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Analysis
Young Indian farmers are turning to an ancient crop to…
With 1.4 billion people to feed, and such heatwaves set to become more common, the country clearly needs more sustainable agriculture. Authors The Conversation In Punjab, a northwestern “breadbasket” state of…
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Analysis
Yes, $5 for lettuce is too much.
The cost of living is on the rise. Authors The Conversation The recent Consumer Price Index (a measure of inflation of a standard basket of goods) revealed Australians’ … Yes, $5…
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Aggression
China surrounds Taiwan for massive invasion ‘rehearsal’ drills
On Monday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced its Eastern Theater Command organized maritime, aerial, conventional missile and other forces around Taiwan and carried out drills around the island…
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Arts & Culture
‘Can you come to my party?’: What it’s like to…
For Maxine Beneba Clarke, the excitement of being included on school reading lists was quickly matched by the realities of digital connection. Maxine Beneba Clarke The Sydney Morning Herald I…
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Analysis
Why Turkey Won’t Abandon Russia
In his pre-election pitch, President Joe Biden proclaimed the role of the United States is to champion freedom and democracy and that NATO is the bulwark of the liberal democratic ideal:…
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Asia
Tortured to death: the 14 Cypriot men killed by British…
At least 14 Cypriots were tortured then murdered by UK forces during an armed uprising in the late 1950s, according to newly unearthed evidence that raises fresh questions over another shocking…
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Business
ECB’s Holzmann says up to three rate hikes may be…
The European Central Bank may have to raise interest rates up to three times this year to combat higher inflation, ECB Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said in an interview…
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Africa
Kenya petitions royal family for reparations over colonial atrocities as…
More than 100,000 citizens of Kenya have petitioned the British royal family for an apology and reparations following “brutal” atrocities committed during the colonial period. Nadine White Independent The Kipsigis and Talai peoples were forced off their land in…
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Features
Oklahoma: the latest frontier in America’s abortion wars
The mother of two had not wanted to get pregnant a third time, so when her birth control failed, she knew in her heart she couldn’t go through with it.…
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Features
Beauties Are Those Who Woke Up Early: They Are the…
Indeed, beauties are those who wake up early, taking the morning from the beginning; they are those who teach the birds what to sing. (An excerpt from a poem by…
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Africa
It’s time to make amends for the crimes of the…
Britain’s public apology and reparations to Kenya’s Kipsigis and Talai victims is long overdue. It is vital that we keep fighting for justice for the victims of racism past and…
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Analysis
The Ukraine War and UN Reform
The war in Ukraine has led diplomats, UN officials and pundits to ask if we are approaching a “new San Francisco moment”: an historical juncture like 1945, when it is…