By Amnesty International
A decision by a court in Russia’s second biggest city to designate the Russian LGBT Network an “extremist organization” and impose a nationwide ban on its activities will only increase the marginalization of LGBTI people and their human rights, Amnesty International said today. The verdict by the St Petersburg City Court followed closed hearings as […] The post Russia: Russian LGBT Network is labelled “extremist” in escalating crackdown on LGBTI rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A Coalition government would boost Australia’s minimum fuel reserve to 60 days, and deliver at least one billion litres of new storage with a $800 million Fuel Security Facility.
The opposition, making the announcement on Monday, said the new storage capacity would have “a focus on diesel”.
Diesel, especially vital in regional areas and for the trucking industry and farmers, has been under particular pressure during the present fuel crisis.
The opposition meanwhile called on the government to increase baseline stockholding fuel levels from January 1 next…
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By Kristina Shea, PhD Candidate, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Christian van Nieuwerburgh, Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Kim Cameron, Professor Emeritus of Management and Organisations, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
The toxic energy of a bad boss can spread through organisations – new research shows how serious it can be.
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By Richard Jones, Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford
The BBC has announced the end of one of its longest-running programmes, Football Focus.
It’s been a fixture of Saturday lunchtimes since 1974. But the final whistle will blow when this season finishes. The BBC has blamed a decline in audience for the BBC One broadcast as fans now get their pre-match news and views from a wider range of sources.
This isn’t a sign that the BBC is moving away from football. Research…
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By Ezenwa E. Olumba, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
The recent capture of a Russian position using ground robots is a milestone for the use of machines in warfare.
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By Gokcay Balci, Lecturer in Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics, University of Leeds
Ebru Surucu-Balci, Assistant Professor in Circular Supply Chains, University of Bradford
South-east Asia is becoming more explicitly tied into great-power competition, and the Strait of Malacca is at the centre of it.
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By Chloe Casey, Lecturer in Nutrition and Behaviour, Bournemouth University
Beer could come with a “surprising health benefit”, according to a new report from the BBC. This must be pleasing news for beer drinkers everywhere. But what did the new study the BBC report was based on actually say? And does it stand up to scrutiny?
The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, set out to assess the vitamin B6 content of alcohol-free and full-strength beers. Vitamin B6 is an essential nutrient…
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By Simona Palladino, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, Liverpool Hope University
More than 800 men, branded ‘enemy aliens’ were killed when cruise ship bound for Canada was torpedoed by a Nazi U-Boat.
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By Farooq Sher, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
The strain is emerging from a mismatch between how energy systems were built and the conditions under which they now operate.
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By Simon D. Angus, Professor, Department of Economics & SoDa Laboratories, Monash Business School, Monash University
The statistical arc of human endeavour in the marathon keeps bending upwards. There is still much to be inspired by.
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