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US and China should be ‘partners,’ Xi tells Blinken
US top diplomat Antony Blinken and Chinese President Xi Jinping struck a positive note on progress in relations, adding that…
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Urgent action to protect women is a matter of life and death
The list of names goes on. All women. Varying ages. And all calling different communities across Australia home. Madonna King…
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‘Unprecedented’: How bird flu became an animal pandemic
In the handful of human cases seen so far it has been extremely deadly. India Bourke ΒΒΨ The tips of…
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#MeTooGarçons: ‘In France, 80% of violent acts against men affect those under 18’
In France, #MeToo is having a second moment. Lucie Wicky The Conversation A year after 13 women accused Gerard Depardieu…
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Curbing Feuds over Water in Cameroon’s Far North
The authorities have striven to contain the fighting, but to be sure of preventing a recurrence, they need to address…
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Life after Ursula von der Leyen? Alternatives for next Commission president.
It’s going to be Ursula von der Leyen again, right? BARBARA MOENS, NICHOLAS VINOCUR AND JAKOB HANKE VELA Politico The European Commission president…
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Amnesty warns human rights face ‘most serious threat’ in decades
Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, advocacy group Amnesty International says. The New Daily AAP…
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Make No Mistake, Russia Values China Over India
“Russia has never hurt India’s interests,” India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently asserted on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.…
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United States Hypocrisy – Again
On April 18, a proposal was submitted to the United Nations Security Council to admit Palestine as a full member,…
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These photos show how a warmer climate is damaging Earth’s waters
In her new book, Entropy, photographer Diane Tuft explores the damage that a warmer climate will have on bodies of water.…
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Selective colleges and universities need to do more to enroll low-income students
One silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is the now-ubiquitous availability of interactive technologies, such as Zoom conferencing and document…
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The Norwegian Government Agrees With Opposing Parties On New Fisheries Policy
“The Labor and Center Party are throwing away a historic opportunity to bring the fish back to the people and…
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Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers
Τhis battle was never about the removal of a single violent video for Elon Musk – it was always going to turn…
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Moldova’s Restive Separatists, Russia Worries, and EU Aspirations
This week on War & Peace, Olga and Elissa are joined by Crisis Group experts Oleg Ignatov and Marta Mucznik to…
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Towards an effective lobbying regulatory scheme
Although lobbying is integral to democratic representation, there are concerns regarding the secrecy and unfair influence of professional lobbyists, which…
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Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees
Kurdish, Baluch, Azeri, and Other Ethnic Communities Apparently Targeted. (Beirut) – Iran’s security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing…
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