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A bright spot in global landscape
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 02/01/2026
» It's time to consult the crystal snow globe and try to peer ahead to what may be on the horizon for the new year. Without question 2025 has been tumultuous but the year ahead holds cautious promise to finally solve some political crises mixed with some epic events on tap.
Creepy toys
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/06/2024
» Re: "Doll seller faces charges over undelivered orders", (BP, June 11).
Protect democracy and journalists
Oped, Antonio Zappulla, Published on 13/06/2024
» 'Foreign agent", "undesirable", "extremist". For thousands of independent journalists trying to live and work in Russia, these words can be life-changing.
Political tsunami sweeps Southern Hemisphere
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 26/10/2023
» 'It's the last bus stop in the world," a former New Zealand prime minister once told me while he was visiting New York. Indeed a remote South Pacific island nation of merely 5 million, known for the Kiwi, its All Blacks Rugby team, and some pretty good wines, was sadly hobbled by a woke progressive government who turned the once idyllic place into a land beset by inflation, unaffordable housing and rampant crime and gangs.
Set wheels in motion
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/02/2022
» Re: "Road safety needs action," (Editorial, Feb 22). The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) reports that close to 20,000 people die in road accidents each year, or around two people losing their lives every hour, primarily young men in their late teens riding motorbikes.
Lipstick query shows gender aspect to Covid-19
Oped, Sarah Hawkes and Kent Buse, Published on 14/07/2021
» 'Is my lipstick protecting me against Covid-19?" ranks as one of the more intriguing email queries we have received from a member of the public since we began coordinating the world's largest tracker of sex-disaggregated data on the pandemic. In fact, the question points to an important universal truth regarding public health.