killing its troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, a humbling about-face for the South Korean giant and its global brand. In an
Saudi Arabia admits defeat
By Gwynne Dyer “God be with the citizens, we are back to the time of poverty,” wrote Saudi Arabian blogger Rayan al-Shamri on Twitter last week. That’s a bit strong,
Syria: Another ceasefire bites the dust?
By Gwynne Dyer As the Syrian ceasefire arranged by the United States and Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, it’s clear that the main problem lies in Washington. Moscow’s
Korean rhetoric and reality
By Gwynne Dyer Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said that North Korea was the “neighbourhood outlaw” after Pyongyang’s fifth nuclear weapons test on Friday. Barack Obama said that “The United
Does Brexit undermine the case for African regional integration?
By Simon Allison Most analyses of what Brexit means for Africa rightly examine the practical consequences: the impact on trade, the deals that must be renegotiated, the uncertain access to
