Category: MIL OSI
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What people really want from their GP – it’s simpler than you might think
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Helen Atherton, Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton Stephen Barnes/Shutterstock.com Booking a GP appointment is a routine task, yet for many people it’s a source of frustration. Long waits, confusing systems and impersonal processes have become all too familiar. While much attention has been…
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Thailand’s judiciary is flexing its muscles, but away from PM’s plight, dozens of activists are at the mercy of capricious courts
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tyrell Haberkorn, Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is swarmed by members of the media after a cabinet meeting at Government House on July 1, 2025. Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Images Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is currently…
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Nations are increasingly ‘playing the field’ when it comes to US and China – a new book explains explains why ‘active nonalignment’ is on the march
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jorge Heine, Outgoing Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, flanked by India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaks at the…
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Here’s a way to save lives, curb traffic jams and make commutes faster and easier − ban left turns at intersections
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Vikash V. Gayah, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Penn State Research shows left turns at intersections are dangerous and slow traffic. Benjamin Rondel/The Image Bank via Getty Images More than 60% of traffic collisions at intersections involve left turns. Some U.S. cities – including San Francisco,…
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West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising – and four ways to respond
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Olayinka Ajala, Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam…
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How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Adi Foord, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County This is a James Webb Space Telescope image of NGC 604, a star-forming region about 2.7 million light-years from Earth. NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you…
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Lilo & Stitch: With love, a bereaved child feels safe enough to grieve and grow
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Elena Merenda, Associate Head of Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber Lilo’s story offers a meaningful glimpse into how grief shows up in children through their emotions and actions. (Disney) This story contains spoilers about Lilo & Stitch. At first glance, Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, set…
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Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the woolly mammoth?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Rebecca Woods, Associate Professor, Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology, University of Toronto A photograph of a steppe mammoth on display at the Australian Museum in Sydney. (Unsplash/April Pethybridge), CC BY In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct…
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Overuse of riprap to prevent riverbank erosion is harming B.C. rivers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Charlotte Milne, PhD Candidate, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia Every spring, melting snow and heavy rainfall brings a higher risk of flooding and riverbank erosion to parts of Canada. Bank erosion is responsible for a significant portion of annual flood damage…
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Alcohol and colonialism: the curious story of the Bulawayo beer gardens
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Maurice Hutton, Research Associate, School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester Kontuthu Ziyathunqa – Smoke Rising – was what they used to call Bulawayo when the city was the industrial powerhouse of Zimbabwe. Now, many of its factories lie dormant or derelict. The daily…