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Archaeology
Ancient Arabian “Standing Stone Circles” show a Complex and Thriving Society

Ancient Arabian “Standing Stone Circles” show a Complex and Thriving Society

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By Jane McMahon, University of Sydney | – (The Conversation) – To date, little has been known about people living in north-western Saudi Arabia during the Neolithic – the period traditionally defined by the shift to humans controlling food production and settling into communities with agriculture and domesticated animals. The piecemeal evidence available hinted traditional […]

Displaced and Refugees
Why it's a Mistake that Cultural Heritage is often Overlooked when Assessing Refugee Claims

Why it’s a Mistake that Cultural Heritage is often Overlooked when Assessing Refugee Claims

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By Sherine Al Shallah, UNSW Sydney | – (The Conversation) – Cultural heritage has long been targeted during conflict. This includes the destruction of the famous Bamiyan Buddhas by the Taliban in Afghanistan and Russia’s attempts to erase the Ukrainian language in areas of the country it has occupied since 2014. Cultural heritage loss has […]

Climate Crisis
Solar Power is about to Leave Nuclear and all other Energy Sources in the Dust

Solar Power is about to Leave Nuclear and all other Energy Sources in the Dust

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By Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – Opposition leader Peter Dutton might have been hoping for an endorsement from economists for his plan to take Australian nuclear. He shouldn’t expect one from The Economist. The Economist is a British weekly news magazine that has reported on […]

Climate Crisis
Startling Climate Change Impact: Hurricane Beryl’s Rapid intensification to Category 5 is Ominous

Startling Climate Change Impact: Hurricane Beryl’s Rapid intensification to Category 5 is Ominous

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By Brian Tang, University at Albany, State University of New York | – (The Conversation) – Hurricane Beryl was the latest Atlantic storm to rapidly intensify, growing quickly from a tropical storm into the strongest June hurricane on record in the Atlantic. It hit the Grenadine Islands with 150 mph winds and a destructive storm […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Spokesman admits Hamas can't be Destroyed, as Netanyahu eyes War with Hezbollah

Israeli Army Spokesman admits Hamas can’t be Destroyed, as Netanyahu eyes War with Hezbollah

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By Jonathan Este, The Conversation | – Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by the Israeli government that the “intense phase” of the ground offensive is drawing to a close. The IDF will now switch […]

Inequality
SCOTUS to Homeless: Stay Awake or be Arrested

SCOTUS to Homeless: Stay Awake or be Arrested

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By Clare Pastore, University of Southern California | – (The Conversation) – The Supreme Court has ruled that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit cities from criminalizing sleeping outdoors. City of Grants Pass v. Johnson began when a small city in Oregon with just one homeless shelter began enforcing a local […]

Displaced and Refugees
Gazans’ extreme Hunger could leave its Mark on subsequent Generations

Gazans’ extreme Hunger could leave its Mark on subsequent Generations

The Conversation

Hasan Khatib, University of Wisconsin-Madison | – As Israel’s offensive in Gaza rages on, people across the entire Gaza Strip find themselves in increasingly dire circumstances, with nearly the entire population experiencing high levels of food insecurity, including malnutrition, hunger and starvation. A famine review analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported on […]

Drones
How Drones form part of Hezbollah's deterrence Strategy against Israel

How Drones form part of Hezbollah’s deterrence Strategy against Israel

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By Emilie El Khoury, Queen’s University, Ontario | – (The Conversation) – The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah recently released videos showing footage from one of its drones flying over the Israeli city of Haifa and the surrounding area. Hezbollah released the videos shortly after American special envoy Amos Hochstein went to Beirut in a bid […]

Whistleblowers
Julian Assange will be Freed after Striking Plea Deal with US Authorities

Julian Assange will be Freed after Striking Plea Deal with US Authorities

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By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra | – Julian Assange has reached a deal with the United States Department of Justice to allow him to return to Australia after pleading guilty to violating American espionage law. Assange, 52, was released from London’s Belmarsh Prison, where he has spent more than five years and later was […]

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