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Global
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Canada
isn’t often the subject of global headlines. But just a week
after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was making international
news after accusing India of ordering a hit on a Canadian
citizen on Canadian soil, the country was in the global
spotlight again — this time when it was revealed that an
elderly man who earned two standing ovations in the House of
Commons last week actually served in a Nazi unit during the
Second World War.
The
ensuing outrage prompted the resignation of House speaker
Anthony Rota, who had invited Yaroslav Hunka to Parliament so
he could take in an appearance by Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. David Roger Marples, a professor of
Russian and East European History, takes
a deeper dive into the scandal.
Venice
has a tiny population - less than 50,000. It’s therefore not
surprising that the city is trying to find ways to curb the
number of tourists - 20 million - who pass through every year
to soak up its history, art and architecture. Will its
decision to impose a fee for day-trippers reduce the numbers?
Sameer Hosany isn’t
hopeful.
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Lee-Anne Goodman
Politics
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David Roger Marples, University of Alberta
Russia
seeks evidence in western countries that justifies its
anti-Ukraine propaganda, and Canadian Parliament has provided
it with much-needed ammunition for a tired and erroneous
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Sameer Hosany, Royal Holloway University of
London
The
lagoon city needs to stem the flow of visitors. |
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Cristiano d'Orsi, University of
Johannesburg
Without
refugee status people aren’t able to receive valuable
support, like the right to live and work in a
country.
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Marina Yue Zhang, University of
Technology Sydney
The
revised law is targeting not only Westerners working
in China, but also Chinese nationals who work for
foreign companies or organisations or interact with
foreigners in any way.
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Anna Matveeva, King's College London
The
Nagorno-Karabakh crisis is just one part of a very
complex issue at the heart of the South Caucasus.
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Peter Viggo Jakobsen, Royal Danish
Defence College
The
success of the Somali case illustrates what a high
degree of shared interests among international actors
can achieve.
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Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at
Arlington
The
Supreme Court in recent terms has upended the
interpretation of core laws. This term, the justices
will decide just how far this revolution
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Dina Dechmann, Max Planck Institute of Animal
Behavior; Benjamin Koger, University of Wyoming; Roland Kays,
North Carolina State University
Monitoring
and protecting the Kasanka bat colony helps protect bats from
the entire sub-continent, and thus supports ecosystem services
in a wide area. |
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Subject: Canada's 'war hero' scandal: lessons about
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