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Refugees all over the world are living together in camps, settlements and temporary accommodation, and they don’t always get along. In cramped conditions, hatred and violence can break out between different groups – particularly along religious lines. Solving the problem isn’t easy, and some are even suggesting that refugees of different faiths should be separated. As Kat Eghdamian explains, that’s not just an impractical solution; it's a dangerous one too.
In other stories from this week, catch up on the latest efforts to vaccinate against pandemic flu, the problem of landslides in Papua New Guinea, and a deal between Australia and Timor-Leste that’s been four-and-a-half decades in the making.
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Syrian refugees arrive to start a new life in Germany.
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Kat Eghdamian, UCL
Refugees hold religious prejudices against each other too – separating them by religion is not the answer.
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Politics + Society
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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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Donald R. Rothwell, Australian National University
The two countries have come to a historic agreement, but some matters remain unresolved.
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David E Kiwuwa, Princeton University
The Chinese Communist Party's decision to remove presidential term limits could be a signal to African despots.
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Society
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Yue Qian, University of British Columbia
How does the two-child policy in China impact women's equality? Do women have the ability to stop when they no longer want more children?
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Business + Economy
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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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Environment + Energy
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Benjy Marks, University of Sydney
Why is Papua New Guinea so susceptible to landslides? Steep terrain, earthquakes and aftershocks plus recent seasonal rains have created an environment that is prone to collapse.
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Cameron Fioret, University of Guelph
Farmer-led development work can improve people's lives, provide access to food and water - and re-connect them to nature.
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Health + Medicine
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Andrew Githeko, Kenya Medical Research Institute; Ednah Ototo, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Kenya has managed to reduce the number of malaria cases in parts of the country. But this, in turn, has led to immunity levels dropping.
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Nicole Iovine, University of Florida
The 1918 flu pandemic has long puzzled those who study disease outbreaks. Why was it so severe? While that question is hard to answer, one thing is certain: Vaccines would have lessened the toll.
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