Emotions can get in the way of knowing what’s true. Elva Etienne/Moment via Getty Images Wed 06 September 2023: Have you ever heard a story so exciting you wanted to share it right away? Something like a shark swimming up a flooded highway? An image that seems to show just that was shared by many […]
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Online misinformation is a serious issue. But experts have helpful tips that can help us navigate it. (Shutterstock) Tue 05 September 2023: The spread of misinformation is a major problem impacting many areas of society from public health, to science and even democracy itself. But online misinformation is a problem that is very difficult to address. […]
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Mon 04 September 2023: The Hindu far-right’s actions in Nuh, in India’s Haryana, echo Israel’s policies of trying to delete histories and legacies of the Palestinian people. In early August, the world watched in horror as authorities in the northern Indian state of Haryana demolished more than 300 Muslim-owned homes and businesses in Nuh – the only […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: These shoes are perfect, made for me! I have to get them! But really, I should be paying off my car loan instead. I can’t justify this purchase. Or can I …? We all know this feeling, this tension between what you really want to do and what you really should, […]
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Wed 30 August 2023: The commander of the Russian Wagner mercenary militia, Yevgeny Prigozhin, rebelled against his master Vladimir Putin in June, and was able to control large parts of Russia on the border with Ukraine during his march towards Moscow. This was his protest against the way that the ministry of defence in the […]
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Teen mothers gathered at the community centre in Karongi district of Rwanda, July 17, 2023 [Ruchi Kumar/Al Jazeera] Tue 29 August 2023: Previous efforts to combat teen pregnancies were met with success in Rwanda, but that progress has now stagnated. Kigali, Rwanda – Aime was only 16 years old when she was forced to drop […]
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Sun 27 August 2023: Another terrifying dog attack video has just gone viral on social media. It shows three large bull breed dogs jumping up and grabbing onto a screaming woman in a park. It is understandable that when such videos and media reports circulate there are renewed calls to ban certain breeds. The latest is the American Bully XL, […]
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Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty Sun 27 August 2023: As I scrolled through my social media feed, I watched an endearing video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi listening intently while a Greek child sang in Hindi. His face beamed with joy and pride as he interacted with the little girl. Little did she know that thousands […]
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Sat 26 August 2023: In seeking to understand the crimes of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven babies in her care, a fixation about how “ordinary” she appears to be has emerged. At times like this, we seek answers, which perhaps explains the vague sense that understanding this apparent inconsistency can teach us […]
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FILE – A woman protests with others outside the U.N. refugee agency offices in Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 30, 2019. Fri 25 August 2023: The media’s huge influence comes from the fact that it’s capable of affecting public perceptions. In the light of this we set out to understand how South Africa’s print media […]
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