By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
The second Moriori language week – ta wik’ a ta rē Moriori – celebrates the voices of a people whose rich culture and history were once nearly extinguished.
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By Josh Holloway, Senior Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
The Greens’ leadership changes show the party has drawn two opposing lessons from one electoral loss. The question for them now is whether either is right.
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By Liam Anderson
For Mozambican youth, freedom of expression exists in law, but speaking out can come with a cost. Music became a powerful space for criticism and resistance.
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By Loïc Briand, Biologiste moléculaire et spécialiste du goût, Directeur de Recherche et Directeur du CSGA, Inrae
Umami is the fifth flavour to join the rather elite circle of our basic tastes alongside sweet, sour, salty and bitter. But what is this meaty, brothy flavour that even cats are crazy about?
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By Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, Professor of International Law, La Trobe University
The Trump administration is bent on destroying the ICC. It will require a strong counter offensive to preserve the court and its functions.
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By Richard Kunz, Research Fellow in the Centre for Water Resources Research, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health and Director of The Lancet Countdown in Africa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Using daily weather instead of seasonal averages, researchers mapped where and when to plant bambara groundnut in Eswatini and South Africa.
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By Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed, Lecturer in Human Genetics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
National genetic projects are important but they must have local expertise, responsible data governance and sustained investment to improve healthcare.
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Saturday, October 10, 2026
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has voiced concern over reports of mass detentions in India of demonstrators, protest leaders, civil society members, lawyers and journalists, before and during large-scale protests in Delhi on Saturday.
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By Frans Viljoen, Professor of International Human Rights Law, SARChI Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria
The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to distinguished South African jurist and international judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay is about more than just the recognition of an exceptional individual in the global fight for justice.
It’s clear that the prize also speaks to a bigger context. It comes at a time of pressure on and the questioning of the international legal order.
Pillay’s…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A Palestinian boy walks inside a destroyed building in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 27, 2026. © 2026 Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – Israeli forces continue to kill and wound civilians and deny sufficient food, aid, and water to Palestinians in Gaza one year after a ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel’s acts of genocide and crimes against humanity, including forced displacement and extermination, have persisted throughout the ceasefire. Other countries should take immediate…
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