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How Canada has made Athabasca a sacrifice zone for resource extraction
The proposed Pacific Link pipeline follows a long history of resource extraction that has had devastating impacts on Indigenous communities and the environment.
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Serbia’s leaderless student movement has won a historic election – but what happens next?
With no leader or political experience, Serbia’s student movement now begins talks to form a government.
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Migraine remedies are everywhere on social media, but the evidence needs a closer look
Food cravings may signal an attack already under way so that something eaten before the pain can wrongly take the blame for triggering the migraine.
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Gulliver’s Travels at 300: a satire of the Anglo-Irish and the folly of allegiance to empire
Travel to England made Swift feel like an oppressed Irish colonial subject while at home he felt like a powerful civilising cog of that same empire.
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Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or – a victory for sportsmanship over celebrity
Harry Kane represents a hard grafting and unshowy sportsmanship many would like to see as the future of football.
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Hailed as a 21st-century Greek masterpiece, Gjak retains its bloody power in English translation
Siân Valvis has managed to artfully translate this series of stories with skill and sensitivity, maintaining their cultural ruggedness and power.
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Could humanoid robots replace soldiers on the battlefield?
Militaries around the world are testing the newest generation of machines.
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The greenest initiatives are often the most invisible – experts explain why that’s a problem
Visible eco-friendly additions can signal that a company is making an effort and is committed to sustainability. A reduction leaves fewer obvious eco-friendly cues.
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Putin hopes hardship will force Ukrainians to sue for peace – polling suggests it won’t work
Many Ukrainians have been deeply traumatized by relentless Russian bombing. But that hasn’t translated into a desire to concede territory for peace.
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African universities can do more than teach and research: they can drive social change
African universities can help solve social problems by changing their own institutions, supporting emerging ventures and bringing other problem-solvers together.
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Brambles are a problem weed in South Africa but researchers are closer to finding a natural enemy to manage them
Biological control looks like a feasible option for managing invasive brambles.
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Global sexual health: why communal knowledge about pleasure and wellbeing matters
Global sexual health should move beyond simply exporting interventions from the west to Africa.