South Africa is changing its retirement rules to help boost country savings: how it will work (theconversation.com)
‘Killer robots’ are becoming a real threat in Africa. (theconversation.com)
Disguised ships and front companies: how North Korea has evaded sanctions to grow a global weapons industry (theconversation.com)
Enforcement of United Nations sanctions against North Korea has actually been eroding for years. The final coup de grace came in March when Russia vetoed the renewal of a committee known as the Panel of Experts, which was tasked with monitoring and reporting on North Korean sanctions violations....
The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots. (theconversation.com)
Gaza update: Hamas appoints new leader as Middle East braces for more violence. (theconversation.com)
The good, the bad and the awful – how business reacts to online reviews. (theconversation.com)
7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges (theconversation.com)
Massive protests erupt again over disputed Venezuelan elections – but they look different this time (theconversation.com)
Chinese warships off Alaska and Cambodia highlight the role of near and far waters in sea power dominance. (theconversation.com)
What’s the secret of genetic equality between the sexes? New platypus chromosome research may hold the key. (theconversation.com)
An ambiguous foreign policy on Gaza risks undermining NZ’s global reputation. (theconversation.com)
Xi signals no deviation from course – nor in the driver – despite economic bumps in the road. (theconversation.com)
Video game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid and protected accordingly (theconversation.com)
Sudan’s army has been battling to keep Darfur’s El Fasher from paramilitary forces – why the city’s so important. (theconversation.com)
Multiple goals, multiple solutions, plenty of second-guessing and revising − here’s how science really works. (theconversation.com)
Labour has been virtually silent on Britain’s neglected seaside towns – they need a national strategy. (theconversation.com)
I researched the dark side of social media − and heard the same themes in ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. (theconversation.com)
UK minimum wage to rise – here’s how it could really tackle the cost of living and inequality. (theconversation.com)
Protests in Kenya and Uganda highlight corruption at the top - but political elites don’t give in without a fight. (theconversation.com)
Mexico: leading members of the Sinaloa cartel arrested in huge symbolic win for the US. (theconversation.com)
Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate (theconversation.com)
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