Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy is jailed for three years in Egypt.EPA/Khaled ElfiqiThe news that two British journalists and their unnamed Iraqi colleague have been arrested and charged by the Turkish authorities for “engaging in terror activity” serves to illustrate once again that these are the most perilous of times for those...
JD Rucker, CC BYEach year, humans reduce the number of trees worldwide by 15 billion. This is one of the startling conclusions of new research published in the journal Nature. The study also estimates the Earth is home to more than three trillion trees – that’s 3,000 billion – so you may think that while 15 billion is a very...
Like most people with even a passing interest in the part played by News Corporation in British politics, I remember exactly what I was doing when scandal broke in 2011 and the sense of a seemingly indestructible media behemoth crumbling into chaos and ruin before our eyes. Now, Rebekah Brooks is to return as chief executive of News UK, publisher...
Horror director Wes Craven was perhaps best known for his Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream series.Mario Anzuoni/ReutersOnly an obituary as messy as an autopsy could honor the passing of Wes Craven, the slasher-film maven who recently died at age 76. Blood flows generously in Craven’s films, which tread a delicate line between visceral...
In environments where the ground itself is constantly shifting, breaking, and being reshaped, every component must be built to endure. Mining operations are among the most demanding in the industria...
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If you’re in business, you might have seen it before. A team of capable and smart people just suddenly slows down, and things start spiraling out of control. On paper, everything looks perfect, but ...
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Across Australia, a lot of tradies are busy. There’s no shortage of demand in industries like plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and building. But being busy doesn’t always mean running a smooth or...
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