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Togo’s ‘Nana-Benz’: how cheap Chinese imports of African fabrics has hurt the famous women traders
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Fidele B. Ebia, Postdoctoral fellow, Duke Africa Initiative, Duke University The manufacturing of African print textiles has shifted to China in the 21st century. While they are widely consumed in African countries – and symbolic of the continent – the rise of “made in China” has…
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AI chatbots can boost public health in Africa – why language inclusion matters
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Songbo Hu, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge Language technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI) hold significant potential for public health. From outbreak detection systems that scan global news in real time, to chatbots providing mental health support and conversational diagnostic tools improving access to primary…
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Congress has a chequered history of overseeing US intelligence and national security
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Luca Trenta, Associate Professor in International Relations, Swansea University Tonya Ugoretz, a top FBI intelligence analyst, was placed on administrative leave in June. The FBI has not said why. But the decision came around the time she refused to endorse what was reportedly a thinly sourced…
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Gene editing technology could be used to save species on the brink of extinction
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Cock Van Oosterhout, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, University of East Anglia Earth’s biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent “sixth mass extinction” threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity – or variation – within species. This variation in genes…
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Grandparent care: women from poorer backgrounds help out most with childcare
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Giorgio Di Gessa, Lecturer in Data Science, UCL szefei/Shutterstock Grandparents play a pivotal role in family life. They are often a vital part of the childcare puzzle, stepping in to look after their grandchildren while parents are at work or busy. And there’s a lot of…
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Physically restricting mental health patients can often harm them – my new study suggests compassion could change that
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel Lawrence, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University Restrictive practices in mental health settings – such as physical restraint and seclusion – are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. In 2021 and 2022…
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Counting the climate costs of abandoned shopping trolleys
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Neill Raath, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, University of Warwick Richard Johnson/Shutterstock Despite the steady growth of online shopping, a majority of the UK public still prefers to buy groceries at the supermarket. Shopping trolleys can help us lug our purchases back to the…
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4.48 Psychosis revival: the play’s window into a mind on the edge is as brutal as ever
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leah Sidi, Associate Professor of Health Humanities, UCL Under bright lights, the audience looks at a bare stage on two planes. Below, a small stage is white and empty, occupied only by a table and two chairs. Above, a huge, slanted mirror reflects a bird’s-eye view…
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Five reasons why driverless cars probably won’t take over your street any time soon
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Seyed Toliyat, Lecturer in Business Analytics and Technology, University of Stirling Karolis Kavolelis/Shutterstock The UK government has launched a consultation on driverless cars, ahead of on-the-road trials of the vehicles next year. It has now been more than a decade since the prospect of driverless cars…
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Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Güneş Murat Tezcür, Professor and Director of the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University Bedouin fighters at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, during clashes in southern Syria on July 18, 2025. AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed In July 2025, clashes between…