Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Sri Lanka’s crisis is not just about the economy, but a long history of discrimination against minority groups

Niro Kandasamy, University of Sydney Sri Lanka is in the grip of an economic, political and humanitarian crisis. In a remarkable display of anger on Saturday,...

Swimming in president’s pool: Palaces, power in times of crisis

Kristie Patricia Flannery, Australian Catholic University Footage flashed across television and smartphone screens this week showing rowdy crowds of Sri Lankan protesters mobbing the official...
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James Webb Telescope: Scientist explains what its first, amazing images show

Martin Barstow, University of Leicester After decades of development and many trials and frustrations along the way, the James Webb Telescope has finally started to...

Here is who could replace Boris Johnson

Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds Most prime ministers would have resigned over any one of the scandals to engulf Boris Johnson’s government. Johnson, never one...
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The end of Roe: what now for the women of America?

Erica Millar, La Trobe University and Barbara Baird, Flinders University In a post-Roe world, 26 US states are certain or likely to ban abortion and...

Hindu nationalists write school textbooks; Increasing presence of RSS at curriculum committee

Individuals involved in the restructuring of the National Curriculum Framework for schools have direct links with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the paramilitary volunteer organisation of Hindu nationalists.
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