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Just one man survived the Air India crash. What’s it like to survive a mass disaster?
Viswashkumar Ramesh, a British citizen returning from a trip to India, has been confirmed as the only survivor of Thursday’s ...
Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major war – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?
Trump had good reason to try to constrain Netanyahu while nuclear talks with Iran proceeded, but Israel decided instead to ...
Speculation about the cause of Air India crash is rife. An aviation expert explains why it’s a problem
As history has shown, publicly speculating about a disaster when there is so little evidence available is more than just unhelpful.
Grattan on Friday: the galahs are chattering about ‘productivity’, but can Labor really get it moving?
Paul Keating famously used to say the resident galah in any pet shop was talking about micro-economic policy. These days ...
It took more than a century, but women are taking charge of Australia’s economy – here’s why it matters
For the first time, women lead Australia’s key economic institutions. The moment matters because research shows women think ...
Air India crash: what do we know about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved? Expert Q&A
An Air India plane bound for London Gatwick airport crashed shortly after take-off on 12 January in Ahmedabad, western India.
What do we know about the Air India crash? How did one man survive? What now? An aviation safety expert explains
An Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in northwest India on Thursday afternoon local time, killing more than 260 people. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Flight AI171, was ...
RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices guides the CDC’s hand on vaccine policy, but some of its new members have ...
5 great reads by South African writers from 30 years of real-life stories
Across three decades of democracy, South Africa has – like many places undergoing complex and uneven social change – seen an ...
Shaka iLembe: finally, a TV series on the Zulu king that’s true to language and culture
In Zulu culture, hlonipha refers to a system of respectful behaviour. Respect was of great importance during the reign of ...
Older adults with dementia misjudge their financial skills – which may make them more vulnerable to fraud, new research finds
Older adults are generally good at judging their capacity for handling their finances, but cognitive impairment degrades that ...