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Month: May 2018

Ireland's 8th amendment is a breach of its own human rights commitments
Public Policy / Social

Ireland’s 8th Amendment is a Breach of its own Human Rights Commitments

May 28, 2018

Bríd Ní Ghráinne, University of Sheffield and Aisling McMahon, Durham University  Ireland has one of the most restrictive abortion frameworks in the world. Article 40.3.3 (the so-called 8th amendment) of …

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AI dengue prediction tool trialled in Asia, Latin America
Community / Social

AI dengue prediction tool trialled in Asia, Latin America

May 24, 2018

By Aisling Irwin An artificial intelligence system that claims to predict dengue outbreaks up to three months in advance has been rolled out in a Malaysian state — with several …

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How a Typical Government Leak Turned Into a Three-Way War Between Comey, McCabe and Trump
Leadership

How a Typical Government Leak Turned Into a Three-Way War Between Comey, McCabe and Trump

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018

Two former allies, James Comey and Andrew McCabe, have offered contradictory accounts of the orchestrated FBI leak that spawned a critical investigation. That means one of them has to be …

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As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law
Community

As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018

Nafees Ahmad, South Asian University More than 90,000 Rohingyas, victims of a new surge of violence in Myanmar, are fleeing the country and pouring into Bangladesh, while 30,000 people are …

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Snakebite resolution set for Health Assembly approval
Social

Snakebite resolution set for Health Assembly approval

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018

By Aisling Irwin Efforts to tackle snakebite — a recent addition to the WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) — will take a step forward this month with a …

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For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In
Public Policy

For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In

May 10, 2018

Schools touted by Betsy DeVos aggressively recruit at-risk students, offer barebones courses, and boost revenue by inflating enrollment. by Heather Vogell Oct. 5, 2017, 6 a.m. EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio — Last …

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Why you stink at fact-checking
Social

Why you stink at fact-checking

May 7, 2018

Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University We don’t automatically question information we read or hear. Gaelfphoto/Shutterstock.com Here’s a quick quiz for you: In the biblical story, what was Jonah swallowed by? How …

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Asia-Pacific Analysis – Happiness and the environment
Social / Thought

Asia-Pacific Analysis – Happiness and the Environment

May 3, 2018

By Crispin Maslog UN should declare environmental quality as a factor in UN Happiness Index ahead of Earth Day. Two Asia-Pacific countries — Australia and New Zealand — figure in …

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