Category: English
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What a decade of research reveals about why people don’t trust media in the digital age
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Catherine Happer, Professor of Media Sociology, Director, Glasgow University Media Group, University of Glasgow ImageFlow/Shutterstock That trust in media is declining throughout the world is almost an unquestioned truth today. But researchers have found it hard to clearly demonstrate how we went from an era of…
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Iran’s capital faces unprecedented water shortages and even possible evacuation. What changes could help?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sanam Mahoozi, Research associate, City St George’s, University of London Iran is facing its most severe water crisis in more than six decades. Major dams supplying drinking water to provinces with millions of residents are nearly empty, and groundwater reserves have been depleted. Many cities have…
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From misgendering to missed diagnoses: the barriers that can keep trans people from safe healthcare
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephanie Horsted, PhD Candidate, Pain management in the transgender community, Department of Research and Graduate Studies, Health Sciences University Cat Box/Shutterstock Transgender people can encounter significant obstacles and barriers within healthcare systems that may hinder access to care or affect the quality of treatment they receive.…
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Why the UK should think twice before copying Denmark’s asylum policies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michelle Pace, Professor in Global Studies at Roskilde University, Roskilde University When the British government recently announced its plan to emulate Denmark’s asylum and immigration system, it framed the move as a way to restore fairness and regain control. But for those who know how Denmark’s…
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Ukraine’s farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mark Sutton, Honorary Professor in the School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh Research suggests soil in Ukraine is degrading, affecting food production. Oleksandr Filatov/Shutterstock For decades, Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of the world. Before the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, it ranked among the…
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Ukraine: battered by bombing and scarred by corruption
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. Nightly, for months now, Ukraine’s cities…
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Die My Love: The film Jennifer Lawrence and Martin Scorsese had to get made
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Some films seem to will themselves into existence. After reading a translated copy of Argentinian author Ariana Harwicz’s novel Matate, Amor (Die My Love) for his book club, Martin Scorsese was flabbergasted by its forthright depiction of a strong-willed woman on the edge. He passed Harwicz’s book to Jennifer…
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British pub quiz that spurred the ‘crime of the century’
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand A British pub in Greater Manchester has become the scene of what the landlord jokingly called “the crime of the century” — a whodunnit involving pints, songs, and a sneaky group. The Barking Dog pub transforms into a trivia battleground every week, regularly drawing 70 to 80 people to…
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NASA goes on an ESCAPADE – twin small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Christopher Carr, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology This close-up illustration shows what one of the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will look like conducting its science operations. James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA/Goddard Space Flight Center Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the…
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How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving – and who history left behind
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Thomas Tweed, Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History, University of Notre Dame ‘The First Thanksgiving, 1621,’ by Jean L. G. Ferris. Library of Congress Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises…