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 | How to Stir up a Refugee Crisis in Five Steps, Trump Style Madeleine Penman
The sight of one of the most infamous borders on earth - roughly 1,000 kilometers of porous metal fence dividing lives, hopes and dreams between the USA and Mexico, is undoubtedly overwhelming, but not in the way we expected it to be. While it has been one of the most talked about issues ...MORE > >
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 | The Challenge Ahead: Harnessing Gene Editing to Sustainable Agriculture Nteranya Sanginga
The role of genetic engineering in agriculture and food has generated enormous interest and controversies, with large-scale embrace by some nations and wholesale bans by others. Nteranya Sanginga, Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Courtesy of ...MORE > >
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 | Sri Lanka's Small Tea Farmers Turn Sustainable Land Managers Stella Paul
As the mercury rises higher, Kamakandalagi Leelavathi delves deeper into the lush green mass of the tea bushes. The past few afternoons there have been thunderstorms. So the 55-year-old tea picker in Uda Houpe tea garden of Sri Lanka's Hatton region is rushing to complete her day's task before the ...MORE > >
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 | UN to Investigate Violations Against Rohingya Tharanga Yakupitiyage
A top UN human rights group has decided to investigate human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The UN Human Rights Council agreed to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate alleged killings, torture, and rape by security forces against Myanmar's Rohingya ...MORE > >
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 | Under Fire, Journalism Explores Self-Preservation A. D. McKenzie
With widespread attacks on professional journalists and the rise of a fake-news industry, media experts agree that journalism is increasingly under fire. But how can the press fight back and ensure its survival? Judging by the stubbornly defiant tone at a one-day colloquium held at UNESCO's ... MORE > >
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 | A Carbon Law to Protect the Climate Stephen Leahy
The Carbon Law says human carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced by half each decade starting in 2020. By following this "law" humanity can achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by mid-century to protect the global climate for current and future generations. A "carbon law" is a new concept ... MORE > >
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