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How was the US election viewed in the Middle East
Society, Politics & Law

How was the US election viewed in the Middle East

...change much anyway – it’s their advisers, or Congress, or both, who matter. And, most of the time, they expressed a simpler exasperation. 3) But lots of Palestinians are rooting for Hillary Clinton anyway Transcript There are significant numbers of Palestinians supporting Hillary Clinton. Despite thinking she won’t help their situation, these people largely...
Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures
Languages

Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures

...change of plans for a commercial use of the Donauinsel. A footbridge to this small island in the Danube is now named after him. [Waluliso, Viennese poet] You can see Walulisobrücke on a map. You can read his entry in the Vienna City wiki (in German), listed under his birth name of Ludwig Weinberger. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, an Austrian newspaper printed a...
What do safe drinking guidelines mean?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do safe drinking guidelines mean?

...Changing individual behaviour and the surrounding culture is an immensely complex and subtle issue. But I think there is an irreconcilable tension between providing information with the aim of enabling people to make an informed choice, and telling people what they should do. Rather than trying to do both in a single announcement, perhaps future public health...
How Trump tweets
Society, Politics & Law

How Trump tweets

...changed the President's social media behaviour...[Donald Trump campaigns in Laconia] Another day, another tweet, another incident. This time Donald Trump, the prolific and seemingly indiscriminate tweeter who just happens to be leader of the free world has damaged diplomatic relations with Australia by raging against a refugee resettlement deal that had been struck in the...
Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
Nature & Environment

Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?

...controlled by fishers, and help pay for management. Without reforming how fishing quotas are allocated, changes to UK fisheries from Brexit will only reinforce a broken system. This article was originally published by openDemocracy on the 28 March 2017 and has been updated by David Humphreys, Professor of Environmental Policy at The Open University on 15 June 2019....
Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...changes in payouts to shareholders. Average dividends per dollar of assets were lower in 2015 than in 1975, in spite of the fact that dividends have increased by a factor of three since 2000. Share repurchases are much higher now than either twenty or forty years ago. Since the late 1990s, public corporations paid out more in repurchases than in dividends. Because of this...
Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people
Society, Politics & Law

Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people

...change, two things in fact emerged - a deepening of uncertainty in Zimbabwe and the never-ending ambition of Mugabe to continue his presidency. But then again, a day is a long time in politics. November 21st came, and as his own ZANU PF and the opposition were in the process of impeaching him, the tenacious leader resigned, and a new era was ushered in. The power...
Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?
Money & Business

Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?

...change. Last year in Europe, the European Parliament voted down a proposed “robot tax,” citing concerns over stifling innovation. Around the same time, South Korea announced what was cited as the world’s first “robot tax”, by limiting tax incentives for businesses investing in automation. Discussions about automation tax policy and legislative solutions are in...