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What’s overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing
Students are more likely to flourish when they experience both material security and psychosocial support.
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Who was Andimba Toivo ya Toivo? The Namibian leader who chose justice over power
Unusually for his generation, he never scrambled to gain positions of power after independence.
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Macron plays ‘Trump whisperer’ as the US president signs Iran ceasefire deal after a successful G7 summit
This year the US president stayed until the end of the summit, unlike in 2025.
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Iran ceasefire deal confirms what we’ve been saying for years: military might doesn’t work
The deal between US and Iran is the sign of a fast-changing world order.
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Donald Trump’s popularity is at an all-time low. History says that matters
Fifty years of data from the US suggests that consumer confidence is reflected in an administration’s performance in elections.
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Juneteenth’s real meaning is written on the plates of smoked meats, potato salad and watermelon
One Black Texas family’s Juneteenth memories show how food became a powerful expression of emancipation, self-determination and remembrance.
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How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting
Journalism exists to describe the world as it is, not as the powerful would like. The Chinese regime apparently feels differently.
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Mothering while Black: To protect our children, we draw on traditions of refusal
Black mothers insist, with grit and love, on ensuring our children reach the futures they deserve.
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First new US sunscreen ingredient since 1999 approved by FDA – a skin scientist explains how bemotrizinol works
Consumers in Europe and Asia have used sunscreen containing bemotrizinol for decades, and many say its approval in the US is long overdue.
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Quartz countertops are driving a public health crisis in the US – 2 occupational health experts explain the surge of lung transplants and lawsuits
Workers are facing a preventable and incurable lung disease from a material being used to renovate kitchens in millions of American homes.
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How Messi, Mbappe and Haaland use their brains (as well as feet) to gain a psychological edge at the World Cup
A sport psychologist takes a look at disruption, tactical creativity and controlled mind-wandering in the modern game.
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The drawer problem: Why so many of us can’t let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it
People don’t usually plan to hold onto their old devices, but that’s what many end up doing. Better information about recycling and reselling options could change that.