Chinese President Xi Jinping has led social and economic transformation.
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David E Kiwuwa, Princeton University
The Chinese Communist Party's decision to remove the country's presidential term limits could be a signal to African despots that incumbents can hold on to executive power indefinitely.
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Harvest season on a wine farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The country is struggling with land redistribution.
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Ben Cousins, University of the Western Cape
South Africa's land policy is flailing around in the dark, with the haziest of understandings of how well or how badly land reform is doing.
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Ran Greenstein, University of the Witwatersrand
Meeting the challenges from the opposition will strengthen the ANC's dominance. How well its new leadership copes will become clearer over the next few months.
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Aviwe Matiwane, Rhodes University; Rosemary Prevec, Rhodes University
Plants, in their fossil forms, can reveal a great deal about past environments and climates.
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Merike Blofield, University of Miami; Christina Ewig, University of Minnesota; Jennifer M. Piscopo, Occidental College
New research on Latin America's four recent female presidents disproves the idea that merely putting a woman in power will improve gender equality.
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Christopher O'Bryan, The University of Queensland; Alexander Richard Braczkowski, The University of Queensland
Wild leopards that live in an Indian city park like to dine on stray dogs, which new research says may help reduce the number of potentially deadly dog bites on people.
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Sara Peters, Newberry College
Sarcasm thrives in ambiguous situations, which makes it especially ripe for misinterpretation.
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Bibha Simkhada, Liverpool John Moores University; Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University
Pregnant women and new mothers who feel totally powerless are taking their own lives in increasing numbers in Nepal. More mental health training for local midwives is needed.
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