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Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context
Nature & Environment

Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context

...study. Injustice and inequality The discussion moves on to consider inequities in the causes and consequences of climate change between developing and developed countries. Scientists, sceptics and deniers Differing reactions to the scientific evidence for climate change. Developed and developing worlds Differing capabilities and priorities for flood defences in Bangladesh...
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Why is fish the translator's nightmare?
Languages

Why is fish the translator's nightmare?

...skills struggled to get a grip of a fish...The word Stör stumped us. "Maybe it's sturgeon," I suggested. "Impossible," countered our guest, Midori. She is a well-known gourmet from Tokyo, on a visit to Munich. "Have you any idea how much a sturgeon costs?" "Unlikely," said her husband, David, a British journalist. "Sturgeon must be on an endangered species list,...
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What might the Trump presidency be like?
Society, Politics & Law

What might the Trump presidency be like?

...skill, he has magnified a form of identity politics the Republicans have long been using to appease and mobilise their base. This experiment in political engineering began in earnest back in the early 1990s. It was until recently an insidious thing, usually advanced via dog-whistle tactics. Trump has picked it up and turned into a blunt instrument as he doubled down on...
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Why is ball tampering such a big deal for cricket?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is ball tampering such a big deal for cricket?

...skill in cricket. Altering the condition of one side of the ball can help it to swing, and may provide an advantage to the bowling team. Players try regularly try to “rough up” one side of the ball by, for instance, deliberately bouncing it on hard ground or applying sweat or saliva to it in ingenious ways. Such practices are not deemed to be contrary to the laws,...
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What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today
Education & Development

What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today

...skills of Parisians and young French citizens, the French government and other institutions whose role it is to defend ‘la langue de Molière’ had other ideas. A political decision? [The Olympic mascot for Paris 2024. A red soft toy, based on the hat worn during the French Revolution. Triangular shape.]The Olympic Phryge, mascot of Paris 2024, based on the hat worn as...
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The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...skill set and the requirement for specific training in social accountability. It has bought about the need for CSR and ET specialists and the need to raise awareness both internally and externally (for e.g. buyers, HR teams, managers’ suppliers and stakeholders’). It is essential that company codes are fully integrated into supply/buying agreements and incorporate...
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Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?
Society, Politics & Law

Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?

...skilled migrants from India will find it easier to enter the UK. This is largely wishful thinking in a scenario where no one quite knows how migration will shape up in post-Brexit Britain. But in terms of investment in Britain, Indian companies have expressed concern that the UK may leave the single market. One of the big attractions of investing in the UK is that the...
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Making sense of sudden mass deaths
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of sudden mass deaths

...skills. While responses to death are different within and between groups, there are trends in attitudes that reflect the way that societies shape these responses. [Memorial to firefighters killed in the response to the September 11th 2001] A memorial to the firefighters lost in the response to the September 11th, 2001 attacks The focus on the emotional dimensions of grief...
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