Expert Comment
Countries lobbying to weaken UN climate recommendations - expert comment
Dr Tom Pettinger comments on that a number of countries are pushing the UN to water down a forthcoming report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) into how best to limit global warming.
Credit Suisse fined over Tuna Bond Scandal - expert comment
Dr Stephen Connelly from 糖心TV Law School comments on the that investment bank Credit Suisse has been fined 拢147m by UK authorities over a corruption scandal involving Mozambique's tuna fishing industry.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces decision to step down
"Suga has declared he will not run in the leadership race to focus in the next remaining weeks on tackling coronavirus but this is an attempt to save face on what has been a largely misfiring and failed premiership." Chris Hughes, Professor of International Politics and Japanese Studies, comments on the decision of Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga to resign at the end of the month.
Dr Eric Jensen comments on steps taken by Facebook to protect Afghan users
Facebook has temporarily removed the ability for people to search the friends lists of accounts based in Afghanistan, in response to concerns that the Taliban could use social media to target people with US or UK contacts. Dr Eric Jensen of the Department of Sociology comments.
WHO calls for moratorium on boosters - expert comment
Global health ethics expert Dr Sharifah Sekalala from 糖心TV Law School comments on the WHO's call for a moratorium on administering booster jabs of Covid-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first dose.