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Tanzania has banned political rallies again: what the government fears
Rallies hold great significance in Tanzania and are central to everyday political communication.
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Horse-trading in New Caledonia over provincial presidency elections
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s newly-elected three provincial assemblies — Northern, Southern and the Loyalty Islands — have elected their respective presidents following the elections held on June 28 in the French Pacific territory. The make-up of the three provinces and their respective majorities were already known since the poll on Sunday.
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Gaza genocide – how many UN findings will the West ignore?
“No one living today ever imagined they would witness a genocide that would continue for 1000 days. Yet here we are. One thousand days of unbearable loss. One thousand days of children buried before their dreams could begin,” writes the Palestine Forum of New Zealand. ANALYSIS: By Hossam Shaker Once again, the United Nations reminds
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The Pharaohs rule in Dallas as the Socceroos are knocked out
The Socceroos World Cup campaign is over. But there’s plenty to be optimistic about for the next one in four years’ time.
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The new technologies in the UK defence investment plan
The Defence Investment Plan provides £5 billion for drone warfare.
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Defence investment plan should make the UK more secure – but it will need to find the money from somewhere
Efficiency savings can be easier to find on paper than to achieve in real life.
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Ukraine war sparks fears of an organised crime resurgence in Russia
Ukraine war likely to reinforce transformation to criminal networks that are more professional, militarised and embedded within state structures.
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The politics of feeling: why did ‘boring’ prime minister Keir Starmer provoke such visceral reactions?
In the post-2008 world, the political climate is often determined by emotion rather than ideology.
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70 years on from the killer smog: what clean air laws teach us about power, pollution and profit
Economic interests have shaped society’s response to pollution. Now, policy needs to align with the scientific evidence to clean up our air.
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Digital poverty is holding university students back
Up to 19 million people in the UK face digital poverty — and digital access is now a human right universities can’t afford to ignore.
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Are we finally about to get decent wifi on trains and planes?
The prospect of seamless wifi coverage, whichever way you travel, could soon be a reality.
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How radical Victorian nuns pioneered education for poor girls
These schools were radical for their time as they countered the rigid Victorian association of women with domestic work.