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World Cup 2026: the real story of the resilient African migrants reshaping global football
The World Cup is selling football as inclusive and diverse. It’s not so for the African players migrating to play overseas.
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For Iran’s diaspora, a tough World Cup call: To support the national team or protest – or both?
Iran’s team faces a hostile reception from the US government and some of its brethren in the diaspora. Yet others hope the event will trump politics — for now.
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Why some men with prostate cancer may soon need only five radiotherapy sessions
The treatment is shorter and more convenient, but it will not suit every man with prostate cancer.
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Supergirl: why DC comics is betting big on a hero long stuck in Superman’s shadow
Supergirl has long struggled to emerge from the shadow of her cousin, Superman.
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How the US finally fell in love with soccer
Listen to football historian John Sloop trace the history of soccer in the US on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Hardening the body: the science behind martial arts conditioning
Centuries-old conditioning techniques are remaking bone, muscle and skin at a cellular level. Modern science is only just catching up.
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Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s broken promises have played into Hanson’s insurgency
The Albanese government latest budget has given fodder to those seeking to feed the disillusionment that is overtaking a growing number of Australians.
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A High Court ruling could allow hundreds of former detainees to sue the government. A legal expert explains why
The judgment allows a man who was unlawfully detained to claim compensation from the government. It’s the latest in the ongoing fallout of the “NZYQ” case.
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Referees, athletes, fans: how the US border crackdowns are tarnishing the World Cup
Instead of bringing people together, the World Cup is in danger of being remembered for the climate of exclusion and fear generated by one of its host nations.
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Women have the right to health care in prison. This should extend to freezing their eggs
Punishment for a crime shouldn’t extend to denying women’s fertility when they’re released from prison. Here’s why.
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Are the US and Iran back at war? Why bombing your way to peace won’t work
Escalating a conflict is paradoxically one way to end it. But this strategy can be flawed, particularly in a region like the Middle East.
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Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era
Commercial operators are launching more rockets and carrying more passengers than ever before. But international space law was written in the 1960s.