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I wrote something about the threat to the BBC's future, and why all of us - not just those in the UK - have something to lose. abc.net.au/news/2022-01-1…

More than 900k people, 16+ in Australia haven't had a single Covid vaccine. Some politicians and media like to label this group "anti-vaxxers," but as I found out, the truth is more complicated. abc.net.au/news/2022-02-0…

As you watch CNN's "key race projections" or the NYT's "Needle", it's worth remembering that much of how we consume elections comes from the original psephologist, Sir David Butler. Here's something I wrote about him. theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

Despite a busy summer in Europe, tourists just aren't returning in big enough numbers to the AsiaPac. The economies of Thailand, Indonesia, - and some Pacific nations - are all feeling it. Here's why. theguardian.com/world/2022/nov…

Nearly 3 years in and China is still not ready to live with Covid. The country's less effective vaccines are being blamed - but it turns out that despite all the time they've had, the government failed to increase ICU capacity as well. theguardian.com/world/2022/nov…

China’s growth has been powered by a population that traded democratic freedoms for economic prosperity - that could be shifting. I looked at the effect zero-Covid is having on the country's economy. theguardian.com/world/2022/dec…

In 2008 it took Washington Mutual eight months to collapse. Silicon Valley Bank was gone in 2 days. Bankers and regulators need to work out how much social media played into the crisis - and what they can do to fix that: theguardian.com/business/2023/…

Happy Fri-Yay! Here are our top #gender + #politics reads from the week via: @ChabeliH jasmine mithani 🌵⚡🦂, Felecia Commodore The Conversation, Greg Rosalsky NPR, Alia Wong USA TODAY, Jonathan Yerushalmy The Guardian genderontheballot.org/gender-politic…

Google has updated its maps for Mariupol. We compared those from before the war to now, to show what weeks of relentless bombing has done to the city. theguardian.com/world/2023/apr…

ICYMI, great story on the Panama canal drought, its causes and consequences, by Jonathan Yerushalmy Changing climate casts a shadow over the future of the Panama Canal – and global trade “Historically there has been a [rainfall] shortage on average once every 20 years due to major El

Academics in the UK, Australia and the US collaborated on research related to drone technology with an Iranian university under international financial sanctions and known for its close ties to the military, the Guardian can reveal Jonathan Yerushalmy Johana Bhuiyan theguardian.com/world/2024/feb…

Interesting data on US political divide, presented in slick animation: bbc.in/TQl0KV

Incredible. The FT magazine has an article advising white collar criminal on how to cope with prison sentences.

If you're Wits Business School or elsewhere Wits University you're invited to BBC Outside Source on BBC News (World) live from main quad at the biz school tmmrw night.

Start of BBC Outside Source in Joburg BBC News (World) in the biggest storm I've broadcast in. #thunder #lightning #alotofrain x.com/nadia_omar/sta…