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As Canada develops new nuclear projects, some might worry that hotter weather could undermine nuclear reliability. However, France’s experience this summer suggests otherwise.
Addis-Abeba, la capitale de l'Éthiopie.
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Africa has a chance to host a climate conference that makes an impact.
It’s all too easy – by design – to agree to a privacy policy without checking the voluminous fine print to find out what you’re giving away.
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Is sharing your data worth what you’re getting out of it? That may be the wrong question to ask when you are thinking about whether to share.
Africa’s clean energy funding often doesn’t reach projects because of credit ratings, short loan terms, and weak guarantee systems.
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Households once confident they could afford energy costs are at risk of falling behind on their bills and are making hard trade-offs to keep the lights on.
Flood damage in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Museveni came to power with the sense that violence is critical to politics, and especially critical to liberation politics.
Old rat nests can contain fabrics, papers, animal bones, plant remains and other materials that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years.
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As digital technology becomes ever more sophisticated, AI tools are increasingly being used to target woment with abusive and misogynistic onine content.
Malian soldiers in Bamako during 2012 coup.
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There is a great institutional need for strong inequality analysis. That’s why the world needs to establish an International Panel on Inequality.
D’après son promoteur, le test anti-« wokisme » devait préserver les écoles de l’« idéologie gauchiste radicale ». Ici, une école abandonnée à Picher, dans l’Oklahoma.
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L’Oklahoma a annoncé en octobre 2025 qu’il n’utiliserait plus le test anti-« wokisme » mis sur pied par un lobby conservateur. Malgré tout, cette initiative pourrait inspirer d’autres États.
Oklahoma’s short-lived PragerU teacher assessment was one of the final projects under former Superintendent Ryan Walters, who resigned in September 2025.
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Oklahoma announced in October 2025 it would no longer assess out-of-state teachers with a controversial test developed by a conservative media company.
College graduates earn more immediately after graduation and later on in their careers than high school graduates.
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