By Amnesty International
Reacting to news that Maksim Kruglov, deputy chair of the Russian opposition Yabloko party and former Moscow City Duma deputy, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for social media posts about civilian casualties in Bucha, Mariupol and elsewhere in Ukraine, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “Maksim Kruglov has […] The post Russia: Authorities continue to crackdown on dissent with harsh prison sentence for opposition politician Maksim Kruglov appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
While many countries will try to copy Ukraine’s successful drone tactics, technology isn’t enough. A military must first build a culture capable of maximizing the potential of drones.
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By Mariana Batha Alonso, Professora Adjunta do Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Leonardo Vazquez, pesquisador, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Scientists have identified sertraline — the active ingredient in Zoloft and dozens of other antidepressants — in the brain tissue of hammerhead sharks caught off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
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By Grant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The UK leader’s resignation speaks to the challenges facing centre-left parties as they struggle to hold together increasingly diverse voters.
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By Amit Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources, Adelaide University
Kato Claeys, PhD Candidate, Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources, Adelaide University
Meriem Allani, PhD Candidate, Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources, Adelaide University
Monika Stankiewicz, PhD Candidate, Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources, Adelaide University
The NASA Artemis program, now supported by 67 countries under the Artemis Accords, plans to return humans to the Moon by 2028. A recent White House Executive Order has gone further, directing NASA to establish a permanent lunar outpost by 2030.
China also has plans…
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By Brooke Nickel, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Jeremy Millar, Adjunct Professor, Surgery, Monash University
Katy Bell, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Mark Morgan, Professor of General Practice, Bond University
When high-profile figures publicly discuss their prostate cancer, the public health impact can be immediate. The media coverage raises awareness. More men may seek information or medical advice.
We’ve seen a recent example, with media personality Jeremy Clarkson who last week revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis. This was followed by a spike…
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By Rachael Mead, Fellow, J.M. Coetzee Centre, Adelaide University
Rachael Mead was born unable to smell. It means she experiences the world differently – from tasting food, to a heightened risk of danger. But it’s not all bad.
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By Tim Johnson, Professor, Geology, Curtin University
Craig O'Neill, Associate Professor in Geophysics and Remote Sensing, Queensland University of Technology
When you think about a large asteroid impact, you might imagine a moment of devastation: a violent collision, a blast of heat and debris, and then years of atmospheric disruption and damage left behind.
But on the early Earth, the most important effect may not have been the crater and its aftermath. It may have been the heat from the impact, driven deep into our planet’s interior.
In our new study, we argue the long-lived effect of this impact heating has been greatly underappreciated in models of the…
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By Jo Carter
Japanese LGBTQ+ communities are taking to the streets to push for equal marriage rights with the slogan: "May love prevail in the Supreme Court."
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By Laura
Haiti is under the grip of armed gangs that control much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and major national highways, inflicting violence that includes sexual assault, kidnapping, extortion, and arson.
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