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Community savings groups in Uganda are good stewards of local people’s money – and of outsiders’ funds too, research shows
For people without access to banks, community savings groups are a lifeline. New research suggests they’re good stewards of donors’ money, too.
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Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit − a feat 15 years in the making
Even without recovering New Glenn’s reusable booster, Blue Origin has joined the ranks of commercial companies with rockets able to launch into orbit.
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This course examines Israeli school division to better understand education policy – and society – in the US
Israel’s divided education system – based on nationality and religious observance – serves as a test case for exploring controversial education policies in America.
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White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president
Headed by the president’s science adviser, OSTP serves as a one-stop shop for everything science and innovation inside the White House.
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Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals
Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals ...
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The US ambassador to the UN is tasked with doing a careful dance between Washington and the world
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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Here: this mawkishly sentimental adaptation has lost the brilliance of Richard McGuire’s graphic novel
Director Robert Zemeckis’s new film Here is adapted from the comic strip turned graphic novel of the same name by Richard McGuire. It tells the non-linear story of the inhabitan ...
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American studies degrees are declining in popularity – but the subject has never been more important
But given the importance and influence the US holds, it’s puzzling that the popularity of the American ...
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Caesareans are rising fast in the UK – but giving birth is getting worse for women
Carol Kingdon, Senior Research Fellow, Women and Children's Health, University of Liverpool Caesarean births are rising worldwide, but the UK has one of the highest rates in Europe, with the fastest ...
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How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today
That means careful decisions on where homes are built and what’s around them, and allowing more low-risk fires to burn.
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Australia: Reversals in Respect for Children’s Rights
The Australian government increasingly violated the rights of children in the criminal justice system in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. Authorities in Queensland and ...
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Tanzania’s Maasai are being forced off their ancestral land – the tactics the government uses
In recent years, the Maasai of the Ngorongoro district – a region renowned for abundant wildlife and the iconic Ngorongoro Crater – have been the target of these evictions. They’ve faced threats to ...