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Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim crafted a magnificent new culture for South Africa
He embodied a special brand of multiple identities and belief systems, and took them to the world.
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The UK has the means to avoid climate policy being driven by culture wars
The US shows how climate change can become a partisan battleground. Britain still has the institutions and public support to avoid the same fate.
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Kenya wants to close refugee camps: the promise and risks of its ambitious new plan
Kenya’s new refugee policy seeks to shift away from a camp-based system to one centred on inclusion into the local economy.
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South Africa is short of 2.6 million homes: Vienna’s approach to social housing offers useful lessons
Vienna’s experience provides a useful point of reference for reflecting on how social housing delivery might be accelerated in South Africa.
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How Iran gained the strategic upper hand in the war with the US and Israel
Tehran has exploited its asymmetric warfare capabilities to strengthen its position.
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Love life: David Hockney, the artist who forced Britain to make room for colour, joy and queerness
Hockney insisted that art is an experiment in seeing, never treating the act of looking as passive, continually adopting whatever helped him see.
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Global uncertainty is the new normal. Here’s why institutional legitimacy and resilience is crucial
Global uncertainty is likely to top the agenda at the G7 summit in Paris. Strong, inclusive international institutions are vital for crisis management, and ultimately the global common good.
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FIFA’s Haiti jersey ban echoes the long campaign to discredit and downplay the Haitian Revolution
The move is part of a longer history of obscuring and demonizing the Haitian Revolution and its leader, Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
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UK under-16 social media ban: what parents need to know
Crucially, legislation cannot replace parenting, education and support.
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How window-mounted heat pumps can give tenants efficient heating and cooling
Permanently installing a heat pump system in a building is expensive. But new window units can deliver many of the benefits with far less cost and go with renters when they move.
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The ‘right to repair’ movement has a point, but consumers should read the warranty fine print first
Manufacturers would benefit from establishing a better, more efficient service network and offering more attractive warranty programs.
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Trump proposes putting political goals above objective criteria in deciding who gets government grants, from childcare to research to public safety
The White House says the changes it seeks would strengthen transparency, accountability and oversight. Critics say federal grantmaking would become too political.