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Shahrnush Parsipur: Iran has lost one of its bravest and boldest literary voices
Some writers describe the world as it is. Shahrnush Parsipur spent her life imagining how it might be different.
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Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy
Iran’s leaders could use the peace dividend to invest in fixing its severe environmental problems.
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Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them
The challenge is not a lack of evidence. It is a lack of urgency.
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Russia’s nuclear strategy in Ukraine isn’t deterrence – it’s terror
Russia’s use of the Oreshnik nuclear missile extends beyond a single weapons system — its underlying logic is to terrorize civilians, not to deter Ukrainian retaliation.
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Flawed credit ratings in Africa: are top 3 western agencies driven by data or bias?
There have been notable examples of rating agencies differing significantly in their decisions on African institutions and countries.
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World Cup 2026: are Les Bleus a true reflection of French society?
France’s ethnically diverse squad reflects the nation’s multi-faceted history: its colonial heritage, migration patterns and the French Football Federation’s training policy that dates back to the 1990s.
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Beekeeping as a hobby – why it’s a great choice for young men struggling with mental health or loneliness
Caring for bees requires patience in place of speed, attentiveness rather than dominance and cooperation instead of competition.
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Why Prince Harry lost phone hacking case against Daily Mail publisher
The ruling is a catastrophic result for all plaintiffs involved.
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Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil’s crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways
Too much fertilizer disrupts the hidden world of soil-dwelling microbes that were sustaining healthy crops long before synthetic fertilizer was invented.
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Surge pricing is broken – but there’s a smarter way to match gig workers with consumers
Rather than chasing dollars, gig workers are micro-entrepreneurs who perform a strict ‘mental audit’ of every single task to see if it’s worth their time.
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Beyond birds and mice, free-ranging cats eat a surprising number of insects
A look at cats’ diets as reported by researchers over many years shows they eat a lot more than people might think.
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From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention
By interfering with how communities collect data and how researchers access it, the CDC risks undermining the hard-won trust needed for effective public health.