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Britons are less likely than Americans to invest in stocks – but they may not have the full picture
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sam Pybis, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University ymgerman/Shutterstock UK chancellor Rachel Reeves would like Britons to invest more in stocks – particularly UK stocks – rather than keep their money in cash. She has even urged the UK finance industry to be less negative…
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Worries about the UK economy are justified, but can the government afford to gamble on raising taxes?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University Gloomy economic figures have heaped more pressure on the British government and its promise to improve growth. And if that wasn’t enough, there have also been some stark warnings about public finances and the country’s ability to…
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From tea towels to TV remotes: eight everyday bacterial hotspots – and how to clean them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Manal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster Parkin Srihawong/Shutterstock From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless – some even…
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Seclusion rooms don’t make schools safe, and Ontario needs a policy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Hunter Knight, Assistant Professor of Childhood and Youth Studies, Western University A recent report entitled Crisis in the Classroom: Exclusion, Seclusion and Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools shares accounts of the frightening use of seclusion rooms in schools. It makes recommendations towards improving…
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Paolo Borsellino: the murder of an anti-mafia prosecutor and the enduring mystery of his missing red notebook
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Felia Allum, Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath It has been 33 years since anti-mafia prosecutor Paolo Borsellino was blown up by Cosa Nostra in front of his mother’s home in Palermo, Sicily. His death on July 19 1992 came 57 days…
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What makes ‘great powers’ great? And how will they adapt to a multipolar world?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College When greats clash! In this case, in the 1974 film ‘Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.’ FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images Many column inches have been dedicated to dissecting the “great power rivalry” currently playing out between China and the…
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Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria’s military leader turned democratic president leaves a mixed legacy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Kester Onor, Senior Research Fellow, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later elected as civilian presidents. Buhari was the military head…
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The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Aishwarya Veerabahu, Ph.D. Candidate in Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison Golden oyster mushrooms can be cultivated, but they can also escape into the wild. DDukang/iStock/Getty Images Plus Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious…
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When big sports events expand, like FIFA’s 2026 World Cup matches across North America, their climate footprint expands too
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan Lionel Messi celebrates with fans after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup championship in 2022 in Qatar. Michael Regan-FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images When the FIFA World Cup hits North America in June 2026, 48…
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Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Garret Martin, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, attends a news conference with EU foreign affairs representative Josep Borrell in Tehran on June 25, 2022. Atta KenareAFP via Getty Images The…