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COVID-19 a tragedy that offers opportunity for a reset
As the world begins to reopen after the devastation wreaked by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we will all watch and learn how different countries and regions…
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Lives not worth saving
ALARMINGLY, Covid-19 cases have crossed the 125,000 mark, with deaths over a couple of thousands, and R0 (the infection reproduction rate) racing to two. But this…
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Coronavirus a Mixed Blessing for Russia’s Underworld
The more serious the economic slowdown, the more likely that this will lead to a redistribution of underworld power. Mark Galeotti Yesterday, erstwhile prime minister Dmitry…
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If Trump Loses in November, He Will Thrust the U.S. Into a Legitimacy Crisis
The president is already setting the stage to challenge the election results One month ago, the polling aggregator at Real Clear Politics showed Joe Biden with…
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Lockdowns and research: what we lost and what we stand to gain
Stephanie G Burton and Michael Sean Pepper The COVID-19 pandemic – and the resulting lockdowns – have had a major impact on research at institutions across…
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An American Spring of Reckoning
In death, George Floyd’s name has become a metaphor for the stacked inequities of the society that produced them. Consider for a moment how the events…
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Seven aspects of budget for FY2021
The finance minister of Bangladesh deserves thanks for presenting the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021 at a time when the implications of Covid-19 (C19)…
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Why we organised Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter rally
Tarneen Onus-Williams, Crystal McKinnon and Meriki Onus As Black, Brown, Indigenous people and allies in the United States and across the world collectively rise up to…
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A severe risk of growing inequality between universities
Giorgio Marinoni and Hans de Wit COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as no other recent phenomenon has. Higher education did not escape the storm. According…
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Divided by a virus — why the pandemic makes it look like nobody is in control in India
The pandemic debate is divided by ideology and BJP leaders are exploiting a grave crisis in political self-interest. The result of this conflict is now showing.…
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The New Political Order: How Will Palestinians Respond to Netanyahu’s Annexation?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving forward with his annexation plans, which would allow Israel to claim nearly a third of the overall size of…
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The fall of the American counterrevolution
President Trump’s use of counterinsurgency practices to control the population has triggered the revolution he dreaded In history, events usually unfold the other way around. Revolutions…