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Edition - Today's top story: Wagner group's Yevgeny Prigozhin
reportedly died in private jet crash – if confirmed, it
wouldn't be first time someone who crossed Putin met a
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Global
Edition | 24 August 2023 | |
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News
that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the notorious Russian warlord and
leader of the mercenary group Wagner, had died in a plane
crash yesterday was first met with some scepticism and
disbelief. Was it really true? The first reports came from
Russia’s state newswire RIA Novosti which quoted Russia’s
emergency ministry saying that 10 people on the plane,
including three crew members, had died in a crash. As the day
drew to a close social media posts from Wagner supporters
seemed to confirm that indeed it was. Gregory F. Treverton sets
out what the warlord’s death tells us about Vladimir
Putin's Russia.
The
military coup in Niger adds to an already volatile security
and political situation in the region. It’s the 6th coup that
west Africa has faced within the past three years. Because
Niger is a central player in the region, explains
Mohammad Dan Suleiman, the effects on neighbouring countries
will be significant. He shares four worrying
implications. |
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Caroline Southey
Founding
Editor | |
Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of
Letters, Arts and Sciences
The
lesson in the presumed death of the mercenary leader two
months after his mutiny against Putin: Don’t make yourself an
enemy of Russia’s leader. |
Muhammad Dan Suleiman, Curtin University
Economic
infrastructure that affects several African countries runs
through Niger. |
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Lluís Montoliu, Centro Nacional de
Biotecnología (CNB - CSIC)
The
smallest chromosome in humans, the men-specific Y
chromosome, has just been sequenced after considerable
hurdles.
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Jordan Tama, American University School
of International Service; Brian Kalt, Michigan State
University; Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State
University
From
immigration and federal spending to Ukraine and the
state of American schools, eight GOP presidential
candidates had a lot to say.
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Mary Neal, University of Strathclyde
A
womb transplant can be life changing for the
recipient, but there are serious ethical
considerations too.
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Rebecca Ellis, Swansea University; Jamie
Bernthal-Hooker, University of Suffolk
Agatha
Christie never explicitly said so, but many of her
Belgian detective’s character traits could be
interpreted as being
autistic. | |
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Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin
State University
With
three world records to her name, Faith Kipyegon is competing
for two gold medals at the World Athletics
Championships. |
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