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'Big polluting companies like Total have climate obligations under French law'

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Justine Ripoll, Campaign Manager for French NGO "Notre Affaire à Tous", and one of four NGOs who brought the climate case against Total Energy. She argues that climate litigation not as a symbolic confrontation with the fossil fuel industry, but

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'Politically expedient around the world': Immigrants in South Africa face wrath of xenopho

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Aimée-Noel Mbiyozo, Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). South Africa's recurring waves of anti migrant mobilisation reveal a deeper political and socioeconomic paradox. Mbiyozo argues that while public frustra

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Supreme Court to rule on Trump's bid to roll back birthright citizenship

Decisions are expected this week from the US supreme court that will determine just how far Donald Trump can flex his executive power. But one of the most awaited rulings is on the president's efforts to roll back birthright citizenship. The case was argued in April and a final r

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‘There will have to be a reckoning’: Venezuela’s natural disaster meets a collapsing infra

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, the US and the Americas program at Chatham House. Sabatini argues that Venezuela's earthquake is not simply a natural catastrophe but a political and institutional one. He contend

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Review calls for Mexico to add liver health to chronic disease programs

Liver disease may affect close to half of adults in Mexico, yet the country tracks it far less closely than the diabetes and obesity to which it is linked, according to a new paper by Jeffrey Lazarus, professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY

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'Iranians succeeded in making Strait of Hormuz primary issue rather than their nuclear pro

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the University College Dublin. Lucas argues that the centre of gravity has fundamentally shifted. And he highlights the growing divergence between American diplomatic objectives, Israeli terr

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France 2027 Elections: A clash of two extremes could lead to 'easy' Le Pen win

🇫🇷 "You have a built-in danger in the system." The Financial Times' Victor Mallet argues #France's two-round system could leave centre voters choosing between two extremes in #2027elections, potentially opening the door to a far-right #LePen victory over the far-left. More on #F2

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'Whenever biodiversity decays, you decay': French biologist Marc-André Selosse

A leading environmentalist is warning that the destruction of the world's biodiversity is one of the defining challenges of our time – and one that deserves far greater public attention. Marc-André Selosse, a professor at the French National Museum of Natural History and the Univ

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Not all green space is equal: New framework highlights overlooked ecological factors in na

A new study led by Swansea University argues that the health benefits of nature-based health care may depend not only on access to green space, but also on the biodiversity and ecological quality of the environments involved.

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Should lowest-risk prostate 'cancer' still be called cancer? How changing the name could s

A growing number of prostate cancer experts argue that calling the lowest-risk prostate cancer "cancer" does more harm than good. A new UCLA-led study found removing the cancer label could dramatically reduce overtreatment and encourage more men to get screened, potentially leadi

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Nursing scholar calls for greater recognition of nurses' 'dual expertise'

In a letter published in The Lancet, Penn Nursing's Kathryn Connell, Ph.D., RN, CCRN, argues that nursing is a profession where "dual expertise" is widespread yet structurally invisible. Connell calls for urgent systemic reforms to support nurse clinician-scientists who balance a

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Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too?

Large groups of people often lose sleep because of big events like a record 18-inning World Series game or a contested election night, or sudden crises like a flood, pandemic or war. In a new paper published in Clocks & Sleep, Harvard sleep researchers argue that while the mental

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