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Jul 10, 2023

Ukrainian science is struggling, threatening long-term economic recovery – history shows ways to support the Ukrainian scientific system

ph.: Russian attacks have destroyed much of Ukraine’s scientific infrastructure, including university facilities like Karazin University’s School of Physics and Technology, seen here. Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images Ina Ganguli, UMass Amherst; Michael E. Rose, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition; Oleksandra Ivashchenko, Netherlands Cancer Institute, and Stefano Horst

Jul 10, 2023

Threads Unveiled: The Friendly Social Media Alternative

Welcome to “News of the Week.” Today, we’ll explore Threads, the innovative social media platform developed by Meta, praised by Mark Zuckerberg as a “friendly” alternative to Elon Musk’s Twitter. Threads allows text-based conversations with posts up to 500 characters, integrating seamlessly with Instagram. It has gained popularity, attracting millions of users, including

Jul 6, 2023

Shifting Sands: Geopolitical Game of Power and the Future of Africa

Europe is set to counterbalance the burgeoning sway of the Kremlin in Africa, following the unsuccessful insurrection by the Wagner group, casting a shadow over its forthcoming role in the region. The private militia under Yevgeny Prigozhin’s command has provided military training and waged wars against rebels on behalf of autocratic governments, since

Jul 3, 2023

Why UK court ruled Rwanda isn’t a safe place to send refugees – and what this means for the government’s immigration plans

Natalie Hodgson, University of Nottingham The Court of Appeal has ruled against the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, adding a significant legal hurdle to the prime minister Rishi Sunak’s promise to “stop the boats”. Under the migration partnership announced in April 2022, the UK government could send people to

Jul 3, 2023

Failed Wagner Group coup leaves Putin humiliated and Belarus dictator Lukashenko more secure – for now

Natalya Chernyshova, Queen Mary University of London For Vladimir Putin, the abortive Wagner Group coup has been a humiliating affair that exposed his lack of control over military units ostensibly fighting for Russia. It was an episode that the Russian president is unlikely to forgive in a hurry. But for the Belarusian dictator,

Jul 3, 2023

Ukraine war: aborted Wagner Group rebellion shows how Putin’s attempt to unify Russian forces has failed to quell factional rivalries

Tracey German, King’s College London Even in such a fast-moving war, still some events have the ability to surprise. The decision by Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to launch an apparent coup attempt, leading his troops into Russia, where he occupied the military HQ in Rostov and was heading towards Moscow, appeared to

Jun 30, 2023

No Ordinary Day

Title: No Ordinary Day Author: Matt Johnson “No Ordinary Day” is a literary masterpiece that unravels a gripping tale of political scandal hidden behind one of the greatest tragedies in UK policing history. Endorsed by renowned authors and experts in the field, this book by Matt Johnson captures the essence of espionage, betrayal,

Jun 29, 2023

Let’s focus on AI’s tangible risks rather than speculating about its potential to pose an existential threat

Shutterstock / gopixa Nuria Oliver, Universidad de Alicante; Bernhard Schölkopf, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems; Florence d’Alché-Buc, Télécom Paris – Institut Mines-Télécom; Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi, University of Milan; Sepp Hochreiter, Johannes Kepler University Linz, and Serge Belongie, University of Copenhagen Over the past few months, artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the global conversation

Jun 28, 2023

Why the way we measure poverty matters

by Maya Srikrishnan, Center for Public Integrity The ability of millions of Americans to make ends meet hinges on how we measure poverty. But the “how” may shift after a national panel recommended changes to one of the Census Bureau’s poverty measures. Designing a fair and accurate measure is no simple matter. It’s

Jun 27, 2023

How Twitter ‘Trollhunters’ are fighting climate misinformation, and how you can help them

Social media trolls have become a dangerous and often unavoidable part of our online lives. They bully, lie, and try to confuse social media users, and some are even paid to do so. While they may seem like a mere annoyance, they have the ability to influence opinion on some of the world’s

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