‘Known unknowns’, or how to plug the gaps in public research Date Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 11:00 PM Description Medical research has benefited greatly from systematic reviews but in other fields the picture is less rosy
‘Learning crisis’ brews in lower-income countries, warn experts Date Wednesday, February 07, 2024 - 7:01 AM Description Plans to scrap numeracy and literacy barometers risk reducing pressure on governments to boost education
‘Let’s not go overboard’ on worries about AI energy use, Bill Gates says Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 10:53 AM Description Microsoft co-founder argues Big Tech’s investment in power-hungry artificial intelligence systems is spurring a boom in clean electricity
‘Leveraged to the hilt’: PE-backed firms hit by wave of bankruptcies Date Saturday, January 25, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description High interest rates and thrifty consumers pushed record number of portfolio companies into bankruptcy last year
‘Libel warfare’: ABC’s payout to Trump sends a chill across US media Date Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 9:49 AM Description Disney-owned network’s $15mn defamation settlement has alarmed advocates of press freedom
‘Like a viper’: Merz’s flirt with far-right rattles German election Date Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:00 PM Description Frontrunner in bid to become chancellor sparks outrage after counting on AfD to pass parliamentary motion
‘Like green fireworks’ — the return of the fern Date Saturday, November 30, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description The resilient, low-maintenance plant with a primordial pedigree (250mn years) is being reappreciated for its ability to temper, texture and ‘add oomph’ — especially in winter
‘Like it was with Jack Ma’: China puts world’s biggest Apple supplier in its crosshairs Date Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 2:00 PM Description Foxconn founder Terry Gou tests his long relationship with Beijing as geopolitics reshapes supply chains
‘Like Saint-Tropez 50 years ago’: western France’s little-known island escape Date Wednesday, September 04, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Two new boutique hotels have added a sprinkle of chic to the sleepy, serene, Île d’Yeu
‘Macho’ all-male Rochdale by-election fuels political divisions over Gaza Image Date Saturday, February 24, 2024 - 5:00 AM Description Locals bemoan campaign’s lack of focus on ‘serious poverty’ blighting the community