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UN sanctions, imposed nearly a decade ago against Eritrea for backing Al-Shabaab in Somalia and insurgents in Ethiopia, are finally being lifted. Martin Plaut examines the fundamental shifts that have brought the country out of isolation. Not unexpectedly, the rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea is central to changing regional dynamics.
It's well known that forensic science can help the police investigate, and even solve, crimes. But one angle that hasn't been explored much is how scavenging animals - among them members of the mongoose family - can help put some pieces of the puzzle together. Victoria Gibbon explains.
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Rapprochement between Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki has changed the dynamics in the region.
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Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study
The lifting of UN Sanctions is unlikely to end internal and external pressure for reform and greater democracy in Eritrea.
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Yellow mongoose probably don’t come to mind when thinking of scavengers - but they have been found to scavenge and scatter body parts.
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Victoria Gibbon, University of Cape Town
Scavengers play an important but often poorly understood role in how fast bodies decompose.
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Politics + Society
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Lyn Snodgrass, Nelson Mandela University
Prevailing patriarchal and cultural norms in some societies prevent women victims of sexual crimes from talking out by shaming them.
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Arts + Culture
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Adam de Paor-Evans, University of Central Lancashire
The stigma attached to HIV and AIDS, particularly in hip hop culture, is rife. The disease is represented poorly and often factually incorrect through lyrics.
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From our international editions
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Michael Breen, University of Melbourne
Old political rivalries have boiled over in Sri Lanka's worsening political crisis. Some fear possible violence less than a decade after the end of a brutal 25-year civil war.
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Jake Bicknell, University of Kent; Eleanor Slade, University of Oxford; Matthew Struebig, University of Kent
Boycotting palm oil would increase production of other crops, such as soy, which actually require more land.
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Laurence D. Hurst, University of Bath
Natural selection isn't the only factor deciding human evolution.
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