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August 17, 2026
By Jake Wise in Suva The Palestinian solidarity movement in Fiji is calling for greater transparency over the security arrangements surrounding the Israeli Embassy. Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) coordinator Shamima Ali, representing the movement, questioned what specific threat had prompted the heightened police presence around the embassy after police confirmed the additional security was
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August 17, 2026
If your organization is in crisis, your values are your lifeline. Identifying them collaboratively helps build consensus and guide action.
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August 17, 2026
What happens to democracy when the independent people capable of resisting abuses of power are replaced by systems designed to make those abuses easier?
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August 17, 2026
Weaving is one of humanity’s oldest crafts, but its patterns helped inspire early computing. Today, textile makers are using conductive yarns and digital looms to invent new kinds of technology.
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August 17, 2026
Caregivers often seek a specific age that their child can be left home alone. However, the neuroscience of brain development suggests that readiness depends on much more than a birthday.
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August 16, 2026
The Mecca agreeement is best understood as a form of strategic insurance for three governments seeking greater protection and political influence beyond traditional American guarantees.
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August 16, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta As Indonesia marks the 81st anniversary of its independence on Monday — August 17 — the republic has much to celebrate. Over eight decades, Indonesia has transformed itself from a newly independent archipelago into one of the world’s largest democracies and economies, holding together an extraordinarily diverse nation across
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August 16, 2026
Keith Rankin writes; Universal Basic Income... Opportunity presents its particular policy for a universal basic income (UBI, or 'Citizens Income' as they call it) as an aspiration; as a basis for public discussion and not as a scheme to be imposed on those people who push-back from engagement with the concept.
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August 16, 2026
Keith Rankin writes; this from Stuff reporter Molly Swift on Three News yesterday (12 August 2026): "History shows that replacing a sitting prime minister in an election year doesn't end well. The only time it has worked was in 1943 after Michael Joseph Savage died in office, and Peter Fraser took over." - Michael Joseph Savage actually died in March 1940, not 1943.
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August 16, 2026
Isolated interventions are unlikely to help small sugarcane growers. Improving productivity requires integrated support systems.
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August 16, 2026
Armed groups in the Sahel are finding new ways to profit from the rapidly expanding lithium trade.
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August 16, 2026
AI is a powerful tool for financial fact-finding and brainstorming. But for now it can’t replace the human element.
