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How to make sure your vote counts in November

In 2016, ‘Did not vote’ beat both Trump and Clinton. Voting is important. Make sure you know how to do it! Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images Amy Dacey, American University The time is now! Voting in the presidential…

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Belarus election: contested result sparks massive unrest as Europe’s ‘last dictator’ claims victory

Oposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya casts her vote. WPA/Tatyana Zenkovich Balki Begumhan Bayhan, Coventry University Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of Belarus who came to power in 1994, has won his sixth presidential election. The preliminary results show a landslide victory, giving…

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100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps spreading across the world

Michael Baker, University of Otago; Amanda Kvalsvig, University of Otago, and Nick Wilson, University of Otago On Sunday, New Zealand will mark 100 days without community transmission of COVID-19. From the first known case imported into New Zealand on February…

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It’s easy to become an enemy of the people when speaking the truth — both in Ibsen’s historic drama and today

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus at the White House, May 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) John Drew, Western University A doctor speaks about…

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Five ways to reboot the global food economy to make it healthier for all

The building blocks of most junk food is heavily subsidised; crops like maize, palm oil, rice and soybeans. Shutterstock.com Corinna Hawkes, City, University of London COVID-19 has shown how damaging ill-health can be for the economy. But it has also…

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Forced birth control of Uighur women is genocide – China should face trial.

Uighurs protest outside the Chinese embassy in London in 2019. Karl Nesh/Shutterstock Ryszard Piotrowicz, Aberystwyth University Uighur women in China’s Xinjiang province who have more than the approved number of children are being forcibly sterilised, forced to have abortions or…

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An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our feet

Weathering of rocks like these basalt formations in Idaho triggers chemical processes that remove carbon dioxide from the air. Matthew Dillon/Flickr, CC BY Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over geological time?…

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Bridge Builder John Lewis

Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. John Lewis 1940 – 2020 NYT Opinion by John Lewis: You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation Though I am gone, I urge you…

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It is not a shame to Stop flying

The four actions that would have the greatest impact on an individual’s greenhouse gas emissions: eating a plant-based diet, avoiding air travel, living car free, and having fewer children. A transatlantic round trip can emit greenhouse gases equivalent to 1.6…

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How deadly is COVID-19?

Umair Haque: Trump’s America is Now The World’s Plague BeltAt 150.000 dead Americans to COVID-19; Trump’s Presidency is the number one cause of death in the USA in 2020. Trump and his Army of Idiots Have Made Red States the…

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Author: The Conversation

How to make sure your vote counts in November

Belarus election: contested result sparks massive unrest as Europe’s ‘last dictator’ claims victory

100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps spreading across the world

It’s easy to become an enemy of the people when speaking the truth — both in Ibsen’s historic drama and today

Five ways to reboot the global food economy to make it healthier for all

Forced birth control of Uighur women is genocide – China should face trial.

An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our feet

Bridge Builder John Lewis

It is not a shame to Stop flying

How deadly is COVID-19?

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