All she wrote: our obituaries editor reflects on 2021

All she wrote: our obituaries editor reflects on 2021

From Prince Philip to Desmond Tutu, from an anti-racism campaigner and member of the Auschwitz Girls’ Orchestra to a war surgeon focused on civilians to an impoverished Ethiopian whose school for the poor educated 120,000 students: our obituaries editor reflects on the famed and the lesser-known figures who died in 2021.

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Iraq in a hard place: deadly protests continue

Iraq in a hard place: deadly protests continue

Demonstrations have been growing for a month and show no signs of abating. But would the reforms that the protesters are demanding actually work? We examine a pioneering bit of Lithuanian software tha...

31 Okt 201920min

May as well: Boris Johnson’s electoral bet

May as well: Boris Johnson’s electoral bet

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has at last secured a general election. Just as with his predecessor Theresa May, that may not result in easier Brexit arithmetic. We speak to Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic-...

30 Okt 201922min

Not fare enough: Chile’s protests

Not fare enough: Chile’s protests

The ongoing unrest is no longer about a rise in metro fares; Chileans have risen up to demand that the prosperity of their country be distributed more evenly. The “Visegrad Four” economies of central ...

29 Okt 201920min

State of disarray: the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

State of disarray: the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The man who brought Islamic State to the world stage with visions of a brutal “caliphate” has been killed. But the jihadist movement, while weakened, lives on. Argentines voted their reformist preside...

28 Okt 201920min

Poll dance: Boris Johnson’s election ploy

Poll dance: Boris Johnson’s election ploy

Britain’s prime minister is making a risky move by calling for a general election in December. Will it succeed any more than it did for his predecessor? In Japan, both the government and the people ta...

25 Okt 201922min

Calls to action: Lebanon’s continued protests

Calls to action: Lebanon’s continued protests

What began as protests against a tax on WhatsApp calls has blossomed into surprisingly united and peaceful demands for wholesale government overhaul. Today’s disinterment and reburial of Francisco Fra...

24 Okt 201920min

Putin, he’s back into it: Russia’s growing influence

Putin, he’s back into it: Russia’s growing influence

Vladimir Putin’s diplomacy regarding northern Syria is just one example of the Russian president’s widening influence. British Airways was once known as the world’s favourite airline, we ask why its p...

23 Okt 201922min

The course of Trudeau love: Canada’s election

The course of Trudeau love: Canada’s election

Justin Trudeau will remain prime minister, but will lead a minority government. He will probably be able to continue with his progressive push, but his halo is a bit tarnished. It’s ten years this mon...

22 Okt 201921min

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