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From pea protein to buckwheat: surprising foods that can trigger severe allergic reactions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University Anaphylaxis can cause a red, itchy, and swollen rash, often appearing as hives (welts) or flushing on the skin. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock Food allergies are no longer limited to the usual suspects. Peanuts and shellfish may still dominate…
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By not recognising a Palestinian state, NZ puts its own hard-won reputation on the line
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images There seems to be a mismatch between what a UN inquiry recently described as genocide in Gaza and New Zealand’s announcement at the United Nations on Saturday that it will…
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Generative AI might end up being worthless — and that could be a good thing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Fenwick McKelvey, Associate Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy, Concordia University In the rush to cash in on the generative artificial intelligence gold rush, one possible outcome of AI’s future rarely gets discussed: what if the technology never works well enough to replace your co-workers,…
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How alcohol contributes to the epidemic of liver disease
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Timothy Naimi, Director, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research; Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria Research has revealed a steep increase in liver disease in recent years. Meanwhile, there is growing evidence of health harms from alcohol, including drinking at levels…
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Acting with one mind: Gwich’in lessons for truth and reconciliation
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Crystal Gail Fraser, Associate Professor, Dept. of History, Classics, & Religion and the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta In the early 1920s, on the banks of the Peel River next to the community of Fort McPherson in the Northwest Territories, Dinjii Zhuh (Gwich’in) families…
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G20 in a changing world: is it still useful? Four scholars weigh in
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Caroline Southey, Founding Editor, Africa, The Conversation US president Donald Trump’s address to the annual gathering of the United Nations general assembly in late September 2025 set a new low in international relations. Trump delivered a broadside attack on multilateralism – the effort to solve the…
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Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jeffrey Morris, Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Biases in designing a study can weaken how well the evidence supports the conclusion. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images At a Senate hearing on Sept. 9, 2025, on the corruption of science, witnesses presented…
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Trump’s targeting of ‘enemies’ like James Comey echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Betty Medsger, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, San Francisco State University The building in Media, Penn. where burglars in 1971 found evidence of decades of FBI abuses against citizens. Betty Medsger As a candidate last year, Donald Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies. As president, he…
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A landmark treaty could protect the high seas – and spark new conflicts
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Naporn Popattanachai, Lecturer in Environmental and Marine Law, University of Galway BobbyWjr / shutterstock Two-thirds of the world’s oceans lie beyond national borders, an unregulated expanse under growing pressure from mining, fishing and climate change. Now, a new UN treaty promises to change that – but…
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Digital ID cards: what are they and how will they help the UK deal with illegal immigration?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tim Holmes, Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Bangor University The UK’s new digital ID card scheme, announced by Keir Starmer on September 26, has two big questions swirling around it. Is it a solution to illegal immigration? And will it give the government too much…