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The world has changed. African countries must rethink how they grow their economies
Africa still needs millions of better-paying jobs and higher productivity to reduce poverty. What has changed is the route to achieving those goals.
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‘Triple tap’ in Gaza, Iran and the Hind Rajab atrocities condemned at Stop Wars rally
Asia Pacific Report “Triple-tap” attacks by Israeli and US forces against Palestine, Iran and Lebanon were condemned today at a Stop Wars Aotearoa rally against the atrocities in the Middle East in Auckland’s Aotea Square. New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters was also criticised in satirical theatre over accusations of racism and insults against immigrants.
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Why finance jobs are widening income inequality in cities around the world
Our study found that financial hubs around the world have significantly higher levels of income inequality.
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Australia, world leader in arresting climate protesters, drops 130 charges
By Michael West NSW Police have dropped charges against the remaining climate protesters from Rising Tide’s 2024 People’s Blockade of Newcastle Harbour — the site of the world’s largest coal port. Climate Defenders Australia, which represented 117 of the arrestees, had repeatedly petitioned police to withdraw anti-protest charges after they failed to prosecute test cases,
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Pacific Islands Forum fails to reach consensus on anti-missile statement against China
By Susana Suisuiki of RNZ Pacific Disagreement from some China-aligned Pacific Islands countries has prevented regional countries within the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) issuing a joint statement against missile testing in the Pacific. At their meeting in Suva on Friday, PIF foreign ministers failed to agree on a unified statement against China after it fired
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Trump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation
The construction of the pool reflected a national ambition to build something unifying and enduring. The rushed renovation and political fallout of 2026 reveal how much that civic vision has changed.
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Eleven must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe
When it comes to the best of the Fringe’s comedy lineup this year, we’ve done all the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.
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Should Andy Burnham be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings? Experts react
Pressure is mounting on Andy Burnham to address small boat crossings into the UK.
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Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs
Europe is full of buried explosives left over from 20th century wars, and wildfires are now reaching them more regularly.
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A SpaceX rocket section crashed into the Moon – we can’t let the Moon get polluted by space debris
The rocket section struck the lunar surface near Einstein crater on the Moon’s near side.
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Democrats have a working class voter problem that progressives like Abdul El-Sayed are still struggling to solve
Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert on rural and working-class communities argues.
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AI is flooding the online book market with poor translations – here’s how to spot them
AI translations push the crafted work of real translators – with qualifications, genuine language skills and experience – to the back of a very busy marketplace.