Economy
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Why Manhattan’s Skyscrapers Are Empty
In Manhattan, the homeless shelters are full, and the luxury skyscrapers are vacant. Derek Thompson The Atlantic Such is the…
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Why you really shouldn’t be eating lunch at your desk
We’ve all done it – chowing down on a crayfish and avocado Pret sandwich at our desks whilst sitting back…
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The Costs of China’s Belt and Road Expansion
When I returned to Xigang after five years, I couldn’t recognize it. Chris Horton The Atlantic What had been a…
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Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn slams prosecutors, likens arrest to Pearl Harbour attack
Fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday accused Nissan and Japanese prosecutors of plotting against him as he staged an…
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Ross Garnaut’s climate change prediction is coming true and it’s going to cost Australia billions, experts warn
In the 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review, which examined the scientific evidence around the impacts of climate change on Australia…
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‘Damaging for jobs’: Australian business says the four-day week wouldn’t work
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox said the idea of employees working part-time for a full-time wage is not…
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The world has made the link between Australian coal, fires and climate
With our south-east coast aflame, our dead uncounted, our holiday beaches rendered into evacuation zones; with our queues for water,…
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History repeats itself.
What will happen in the 2020s? David Baker The Conversation If history is any guide (and there’s good reason to…
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Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn turns fugitive in daring ‘musical case’ escape
The ousted Renault and Nissan boss reportedly organised a concert at his Tokyo property to dodge detectives who had been…
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Say Goodbye to Banking as We Know It
There will be no counting the disruption. So is China readying its own Bitcoin? Banish the thought. Andy Mukherjee Bloomberg…
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Bourita Says Morocco Has a Sovereign Right to Redefine Its Maritime Borders
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita has underlined that Morocco has “a sovereign right” to redefine its…
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Holland no more: Dutch government officially drops nickname
From January, companies, embassies, ministries and universities will only be able to refer to the state using its legitimate title.…
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The 2020s Will Bring Massive Change.
We haven’t seen anything yet. Leslie P. Norton Barron’s That’s the message from Haim Israel, who has spent the past…
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What ever happened to the Irish salmon farming industry?
Smoked salmon has become such a staple of the Irish diet in recent decades that when families sat down to…
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Dili wedding. How Australian farm work nudges up Timor’s marriage rate
The bulk of the cost comes from the “barlake”, a Tetum word which can be translated as “dowry”, or “bride…
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Low interest rates can cause a baby boom, Bank of England suggests
Researchers at the UK’s central bank set out to investigate whether its policy and mortgage rates can impact couples’ decisions…
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