Ruth Pollard

Feb 2, 2025 | bloomberglinea.com | Ruth Pollard

Para las mujeres de Afganistán, quienes se sienten abandonadas por la comunidad internacional a medida que sus vidas han sido destrozadas bajo el brutal gobierno de los talibanes, puede haber por fin una posible vía para la justicia.

Jan 29, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Ruth Pollard

The International Criminal Court’s decision to target Taliban leaders is a good first step — and a critical show of solidarity. For Afghan women, who feel deserted by the international community as their lives have been crushed under the brutal rule of the Taliban, there may finally be a potential avenue for justice.

Dec 1, 2024 | taipeitimes.com | Ruth Pollard

By Ruth Pollard / Bloomberg Opinion Political violence is nothing new in the Philippines. It was, after all, the site of the world’s worst massacre of media workers when 58 people, including 32 journalists, were murdered in 2009 while traveling in an election convoy on the southern island of Mindanao.

Dec 1, 2024 | bloomberg.com | David Fickling |Ruth Pollard

Consumers are feeling the pain of Australia’s failure to invest in energy transition. Much of the world might be hunkering down for the start of winter, but in the Southern Hemisphere a blistering summer is building. In my hometown of Sydney last week, the mercury rose to nearly 37 degrees Celsius (98 degrees Fahrenheit)and only dropped to about 24C overnight. That’s put strain on the local grid serving the six million-odd people here and in the satellite cities of Newcastle and Wollongong.

Dec 1, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Ruth Pollard

Political violence is nothing new in the Philippines. It was, after all, the site of the world’s worst massacre of media workers when 58 people, including 32 journalists, were murdered in 2009 while traveling in an election convoy on the southern island of Mindanao. The powerful Ampatuan clan had pre-dug a vast grave in preparation for the cars carrying relatives of their rival, Esmael Mangudadatu, to arrive at a police checkpoint.