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Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly of a heart attack yesterday. Tributes have poured in for Churkin, who was a well-respected diplomat despite his frequent clashes with rival powers on the floor of the United Nations.
While he was responsible for defending Russia's veto of a proposed inquiry into the downing of flight MH17, Churkin nonetheless committed to a genuine inquiry. Jan Lemnitzer writes that an obscure precedent from 1905 might help honour that promise to the families of the 298 people who died that day.
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The story that refuses to go away.
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Jan Lemnitzer, University of Southern Denmark
An adversarial international commission of inquiry, similar to one instituted to resolve a dispute between Britain and Russia in 1905, could break the deadlock over the downed flight.
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Science + Technology
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Isabella Clegg, Université Paris 13 – USPC
A new study of captive dolphins has found that those engaging in synchronised swimming make more optimistic judgements about an unknown event.
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Business + Economy
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Nafis Alam, Sunway University
The demonetisation drive has made the banking sector healthier but failed to curb 'black money'.
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Health + Medicine
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Moses Masika, University of Nairobi
The striking doctors in Kenya have vowed not to resume work until the government meets their demands.
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Environment + Energy
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Emily Shuckburgh, University of Cambridge; Charles Kennel, University of California, San Diego; Chris Rapley, UCL; David Victor, University of California, San Diego; Stephen Briggs, UCL
We need international agreement on a set of Earth's 'vital signs' and how to measure them.
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Marjolaine Krug, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
The Agulhas Current is important to South Africa for a variety of reasons. Studying how it impacts the coast has been difficult using traditional methods. But gliders are changing that.
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Politics + Society
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Admir Skodo, Lund University
There are double standards underlying the difficulties faced by Afghan asylum seekers in the West.
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