World News Insights: Opinion Articles

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us two sides of technological progress. There’s the positive side that’s delivered safe and effective vaccines in record time, helped economies with new stay-at-home online tools and improved disease surveillance and public health. And there’s the negative side…

Even if we never learn whether Covid-19 escaped from a lab or jumped to humans from animals, the public is entitled to a closer look at what’s going on in virology labs. Some scientists worry that laboratory scientists are getting too little oversight on projects that could potentially start…

To fortify Hady Amr’s behind the scenes diplomatic efforts, which had run their course, Washington sent its secretary of state, Antony Blinken, to the region to contain the ramifications of the war in Gaza. The step - though late - indicates that Washington is aware of the dangers of the conflict…

Hotels are nice nations. They are a roof over the heads of strangers, whose goals and nationalities differ. They are optional nations. Your ancestors did not make you suffer the burden of their legacy or curse for your entire life. The most beautiful thing about hotels is that you can run away from…

India’s internet future — free and open, or stymied and controlled — may be decided by a 224-page lawsuit filed by WhatsApp last week. Saying that it wanted to curb fake news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government introduced new rules in February that would compel social media platforms such…

Epic Games Inc., the maker of Fortnite, may pull out a surprising last-minute victory in its court battle against Apple Inc. with potential wide-ranging ramifications for how millions of iOS app developers make money. First, a brief recap: The conflict that spawned the trial began last August…

Some of the world’s biggest emitters of carbon are also becoming the loudest advocates of climate change, frequently spouting all the buzzwords that go with it: net-zero, decarbonization and neutrality. Most earnings calls and various corporate sustainability reports are now peppered with this…

There is an old joke about an extremely poor and wretched country that has lost any hope of overcoming its poverty. This country’s ruler called on his ministers to deliberate about solutions to bring them out of their misery. The minister of culture, an intellectual, suggested the following plan:…

Economics is one of the better-funded and more scientific social sciences, but in some critical ways it is failing us. The main problem, as I see it, is standards: They are either too high or too low. In both cases, the result is less daring and creativity. Consider academic research. In the…

This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve the world’s most pressing policy challenges. It has been edited for length and clarity. Clara Ferreira Marques: You were just starting your career during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak of…

As many countries tentatively loosen their corona restrictions, some of us are feeling anxious. Have my social skills gotten rusty from long quarantines and lockdowns? Have my friendships gone stale? Will I still have my old clique to return to? Have my social circles frayed or shrunk? To get a…

As Bitcoin attempts its latest price rebound after a 40% slump in three days, its long-term potential as an investable asset is becoming linked inextricably to its cost for the rest of society. This is increasing the pressure on policy makers to do more. The US Federal Reserve’s Lael Brainard…