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A new school year can see friendships change – this is tough on kids, but parents can help
If your child is in a different class or has changed schools, they may be missing certain friends or confused if old friends are behaving differently.
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Long COVID: women at greater risk compared to men – could immune system differences be the cause?
Yet even five years after the COVID pandemic began, we still don’t know why some people develop long COVID and others don’t. But a recent study brings us a step closer to understanding who is at ...
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Fines for term-time holidays are at record levels – this will further erode trust between parents and schools
Recently released government statistics show a record number of fines were given to parents for their children’s absence from school in 2023-24 in England. Of the 487,344 fines issued, 91% were for ...
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Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is all about strategic interests
The dismantling of USAID underscores a larger trend of strategic and ideological considerations that have always influenced international development aid.
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Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music
Whistler’s paintings were first compared to music in 1863 when the French critic Paul Manz described his haunting portrait, The White Girl as a ‘symphony in white’.
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Do investment tax breaks work? A new study finds the evidence is ‘mixed at best’
Ashesha Weerasinghe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in International Taxation, Queensland University of Technology Further promises of tax breaks for businesses are likely in the run-up to the election, ...
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Habitat restoration is a long-haul job. Here are 3 groups that have endured
Replanting habitat corridors offers wildlife a way to move between isolated habitat – and much of this is done by volunteer groups.
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Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe
Widespread pillaging and the destruction of property in Syria by all parties to the conflict have largely gone unpunished and likely amount to war crimes, top independent rights investigators ...
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Anti-LGBTQ+ policies harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all Americans
From access to preventive care to workplace protections, public policies affect the health of LGBTQ+ people and the general public in both direct and indirect ways.
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Friday essay: a reinvention of self – the pleasure of literary journeys
Reading, writes Edwina Preston, is a way of journeying on the wings of others without moving from the armchair (or bed). Here are some books to transport us.
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The hidden truth about migrant deaths at the Canada-U.S. border
The return of Donald Trump as United States president has sparked new security measures along the Canada-U.S. border.
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Canadian supply chains are at the epicentre of Trump’s potential trade war
Juan Navarro, Associate Faculty, School of Business, Royal Roads University Kimberly Tholl, Associate Faculty, Faculty of Management, Royal Roads University Canadian supply chains have become the ...