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Kumasi was called the garden city – but green spaces are vanishing in a clash of landuse regulations
Owusu Amponsah, Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Urban parks in Kumasi, the capital city of Ghana’s Ashanti region, are fast ...
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Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?
Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The ...
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Indigenous futures thinking: 4 approaches to imagining a better world
Indigenous futures thinking brings the expertise built up by Indigenous communities over many years into the plans needed for the world to adapt to climate change.
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Openly Gay Imam Gunned Down in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.Hendricks came out ...
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Naming and shaming rape suspects: South African court ruling challenges current thinking
Victims and survivors of gender-based violence have increasingly started naming perpetrators in public. This phenomenon has gained traction through movements such as #MeToo, the #RUReferenceList and ...
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Our research on dark web forums reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images
Samantha Lundrigan, Professor of Investigative Psychology and Public Protection, Anglia Ruskin University There has been an 830% rise in online child sexual abuse imagery since 2014 – and AI is ...
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Trump’s move to closer ties with Russia does not mean betrayal of Ukraine, yet – in his first term, Trump was pretty tough on Putin
Trump is a transactional president, and US companies could profit if the country aligns with Russia – or backs Ukraine, depending on what is involved for the US.
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How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends
Why should a country want or need allies? President Donald Trump and his followers seem to disdain the idea. So did George Washington.
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Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or better educational outcomes
Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, University of Wisconsin-Madison Research suggests school choice programs have little effect on student achievement but worsen overall ...
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Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun – here’s how we know who lay inside
Thutmose II was the fourth ruler of the illustrious ancient Egyptian 18th dynasty, which included Tutankhamun. Now, the location of his long-lost tomb, one of the last missing royal tombs, has been ...
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More people are playing roller derby – here’s what that might mean for foot health
Roller derby, the kick-ass punk-inspired women’s sport, is enjoying a surge in popularity – but its players may also see a surge in foot injuries.
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Your dog may be wilder than you think, according to canine sleep research
Dogs may look adorable when they snooze, but their sleeping habits actually hold fascinating clues on how living with humans has shaped canine behaviour. The sleep-wake patterns of the dog can also ...