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Doing business in conflict zones: what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria

The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies (MNCs) operating in conflict-torn regions, especially the Middle East and North Africa, have significantly intensified. Israel’s…

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Scandal has erupted over bestselling memoir The Salt Path. In the ‘fake news’ era, what’s the standard for truth in memoir?

Raynor Winn, author of bestselling memoir The Salt Path – also a film starring Gillian Anderson – has been accused of deception in her story of hardship and healing. In Winn’s account, after their “forever home” is dispossessed, she and her partner, Moth (who faces a terminal diagnosis) decide to…

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Ice baths are booming in popularity – but they come with health risks

Walk through any trendy suburb and you might find a new “wellness” studio offering ice baths or “contrast therapy” (a sauna and ice bath combo).

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Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity?

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced a controversial plan to move up to 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a designated “humanitarian area” on the ruins of the southern city of Rafah.

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Can’t fill your ADHD script? Here’s why, and what to do while the shortage persists

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses are rising across Australia.

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Medicinal cannabis is big business. But the latest clampdown won’t curb unsafe prescribing

Australia’s key regulator of health professionals has announced it’s clamping down on unsafe prescribing of medicinal cannabis in the wake of surging patient demand.

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Are ‘ghost stores’ haunting your social media feed? How to spot and avoid them

The offer pops up in your social media feed. The website is professional and the imagery illustrates an Australian coastal region, or chic inner-CBD scene.

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Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet

The climate we live in affects our lives in profound ways: hot summers, cold winters, dry spells and wet weather all leave their mark.

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NZ Post is the latest company to drop its climate targets – another sign business is struggling to decarbonise

NZ Post committed to cutting its emissions by 32% by 2030 (based on 2018 levels), but recently announced it would abandon its climate target.

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How do coronial inquests work? Here’s what they can and can’t do

Northern Territory Coroner Elizabeth Armitage’s inquest findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker have sparked conversations across Australia.

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Netflix’s Shark Whisperer wants us to think ‘sexy conservation’ is the way to save sharks – does it have a point?

In the new Netflix documentary Shark Whisperer, the great white shark gets an image makeover – from Jaws villain to misunderstood friend and admirer.

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American science is in crisis. It’s a great opportunity for Australia to snap up top scientists

Science in the United States in in trouble. The National Science Foundation, a key research funding agency, has suffered devastating funding cuts under the current administration. Critics say the cuts risk losing an entire generation of young scientists.

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Some young people sexually abuse. Here’s how to reduce reoffending by up to 90%

When we think about who’s responsible for sexual abuse in Australia, we usually picture adults.

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XFG could become the next dominant COVID variant. Here’s what to know about ‘Stratus’

Given the number of times this has happened already, it should come as little surprise that we’re now faced with yet another new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID.

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Greek and Roman nymphs weren’t just sexy nature spirits. They had other important jobs too

Could you ever be truly alone in the woods of ancient Greece or Rome? According to myth, the ancient world was filled with wild animals, terrifying monsters, and mischievous deities. Among them were nymphs: semi-divine female figures that personified elements of the natural world.

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Can a pizza box go in the yellow bin – or not? An expert answers this and other messy recycling questions

Have you ever gone to toss something into the recycling bin – a jam jar, a pizza box, a takeaway container encrusted with yesterday’s lunch – and wondered if you’re doing it right? Perhaps you asked yourself: should I scrub the jar with hot water? Scrape the mozzarella off the…

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How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the city

As the Philadelphia municipal workers strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage that some residents blame on Mayor Cherelle Parker – continue to build up in neighborhoods across the city.

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AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer

For a long time, universities worked off a simple idea: knowledge was scarce. You paid for tuition, showed up to lectures, completed assignments and eventually earned a credential.

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As Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington, what hope for peace in Gaza? Expert Q&A

The US government “remains upbeat” about the prospects for at least a ceasefire in Gaza, according to the latest reports from Washington, where the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been meeting the US president, Donald Trump.

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How to support someone who is grieving: five research-backed strategies

When someone we care about is grieving the loss of a loved one, our natural instinct is to ease their pain. But when words feel clumsy and gestures fall short, it can be hard to know how to help.

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Brics is sliding towards irrelevance – the Rio summit made that clear

The Brics group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. But, despite member states adopting a long list of commitments covering global governance, finance, health, AI and climate change, the summit was a lacklustre affair.

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Norman Tebbit, Conservative minister known as Thatcher’s enforcer, dies at 94

No man more embodied Thatcherism in the eyes of the public in the 1980s than Norman Tebbit, who died on July 7, aged 94.

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Why many kidney patients are still choosing hospital dialysis – and how the NHS can help more people access care at home

Every week, thousands of people with kidney disease in the UK spend long hours in hospital receiving life-saving dialysis. For many, this means travelling to a kidney unit three times a week and sitting through sessions that last four hours or more. It’s a huge commitment that affects people’s ability…

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I rode the Tour de France to study its impact on the human body – here’s what I learned

The Tour de France is often called the world’s biggest annual sporting event. Each July up to 12 million people line the roadside, while the cumulative TV audience tops 3 billion viewers across 190 countries.

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Four reasons why many of us feel the global economy is not on our side

During my adult life, I have never experienced what it’s like to live in a “good” economy. Starting with the global financial crash in 2008, which hit just as I began studying economics, the world seems to have lurched from crisis to crisis and the UK economy even more so.

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