Humanity
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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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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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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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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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With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors
The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities…
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South Africans tasted the fruits of freedom and then corruption snatched them away – podcast
Thabo Mbeki, his deputy, took over the mantle of the post-apartheid transition. Gemma Ware Thabo Leshilo The Conversation Mbeki would…
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Rethinking Talks with the Taliban
The diplomatic agenda should be more focused, with issues like security cooperation and economic stability insulated from a main track…
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Climate change: Deadly African heatwave ‘impossible’ without warming
Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme heat. Matt…
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Environment Minister tells Yoorrook state intentionally cut Traditional Owner groups out of billion-dollar windfall
Victoria’s Environment Minister has revealed the legal frameworks that enabled land to be taken from Indigenous people excluded First Peoples…
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What is Earth Day, when is it and what has it achieved?
The event began in 1970 in the United States, and is now marked around the world. Mark Poynting & Maddie…
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Environment: Oil and gas producers underreport methane emissions
Who should be the last producers of oil and gas? Peter Sainsbury Pearls and Irritations What are Australia’s commonest birds?…
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Simone de Beauvoir on How Chance and Choice Converge to Make Us Who We Are
To be alive is to marvel — at least occasionally, at least with glimmers of some deep intuitive wonderment —…
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