Female genital mutilation is a leading cause of death for girls where it’s practised – new study
Heather D. Flowe, University of Birmingham; Arpita Ghosh, University of Exeter, and James Rockey, University of Birmingham Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that…
Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?
Alistair Farley, University of Oxford and Helen Smith, University of Oxford The discovery of antibiotics is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. Before antibiotics, childbirth, a…
What is the value of US security guarantees? Here’s what history shows
Ian Horwood, York St John University Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, argues that any US-organised peace agreement would have to be accompanied by “security guarantees” from the US to prevent Russia…
Highway to Hypocrisy? Amazon Rainforest Cut Down for COP Climate Summit
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The construction of a four-lane highway through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest for the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, is nothing short…
US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details for a ceasefire…
European leaders agree defence ramp-up to support Ukraine – but Hungary continues to block progress
David J. Galbreath, University of Bath Leaders of the 27 EU countries have agreed in principle to a massive increase in defence spending at a summit that was hastily organised…
Opinion: Trams Could Transform Cyprus
Limassol is taking a major step towards solving its traffic issues with the potential introduction of a tram system. Well, they are talking about it, at least. A conference on…
US inflation has increased since Trump took office – why prices are unlikely to come down soon
Conor O’Kane, Bournemouth University The cost of living crisis, which saw inflation in the US peak at a four-decade high of 9.1% in 2022, played a significant role in determining…
The female explorers who braved the wilderness but were overlooked by the history books
Sarah Lonsdale, City St George’s, University of London In the summer of 1905, a young Canadian widow, Mina Hubbard, set out on an expedition to map the northeastern corner of…
Gene Hackman will be remembered as the Hollywood actor’s actor
Will Jeffery, University of Sydney Gene Hackman, an acting titan of 1970s and ‘80s Hollywood with more than 80 screen credits to his name, has died at 95. He was…