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Nigeria successfully controlled an Ebola outbreak that ravaged several west African countries between 2014 and 2016. But the country has failed abysmally when it comes to dealing with the more frequent outbreaks of a range of other diseases. One of them is Lassa fever. Oyewale Tomori explains what’s missing and what can be done to plug the gaps.
The decision to strip Shamima Begum, the teenager who left Bethnal Green to join Islamic State, of her British citizenship has sparked mixed reactions in the UK. Explaining the law around removing a person’s citizenship, Devyani Prabhat says any legal challenge by Begum’s parents is likely to focus on her Bangladeshi heritage. And Elizabeth Pearson explains how a shift has occurred across Europe in
attitudes and policies towards women who joined Islamic State.
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Nigeria was quick to respond and control the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
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Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science
Nigeria's health systems are overwhelmed and incapable of sustaining high quality disease surveillance, prevention, control and response.
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Politics + Society
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Elizabeth Pearson, Swansea University
Women used to be largely ignored by counter-radicalisation strategies. Why that changed.
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Devyani Prabhat, University of Bristol
What the law says about stripping people of their British citizenship.
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Energy + Environment
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Tim Caro, University of California, Davis; Martin How, University of Bristol
How the zebra got its stripes is not only a just-so story, but an object of scientific inquiry. New research suggests that stripes help zebras evade biting flies and the deadly diseases they carry.
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Rick Stafford, Bournemouth University; Peter JS Jones, UCL
Plastic is not as much of a threat to oceans as climate change or over-fishing.
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Health + Medicine
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Vikash Sewram, Stellenbosch University
The global cancer burden especially in developing countries is exacerbated by the high cost of treatment.
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Sara J Brown, University of Dundee
When it comes to looking after your skin, some stubborn "facts" endure, so a dermatologist sets the record straight.
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Arts + Culture
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Samson Kaunga Ndanyi, Rhodes College
A Kenyan film director sued her country's film board and won. Local artists should follow suit and fight censorship.
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Meredith Miller, Cardiff University
Virginia Woolf's satire of readers who use easily accessible art to acquire class and culture might just reveal why certain films win awards like Oscars.
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