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Activism
MSF to resume Mediterranean migrant rescue operations
The SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charities have relaunched migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, seven months after they suspended efforts using their… By Hans von der Burchard Politico “We…
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Analysis
Better design could make mobile devices easier for seniors to…
I didn’t see a message on our car’s screen. Edward Henry Steinfeld The Conversation Was it my phone or my wife’s? Was it a calendar alert, or did one of…
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Asia
EU to send $1.6B for refugees in Turkey under deal
According to a statement released from the Commission, the program will focus on the areas of health, protection, socio-economic support and municipal infrastructure. Ankara – Anadolu Agency Hurriyet “The new…
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Drugs
Cannabis prescriptions given go ahead in Guernsey
The States of Guernsey has approved a change in the law that means for the first time, consultants can now prescribe herbal cannabis for medicinal use. itv The Committee for…
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Analysis
What school segregation looks like in the US today, in…
“There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day. Erica Frankenberg The…
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Africa
Why Kenya will be lucky to win Somalia maritime case
With the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute set for hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague from September 9 to 13, many citizens of either nation are apprehensive…
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Analysis
Voices from an age of uncertain work – Americans miss…
Unemployment in the U.S. hovers near a 50-year low, and employers describe growing shortages of workers in a wide array of fields. David L. Blustein The Conversation But looking beyond…
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Africa
Devils on Horseback Leader Holds Fate of Sudan in His…
Known popularly as Hemeti, Mohamed Hamdan dominates the military council that overthrew President Omar al-Bashir in April. Mohammed Alamin and Okech Francis Bloomberg He also commands the Rapid Support Forces,…
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Analysis
Domestic abuse or genuine relationship? Our welfare system can’t tell
For victims of domestic violence, it ties a woman’s access to social security payment to the perpetrator. Lyndal Sleep The Conversation Recently I analysed Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) couple rule…
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Agreement
Saving the Stockholm Agreement and Averting a Regional Conflagration in…
What’s new? A UN-brokered agreement to demilitarise the Yemeni port city of Hodeida is stuck. ICG The Yemeni government insists on a complete handover of Hodeida by the Huthis, which…
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Analysis
Drought and climate change are driving high water prices in…
These high water prices are causing much anxiety in the region, and have led the federal government to call on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to hold an inquiry into the…
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Diplomacy
The world is heading to a ‘darker place’ of hatred,…
The descent of political debate into “tribal bitterness” and vile abuse was corroding democratic values in British politics and around the world, May said. Nick Miller Brisbane Times And in…