New Zealand says cyclone damage could exceed $8 billion
New Zealand warned on Monday the final cost of the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, which has left at least 11 people dead, could rise above $8
Three dozen dead as Brazil rains cause calamity
Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil’s southeast have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and dislodged hundreds of others, according to a
Blinken, in Turkey, urges speedy Nordics accession to NATO
Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland’s quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, even
The difficulty of designating gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act
The impact and effectiveness of the European Union’s new landmark digital competition law, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), will depend on the designation of ‘gatekeepers’ –
Teachers’ use of class time and student achievement
Research has increasingly made clear the magnitude of the differences between teachers, prompting educators, researchers, and policymakers to investigate and debate how best to improve
Smiles in profiles: Improving fairness and efficiency using estimates of user preferences in online marketplaces
Digital marketplaces have grown dramatically in recent decades, enabling buyers and sellers to trade goods and services, from hand-crafted products to short-term rentals. And though
The trauma of the European currency crises in the 1990s and the consequences until today
September 2022 marked the 30th anniversary of the Exchange Rate Mechanism crisis, a seismic event which shook the continent and caused a severe recession to
How many people on earth? World population 1800-1938
Historical demography is important for research, but data have been limited to the most advanced countries. This column introduces newly estimated world populations for all
The peace dividend can be saved in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 brought back the spectre of a nuclear war, WWIII, and other potential horrors. This column argues
Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message
Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After
