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Friday essay: ‘rape is civil war’ – the unfinished business of #MeToo opens radical conversations about consent
With the re-election of Donald Trump, the sex-trafficking allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the Gisele Pelicot case, #MeToo is in the news. Three new books reflect its key themes.
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What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.
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How Trump won Pennsylvania − and what the numbers from key counties show about the future of a pivotal swing state
~ Student fees set to rise but at what cost to graduates’ mental health? New research ...
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Joy Dancer: dance documentary shows the power of movement to give a voice to the silenced
In 2018, when visiting the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, choreographer Gregory Maqoma came across the multimedia installation The African Choir 1891 Re-imagined (2017). Created by ...
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Plants and animals with bigger genomes grow less efficiently – new research helps explain why they never died out
Yet the amount of DNA in each cell – what we refer to as genome size – spans an incredible range across the tree of life.
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UK interest rates cut – here’s the outlook for property owners and home buyers after the budget
The main thrusts of the UK government’s budget in October 2024 was more borrowing, more tax and more spending. And within those broad goals lie substantial implications for the housing market.
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Paddington in Peru is another heart-warming and humorous tale of kindness, community and family
The little bear with a taste for marmalade sandwiches is back on the big screen, this time embarking on an adventure back to his South American homeland of Peru and, ultimately, to himself. Paddington ...
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The Indo-Pacific is an idea more than a region – and it’s pushing politics in a ‘pessimistic and paranoid’ direction
Paul M. Bacon, Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University The term ‘Indo-Pacific’ has become central to foreign policy debates. But it oversimplifies geopolitical reality ...
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What Trump’s return might mean for Europe, and how it’s starting to prepare for the challenges
Donald Trump’s expected foreign policy towards Europe during his second term will have far-reaching, and possibly, grave consequences. At the end of last week, journalist Nicholas Vincour suggested ...
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World Update: Trump’s global shockwaves
The world was definitely watching as the US went to the polls on Tuesday. Many people turned to YouTube to view the latest figures as states turned in their votes, where an apparent 84 million hours ...
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Climate change reporting is not connecting with people and their real issues – what needs to be done about it
The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties global climate change meetings play a pivotal role in elevating climate conversations. They’re often accompanied by intense media coverage that ...
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Student fees set to rise but at what cost to graduates’ mental health? New research
The effect of a fee rise will have an effect on graduates mental health in the years to come, including depression and thoughts of suicide.