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The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight
Frequent travellers of a Guyanese ferry that sunk in July allege routine overloading, unsecured cargo and engine failures.
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The media has made Donald Trump look more coherent than he is. It’s called ‘sanewashing’
The US president often provides meandering non-answers and strange speeches, but news reports omit the weirdness. Does it matter?
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Why does it feel like the US and Iran are stuck in an endless conflict loop?
Neither side can stomach a strategic defeat. Nor can they find a way to an exit ramp.
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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza roadmap – history tells us Israel may be planning to stay
Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, first proposed the annexation of the Gaza Strip in 1949.
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Would Ted Lasso be a good sports coach in real life?
The best modern coaches combine high support with high expectations. But they also speak openly about vulnerability and empathy – and it works.
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Ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz region may be biosecurity risks when they leave. What can we do?
Idle vessels accumulate biofouling quickly, especially in tropical waters. But there are precautions other ports can take against alien pests, parasites or disease.
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5 Bret Easton Ellis adaptations, ranked from worst to best
Bret Easton Ellis’ books seem perfect for the screen, but there’s an art to translating books like The Shards and American Psycho. Which adaptations worked – or didn’t?
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These 3 charts show female-dominated jobs are actually the most exposed to AI
Of the top 20 occupations most at risk of being automated, 15 are dominated by women.
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How Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ expands the book and TV series for today
By providing a more expansive ‘Little House’ world, the show respects Wilder’s writing while redressing racist depictions.
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First mRNA flu shot approved by FDA bodes well for improving drugs of the future – though a few hurdles remain before mRNA can move beyond vaccines
From COVID-19 vaccines to Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, using mRNA as medicine has shown promise. But before mRNA drugs can go beyond vaccines, researchers need to identify the right diseases to treat.
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