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The world's babies need antibiotics
Oped, Glenda Gray, Published on 28/11/2024
» Over the last half-century, the number of children who die before reaching the age of five has fallen dramatically, from around 20 million in 1960 to 4.9 million in 2022, largely owing to the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). Established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1974, the EPI has been extraordinarily successful in providing the youngest people with access to vaccines, saving more than 150 million lives. But while such progress is worthy of celebration, there is still much work to do, because newborns comprise half of all deaths in children under five each year, many of which are caused by infection.
Should the brain be blamed for rebellious urge?
Oped, Matt Qvortrup, Published on 22/02/2023
» Why do people take part in insurrections, like the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the storming of the presidential residence in Sri Lanka, or January's sacking of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace in Brazil?
UK needs politically astute monarch
Oped, Matt Qvortrup, Published on 17/09/2022
» You would look in vain for any controversial statements made by Queen Elizabeth II during her lifetime. Sure, in the internet age, she, too, acquiesced to having a Twitter account, and a team of press people would post things on Instagram in her name. But they were all bland, uncontroversial -- and, frankly, dull.
Ordinary citizens waging 'TikTok War'
Oped, Matt Leighninger, Published on 25/03/2022
» This is a new kind of war, waged by a new kind of citizen.
The secret to making democracy civil
News, Matt Qvortrup, Published on 16/08/2021
» 'When you take responsibility away from people you make them irresponsible," proclaimed English politician Sir Keith Joseph almost half a century ago.
Does China trump US on military?
News, Tobin Harshaw & Philip Gray, Published on 28/05/2018
» When is US$227 billion greater than $606 billion? When comparing Chinese defence spending to that of the US -- and if army chief-of-staff Mark Milley is the one doing the maths.
Cancelled Trump-Kim summit risks sparking crisis
News, Matt Spetalnick & Arshad Mohammed, Published on 26/05/2018
» President Donald Trump's cancellation of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un risks a return to crisis mode between Washington and Pyongyang but both sides may be wary of letting the situation escalate into fears of war as it did last year.
Is this database a bigger threat than Facebook?
News, Matt Laslo, Published on 18/04/2018
» The use of algorithms to track people's online movements has generated lots of discussion in Washington in recent days. But while the headlines have focused on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and just what his platform knows about us, a lesser-known tracking story could prove an even greater threat to the bedrock principles of the nation's constitutionally-mandated free press.
Here's one way to help Facebook protect user data
News, Matt Laslo, Published on 26/03/2018
» Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for "mistakes" and "a major breach of trust" after it came to light that the data of millions of Facebook users was compromised by a formerly little known consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica. But if you're tempted to join the growing chorus of people pledging to boycott the behemoth tech giant, you should also be involved in finding a way to prevent this happening again.