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Friday essay: ‘rape is civil war’ – the unfinished business of #MeToo opens radical conversations about consent
With the re-election of Donald Trump, the sex-trafficking allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the Gisele Pelicot case, #MeToo is in the news. Three new books reflect its key themes.
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What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.
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How Trump won Pennsylvania − and what the numbers from key counties show about the future of a pivotal swing state
~ Student fees set to rise but at what cost to graduates’ mental health? New research ...
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Plants and animals with bigger genomes grow less efficiently – new research helps explain why they never died out
Yet the amount of DNA in each cell – what we refer to as genome size – spans an incredible range across the tree of life.
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Joy Dancer: dance documentary shows the power of movement to give a voice to the silenced
In 2018, when visiting the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, choreographer Gregory Maqoma came across the multimedia installation The African Choir 1891 Re-imagined (2017). Created by ...
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Paddington in Peru is another heart-warming and humorous tale of kindness, community and family
The little bear with a taste for marmalade sandwiches is back on the big screen, this time embarking on an adventure back to his South American homeland of Peru and, ultimately, to himself. Paddington ...
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World Update: Trump’s global shockwaves
The world was definitely watching as the US went to the polls on Tuesday. Many people turned to YouTube to view the latest figures as states turned in their votes, where an apparent 84 million hours ...
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How our regions can help make Australia’s growing cities more sustainable
The rapid growth of our capital cities is creating all sorts of problems. Dispersing growth across regional city networks could ease these growth pains and make our cities more sustainable.
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The Indo-Pacific is an idea more than a region – and it’s pushing politics in a ‘pessimistic and paranoid’ direction
Paul M. Bacon, Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University The term ‘Indo-Pacific’ has become central to foreign policy debates. But it oversimplifies geopolitical reality ...
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What Trump’s return might mean for Europe, and how it’s starting to prepare for the challenges
Donald Trump’s expected foreign policy towards Europe during his second term will have far-reaching, and possibly, grave consequences. At the end of last week, journalist Nicholas Vincour suggested ...
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What a Trump presidency means for millions of migrants and their families in the US
The immigration debate has long shaped political agendas in the US and Europe, often escalating in times of social or economic uncertainty. In the US election, a tough-on-immigration stance from ...
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Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To slammed after saying city had ‘no soul’ in BBC interview
"I have always insisted on filming in Hong Kong. In fact, Hong Kong is very important to me. I think there is no soul now..." ...