By Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel, Lecturer in Environment and Development, University of Manchester
The Ethiopian federal army and Tigrayan forces have resumed their war, having failed to turn the November 2022 peace deal into a lasting political settlement.
The Tigray war of 2020-2022 was one of the deadliest conflicts…
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By Jude Pierre Louis
Gangs continue to terrorise the population, but a combination of armed civilian groups, police, and armed forces are trying to keep them at bay.
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By Nicole Rosen, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Language Interactions, University of Manitoba
While many might view Trump’s renamings as comical or unserious, for Indigenous communities, they are reminiscent of centuries of settler-colonial erasure.
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By Cornel Grey, Assistant Professor in Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Western University
When a political leader repeatedly tells us what he wants, albeit through absurdity, there is a point at which treating it as a joke becomes its own form of denial.
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By Dibyesh Anand, Professor of International Relations and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Westminster
Within the space of a few minutes on August 26, the border crossing between Nepal and China – Rasuwagadhi on the Nepali side and Gyirong on the Chinese – was destroyed by a flash flood caused by a collapsed glacier. Villages, bridges and roads on both sides of the border were washed away.
Hundreds are dead and many more missing, including tourists and pilgrims. The full toll will not be known for days as the worst-hit areas are hard to reach. In the case of Tibet, given…
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By Jenni Ramone, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University
Meg Mason’s new book, Sophie, Standing There, has been advertised as a bittersweet story of love, loneliness and finding connection in the most unlikely of places.
Most reviews describe Sophie, Standing There as a novel about loneliness, chaos…
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By Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation
I can’t think of anyone who wasn’t saddened to hear of the death of Dolly Parton this week, such was her natural ability to charm all kinds of people. Sharp, funny, warm and with a huge heart – much like her character Doralee in 9 to 5 – she constantly wrong-footed people with the way she looked and who she really was.
There’s a lovely photograph of (pre-artifice) Dolly being endlessly posted on social media, showing her possibly in her thirties, smiling as she looks straight into the lens, all dimples, mischief and eyelashes. It’s a delight to see her caught in the moment so naturally,…
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By Dipa Kamdar, Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
Mouth ulcers affect up to a quarter of us, but the causes range from stress and diet to vitamin deficiencies. Here’s what helps them heal faster.
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By Rebecca Probert, Professor of Law, University of Exeter
John Mase Smith probably holds the record for the briefest second marriage, heading back to his first wife at 5am the morning after his bigamous wedding in 1849.
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By Jane Wood, Lecturer in Textile and Fashion Technology, University of Manchester
Tom Bird-Jones, PhD Candidate, Biomaterials, University of Manchester
Developing a new material is only the first step. Convincing an industry built around traditional textiles to adopt it is a very different challenge.
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