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Editor's note
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The world is united in grief and solidarity with New Zealand, where at least 49 people were killed in terror attacks on two mosques in the middle of Friday prayers. A common theme was shock that this atrocity could have occurred in a country whose name is a byword for racial tolerance. But Paul Spoonley, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Massey University in New Zealand writes, some people with the extreme nationalist and white supremacist politics “have
been part of our community for a long time”.
If the internet makes the world a village, it can also make it easier for extremists to incite and encourage each other. Police were quick to urge media outlets and others on social media not to share what appeared to be live footage taken by one of the attackers. Sharing such material amplifies its spread with harmful effect, argues Colleen Murrell.
The countdown to Brexit on March 29 continues with no clear resolution in sight. It was a week of motions and amendments that had whips pushing MPs one way only to whip them the other. Abstentions by Cabinet ministers that didn’t lead to sackings and events that left the prime minister’s deal with one more lifeline. What happens next?
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Jonathan Este
Associate Editor, Arts + Culture Editor
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Members of the Armed Offenders Squad push back members of the public following a shooting at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch.
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Paul Spoonley, Massey University
Most New Zealanders see immigration as beneficial for their country, but extreme nationalist politics have been part of communities for a long time.
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Multiple people have been killed in the New Zealand city of Christchurch after at least one gunman opened fire on worshippers at two mosques.
Martin Hunter/AAP
Colleen Murrell, Swinburne University of Technology
People are sharing the gruesome video posted by the Christchurch mosque gunman. What is the responsibility of news agencies in such a situation?
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Louise Thompson, University of Manchester
It looks like the prime minister will try for a third vote on her deal before asking the EU for a Brexit delay.
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Rebecca Shepherd, Lancaster University; Adam Taylor, Lancaster University
Clicking joints tend to run in families. Here's what causes it.
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The hall of the reconstructed Iron Age house at Ullandhaug, Stavanger.
© Marianne Hem Eriksen
Marianne Hem Eriksen, University of Cambridge
The Viking Age but not as you know it.
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Damien Walmsley, University of Birmingham
Cheap, over-the-counter tooth-whitening kits could end up costing you a pretty penny.
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Amy Brown, Swansea University
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Ashley Morgan, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin
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Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast
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Michael Plouffe, UCL
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Daniel Fitzpatrick, Aston University
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