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Former US president Barack Obama will deliver the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in South Africa today as the country prepares to mark the centenary of the struggle icon’s birth. Matthew Graham explains why Mandela’s legacy endures – and why criticism of the compromises he made ahead of the first democratic elections in 1994 are misplaced.
Adul Sam-on is one of the 13 boys rescued from the Tham Luang cave complex in Thailand last week. Adul is only 14 years old and acted as translator during the elaborate mission. The Thai government is considering granting him and the other three stateless members of the group citizenship. Derina Johnson interviewed some of the 400,000 stateless people living in Thailand and found that bravery and resilience are common characteristics.
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Nelson Mandela, arriving for Thabo Mbeki’s inauguration in 2004.
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Matthew Graham, University of Dundee
Mandela continues to serve as a rare example of a principled politician committed to forgiveness and reconciliation.
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Politics + Society
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Derina Johnson, Trinity College Dublin
There are at least 400,000 stateless people living in Thailand – many of them young, like Adul. Here's what their lives are like.
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Brooks Marmon, University of Edinburgh
The credibility of Zimbabwe's elections will depend on issues like political violence and media freedom.
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Science + Technology
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Craig Anderson, University of Glasgow
The best team to lift the trophy was Brazil's star-studded 1970 team.
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Craig Blewett, University of KwaZulu-Natal
If innovations of our digital age are largely to blame for decreasing attention spans, don't they also hold possible solutions?
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Business + Economy
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Christopher Storrs, University of Dundee
The British foreign secretary, Francis Osborne, tried to negotiate free trade deals with eight European rivals in the late 18th century. Guess how many bit the dust.
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Health + Medicine
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Obidimma Ezezika, University of Toronto
Obesity and malnutrition now coexist across sub-Saharan Africa thanks to a transition to Western diets. "Gamifying" nutrition programs can help nudge youth towards healthier eating patterns.
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