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How Ukraine's strikes on Russian warehouses became a problem in Kyrgyzstan -- Claudia Eggart, Independent Social Research Foundation

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Microfinance was supposed to save Asia's poor. Why has it failed to live up to its promise? -- Ruipeng Liu, Deakin University

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The media has made Donald Trump look more coherent than he is. It's called 'sanewashing'

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Jason Arday's death: Black academics need to feel they belong in higher education -- Ifedapo Francis Awolowo, Sheffield Hallam University

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Russia is cutting off Ukraine's grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food security

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I lived through the first Taliban girls' school ban — watching it happen again is heartbreaking -- Ghazaal Habibyar, L'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa

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The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight -- Janette Bulkan, University of British Columbia

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This history of currencies suggests the US dollar's dominance may fade – but it will happen slowly -- John Hawkins, University of Canberra

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Ariana Grande's appearance attracted intense scrutiny, not just genuine concern

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What I found when I scanned the brains of kids creating tunes on the piano -- Karen Barrett, University of California, San Francisco

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You can love an AI but can it love you back? Philosophy has the answer -- Joel Krueger, University of Exeter and Lucy Osler, University of Exeter

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When a teenager makes the 'stupid choice', their brain is working exactly as designed -- Evelyn Svingen, University of Birmingham

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Five hidden pitfalls of fitness tracking -- Sahar Bakr, Nottingham Trent University

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Sam Altman says we're 'in the singularity' with AI. Here's why he's wrong

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Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI – but differ in how they think about the technology

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Cracking the code: can AI help us decipher ancient languages? -- Jane Adkins, Dublin City University

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Nasa's new space telescope will tackle some of the universe's biggest mysteries -- Noelia Noël, University of Surrey

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Featuring Trump on US coins and bills would put America in rare company

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Trump has made more than $1 billion from crypto in a year. How? -- Marta Khomyn, Adelaide University

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Why Javier Milei's inflation 'miracle' in Argentina is more of a mirage

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The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a century

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Why a vote on taxing California's billionaires is being watched around the world -- Henry Maher, University of Sydney

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Sex with 1,000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster -- Lexi Eikelboom, Australian Catholic University

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Fiji's HIV outbreak is a public health emergency. Pacific neighbours must step up -- Sharon McLennan, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

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