We crunched the numbers and found when it comes to top awards, Rhodes scholarships and High Court appointments, the dominance of elite private school alumni has grown over the past 40 years.
Traditional authorities are a key part of the daily lives of millions of Africans.
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The colorful bubble letters have attracted praise and condemnation, with taggers seeing their work as a gift to the city, while others decry it as rampant vandalism.
Denmark’s King Frederik X wipes away a tear as he waves to a crowd of 300,000 people.
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Ridley Scott’s film is not intended to paint a romanticised image of Napoleon, but rather immerse the viewer in the dilemmas and complexities of power.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in South Africa’s strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19.
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The founders of the United States viewed impeachment as a way to remind the country and president that he is not above the law and to deter abuses of power.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell departs the Senate chamber on February 28, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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Mitch McConnell, who has announced he will step down from his role as Senate GOP leader, was an uncharismatic Kentucky lawyer who came to rule the Senate and remake the US Supreme Court.
A counter-protester at a Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney.
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‘Reverse racism’ focuses on prejudiced attitudes towards a certain (racialised) group, or unequal personal treatment. But it ignores one of racism’s central markers: power.
Succession: no one does much without a phone in their hot little scheming hands.
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Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for power joined by immense self-loathing.
The season opener expertly seeds the plot points that will unravel throughout the final series, culminating in the resolution of the core storyline: who will succeed Logan Roy as CEO?
Science fiction offers a glimpse of what governments of the world are – and can become.
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Life can be a struggle for power – not just for people but for nonhuman animals, too. An animal behaviorist explains how this quest can be more Shakespearean drama than boxing match.
Laser energy being converted into X-rays inside a box, which compress a fuel capsule until it implodes.
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In parts of Australia that are already very hot, we show how climate change is driving inequities even further – in housing, energy security and health.