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Dancers perform Rite of Spring. Pina Bausch Foundation

The cross-Africa dance company bringing new life to Pina Bausch’s Rite of Spring

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

At its premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky’s Rite of Spring shocked audiences and divided critics. The ballet centred around a strai...

15 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Lucy Weir

Naomi Klein (left), Naomi Wolf (right). Background protest Mick Tsikas/AP. Andre Dalmau/EPA, fleshmanpix/Flickr

In Doppelganger, Naomi Klein says the world is broken: conspiracy theorists ‘get the facts wrong but often get the feelings right’

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 9 minutos)

Idly googling myself some years ago, I came upon an unusually glowing reference to one of my academic papers. “Masterpiece is an overused word,” the r...

12 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Nick Haslam

A winter energy crunch in Europe looks a distinct possibility

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine imposed a sudden energy shock on Europe 18 months ago. Faced with the prospect of much less Russian gas, there were fears...

11 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

Mariana Páez demobilisation zone was set up for former Farc members to live after the 2016 peace deal. They have been forced to flee after a wave of death threats and killings. Associated Press/Alamy Stock Photo

Colombia: former Farc fighters who signed 2016 peace deal now live amid threats and assassinations

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Former members of the Farc guerrilla army in Colombia who laid down their arms as part of a peace deal in 2016 are being forced off the land they were...

23 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Christoph Sponsel

China’s president Xi Jinping is not due to attend the G20. AP/Alamy

China is switching away from its aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ foreign policy – here’s why

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

As India prepares to host the G20 summit on September 9, there’s one person not readying his plane for the gathering of world leaders. China’s preside...

07 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Tom Harper

Emmanuel Macron has found himself to be an unpopular figure in parts of Africa. Wikimedia Commons

France in Africa: why Macron’s policies increased distrust and anger

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

French west Africa has experienced five coups in the past three years. Underpinning most of these coups is hostility towards France, a former colonial...

17 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Frank Gerits

Protesters react to policing at a vigil for Sarah Everard. Vincenzo Lullo/Shutterstock

What is institutional misogyny in policing? Our research shows what it looks like – and why it matters

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Britain has witnessed a torrent of appalling examples of misogyny by those serving on the front line of public services in recent years. This has incl...

05 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Catherine Durose y Vivien Lowndes

Slavery ‘regrettable’, says Richard Drax, the biggest landowner in the UK parliament. Graham Hunt/Alamy Live News

Tory MP’s historic family links to slavery raise questions about Britain’s position on reparations

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

“Reparations have been paid for other wrongs and obviously far more quickly, far more speedily than reparations for what I consider the greatest atroc...

04 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Paul Lashmar

Is Rishi Sunak a lame duck? With MPs divided and rebelling, a sense of decline hangs heavy in the air

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The notion of a lame duck leader is most commonly associated with the United States. The term refers to a president who will soon be succeeded in offi...

31 Agosto 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Christopher Kirkland

Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2019

Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expand...

14 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Philip Laird

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Weapons recovered from bandits during Operation Safe Haven in Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Bandits in Nigeria: how protection payments to militias escalate conflict in the north-west

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

North-western Nigeria has become increasingly violent. This is due to the activities of militias, known locally as “bandits”. These are loosely organi...

13 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Imrana Buba

A prenup allows couples to separate their debt from the debts of their spouse. Kevin Mazur via Getty Images

Beyoncé has a prenup − but do you need one if you’re not a millionaire?

(Tiempo de lectura: 2 - 4 minutos)

A prenuptial agreement can seem like something only high-profile people like Jeff Bezos – with his US$138 billion fortune to protect – actually need. ...

11 Agosto 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Allison Anna Tait

Kole Omotoso. Screengrab/YouTube/Exclusive Books/Premium Times

Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso, better known as Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian novelist, playwright, journalist, scholar and actor, died on 19 July 2023. His son...

09 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Olayinka Oyegbile

Former President Donald Trump makes his way to the stage during a rally in Erie, Pa., on July 29, 2023. Dustin Franz for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Trump indictment: Here’s how prosecutors will try to prove he knowingly lied and intended to break the law

(Tiempo de lectura: 2 - 4 minutos)

What was Donald Trump thinking when he set about trying to maintain the presidency after losing it to Joe Biden?

25 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Ronald S. Sullivan Jr.

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The cross-Africa dance company bringing new life to Pina Bausch’s Rite of Spring

In Doppelganger, Naomi Klein says the world is broken: conspiracy theorists ‘get the facts wrong but often get the feelings right’

A winter energy crunch in Europe looks a distinct possibility

Colombia: former Farc fighters who signed 2016 peace deal now live amid threats and assassinations

China is switching away from its aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ foreign policy – here’s why

France in Africa: why Macron’s policies increased distrust and anger

What is institutional misogyny in policing? Our research shows what it looks like – and why it matters

Tory MP’s historic family links to slavery raise questions about Britain’s position on reparations

Is Rishi Sunak a lame duck? With MPs divided and rebelling, a sense of decline hangs heavy in the air

Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions

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Bandits in Nigeria: how protection payments to militias escalate conflict in the north-west

Beyoncé has a prenup − but do you need one if you’re not a millionaire?

Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent

Trump indictment: Here’s how prosecutors will try to prove he knowingly lied and intended to break the law

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Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales

Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer
un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales