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Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...become polluted. When managed properly, natural infrastructure directs more clean water to cities by controlling water flows, preventing sediment buildup that would otherwise choke streams and rivers, and absorbing pollutants before they flow into waterways. While some innovative solutions have emerged to protect and restore natural infrastructure—such as Water Funds,...
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Where do we get the help that really counts?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Where do we get the help that really counts?

...become increasingly popular and much support has come through the work of voluntary sector organisations. On-line discussion boards and telephone helplines also continue to play an important role in helping people who don’t know who else to turn to or who don’t want to talk to friends and family about their problems. MIND provides information on sources of support as...
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Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?
Nature & Environment

Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?

...become a world leader in sustainable energy. Or we can chose Dirty Brexit: A polluting workshop for cheaply made goods banned in the European single market but traded with dictatorships and destined for landfill in China. What does it matter if we kill twice as many people as live in Rutland each year if we have a slightly better chance for a slightly higher return on our...
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
History & The Arts

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

...become a victim of a violent conspiracy? The assassins can be traced back to the Serbian capital Belgrade, where each of the six young men who waited for the hapless Archduke in Sarajevo along the pre-published official route were radicalised by Serbian nationalist and irredentist organizations. Serbia had been a threat and irritant to Austria-Hungary, particularly since...
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Section 2: Red Clydeside and Glasgow 1919: Setting the Context
Society, Politics & Law

Section 2: Red Clydeside and Glasgow 1919: Setting the Context

...become ever more associated with Glasgow, giving rise to numerous struggles for better housing, fairer rents, and demands for the state to provide affordable rentable accommodation. Mass immigration was to stamp Glasgow with another unwanted long-lasting reputation, this time for religious and sectarian conflict. Throughout the nineteenth century, World War One and into...
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Climate of fear: culture of hope
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Climate of fear: culture of hope

...becoming a threat to our individual liberties. All the arguments about the length of lockdowns, directives on mask-wearing, and guidance on social distancing, are to do with this basic conflict, and how people feel society should be structured in relation to it. The pandemic can be seen as a small-scale version of what’s involved in the climate crisis. For humankind to...
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Titty or Tatty: What's in a name?
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Titty or Tatty: What's in a name?

...suggests that the earlier a child is exposed to diversity and difference, the more open-minded and tolerant he becomes. So, BBC, take note: much can depend on the choice of a name. Perhaps in the 1960s we did not know any better, but this 2016 remake has no excuses. After all, we wouldn't want this adaptation to be, in Ransome's own words, another ‘ghastly mess’....
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Why Russia is hoping for a good World Cup
Society, Politics & Law

Why Russia is hoping for a good World Cup

...becoming Iceland’s cultural export. The image of genuine national unity around their team’s unexpected success in 2016 was emphasised by reports that nearly 10% of the country’s population went to the competition to support their team. Iceland’s then newly-elected president, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with common fans in the stands when...
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