In the book publishing industry, traditional publishers are large publishing houses that finance the publication of books in exchange for the rights to the work and a significant percentage of profits. Independent publishers are publishing houses in which authors pay for their own publication, but retain all rights and profits for the text

Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) funds are investment funds that prioritize ethical investment - such as divesting from fossil fuels, weapons manufacturing, companies with a problematic human rights track record etc. Because of their investment policy, ESG funds are less spread out than other index funds, and are therefore considered a riskier investment

In Italy, the Lottizzazione model (or, for shorter, the L model) states that public broadcasters need to represent political pluralism through explicit affiliation with political parties. For example, the first channel (RAI 1) is associated with the Christian Democrats, the second (RAI 2) is tied with the Secular Parties and so on. Alternative models keep public broadcasters separate from affiliation with political parties to represent political pluralism, such as the BBC model.

For the purposes of this debate, a politheistic society is one that believes in multiple gods, whereas a monotheistic society is a society that only believes in one god

Following the civil war and Saudi invasion of Yemen in 2014, Houthi rebels control a large part of the country. Over the past year, the Houthis have been disrupting maritime trade in the Gulf of Aden - the main maritime pathway for trade from Europe to Asia - by abducting or firing at ships passing through it