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Democracy meatballs: why IKEA is the place for Swedes abroad to vote
Sweden’s election is on September 13. In Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland and Hyderabad, citizens voted inside the furniture giant’s blue-and-yellow stores.
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E1: the illegal settlement at the heart of the UK’s West Bank trade ban
The international community has long seen the construction of E1 as a red line.
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Africa’s rocks hold ancient stories. We need better ways to document and protect them
Africa has some of the world’s most important geological landscapes, yet they remain under-represented in digital geoheritage research.
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How cash-in-hand businesses can get stuck in the informal economy
The hardest part of leaving the cash economy can be the expectations of loyal customers.
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A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems to be down in 2026
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.
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American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty
Making broadband affordable and training people how to best use it are also key to saving time.
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UK plan to sanction Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements is a historic shift in tone and policy
The government’s move is a direct cricitism of the Netanyahu government.
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Skepticism around green ride-hailing: How to gain riders’ trust
Without clear standards, it will be difficult for users to distinguish between serious environmental commitments and superficial green promotion.
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The Anthropocene was rejected as a geological epoch – but the idea is still changing how we see the world
New research argues no other concept reflects our planet-wide transformation in its proper context of deep time.
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RSF slams ‘outrageous’ failure to bring justice 9 years after killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Pacific Media Watch Angered by the lack of full justice nearly a decade after the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has demanded the government take measures to protect journalists and media freedom. On 2 September 2026, the Criminal Court in Valletta found Yorgen Fenech, the Maltese businessman linked
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Palestine Forum condemns NZ for talk, no ‘meaningful action’ over illegal Israeli settlements
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Forum of New Zealand has called on the New Zealand government to follow France, the UK, Canada and nine other countries to impose restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Twelve countries have now announced measures targeting trade connected to Israeli settlements, signalling growing international
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Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world maps
The resolution, submitted by a group of African states, corrects 450 years of cartographic injustice by recognizing the distortions produced by the Mercator projection.