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Imran Khan is Pakistan’s new prime minister. The world famous cricketer who captained Pakistan’s cricket team in its glory days in the 1980s and early 1990s has slowly been building his power base and now his efforts have paid off. Parveen Akhtar profiles the Oxford-educated politician who is Pakistan’s new leader.
Images of villages submerged in water after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam collapse in Laos are still fresh in people’s minds. While this collapse is the most recent example of a dam project gone horribly long, many others harm locals and the environment, albeit in less visible ways. Jason von Meding, Giuseppe Forino, and Tien Ley Thuy Do question the benefits of such projects for local communities.
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Parveen Akhtar, Aston University
Pakistan's new leader has been battling to get into office for years.
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Survivors of the dam disaster take refuge at a temporary shelter in Laos’s Attapeu province.
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Jason von Meding, University of Newcastle; Giuseppe Forino, University of Newcastle; Tien Le Thuy Du, University of Houston
Images of the aftermath of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam collapse in Laos went around the world. But many other dam projects harm locals and the environment in less visible ways.
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Health + Medicine
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Jared Piazza, Lancaster University
The effect is much stronger in women than men.
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Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
Most parents try to teach their children to feel grateful. Now, some therapists and doctors are encouraging people to focus on gratitude, as studies show that gratitude can be good for health.
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Arts + Culture
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Putu Ayu Swandewi Astuti, University of Sydney; Becky Freeman, University of Sydney
The tobacco industry in Indonesia can still advertise cigarettes on television, radio and billboards. Now it's using popular social media channels too.
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Science + Technology
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Geoffrey Dell, CQUniversity Australia
A "lack of evidence" didn't help investigators find any cause for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, but a report recommends further changes to try to prevent such accidents happening again.
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Politics + Society
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Mohammed Girma, University of Pretoria
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed needs to strike a balance between forgiveness and justice.
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