NATIONAL VIEW: The UN and Xinjiang: No one can say they don’t know

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China’s treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang – including mass extrajudicial detentions, family separations and forced labor – is by now well documented, despite the...

WORLD VIEW: Climate chaos in Pakistan: Adapt to survive

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The harm and distress caused by floods in Pakistan are difficult – if not impossible – to quantify, as a crisis of vast proportions...

WORLD VIEW: Biden’s green deal: Leadership after Trump’s denialism

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When the House of Representatives passed landmark climate legislation last Friday, President Joe Biden chalked up one of the surprise successes of his presidency....

WORLD VIEW: The James Webb telescope: A window on the unknown

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The first images from NASA’s James Webb telescope, released recently, offer wondrous glimpses into stars and planets billions of light years away: in what...

WORLD VIEW: The global food crisis: No time to lose

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Hunger is stalking the world. Seven years ago, the United Nations vowed to eradicate it by 2030. Yet the number of people affected globally...

WORLD VIEW: Overturning Roe v Wade: Anti-abortionists reign supreme

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The decision, when it came on Friday, June 24, was not a surprise. Even before the dramatic leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion...

WORLD VIEW: Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Justice for them, safety for others

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The killing of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Amazon is devastating for their families and friends. It is also the embodiment of...

WORLD VIEW: The Jan. 6 committee hearing: Truth v alternative facts

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Despite its name, the January 6 committee is not merely investigating the storming of the U.S. Capitol in 2021. It is rightly examining the...

WORLD VIEW: Invoking the Emergencies Act is a shocking admission of failure

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Many will cheer the Trudeau government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with border blockades and the occupation of Ottawa. They’re fed...

WORLD VIEW: Sick pay: a system unfit for purpose

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Sajid Javid has begun a rather dramatic U-turn. Until recently, the health secretary insisted that care workers and frontline NHS staff had to get...