How to Silence Dissent, Bit by Bit Until Fear Takes Over
[In China, journalism and public debate were opening up, and then a leader took over and used a series of steps to dictate speech.
Month: September 2025
‘The Lowdown,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV this Week
Ethan Hawke stars in a new FX show and “The Golden Bachelor” comes back for another season.
Fritz downs Zverev to seal Team World Laver Cup win over Europe
SAN FRANSICO: Taylor Fritz held off Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to seal Team World’s triumph in the Laver Cup on Sunday as two wins for Carlos Alcaraz on the final day proved too little for Team Europe. Fritz fired a backhand volley winner on his first match point to give Team World a 15-9 … Read more
Italy sees mass protests, transport strikes over Gaza conflict
Tens of thousands of people protested on Monday across Italy as part of a day of action to “denounce the genocide in Gaza”, which included transport strikes and port blockades. The demonstrations came the same day as France and other countries prepared to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in New … Read more
Miran Says Interest Rates Should Fall to 2.5 Percent This Year
[Stephen Miran, who joined the central bank last week, said he believes rates should be around 2.5 percent, or about 2 percentage points lower than they are currently.
Nepal launches inquiry into deadly anti-Corruption protest
Nepal’s interim government, led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, has set up a panel to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests this month that killed 74 people and forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to quit, a minister said on Monday. The demonstrations, which began as a Gen-Z led movement against widespread corruption and … Read more
Putin proposes one-year extension of US-Russia nuclear arms pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday offered US counterpart Donald Trump a nuclear arms control deal to extend the last remaining treaty limiting both countries’ nuclear weapons by one year, while Moscow and Washington discuss what comes next. Russia and the United States possess the world’s largest nuclear arsenals. The New START treaty, the last … Read more
These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away.
Gene therapies for rare diseases are frequently developed then discarded by drug companies because they can’t afford to produce the treatment for more patients.
‘The Lowdown,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV this Week
Ethan Hawke stars in a new FX show and “The Golden Bachelor” comes back for another season.
Bavuma out of Test series in Pakistan as De Kock back for ODIs
LONDON: Captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of South Africa’s Test series against Pakistan next month, but Quinton de Kock has made himself available again for the one-day internationals. Cricket South Africa announced on Monday that a calf injury will prevent Bavuma, who led the Proteas to the World Test championship at Lord’s in … Read more
