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Following widespread protests, Algerian president Abdelalziz Bouteflika has announced that he will not run for a fifth term in upcoming presidential elections. Nacima Ourahmoune explains how young Algerians, who dream of accessing global markets, used technology and diverted popular iconic brands and advertising slogans to raise awareness of their calls for a fresh set of political leaders.
Meanwhile, Stacey Wilson-Forsberg vividly describes the difficult journey made by Central American “migrant caravans.” She observed their daily life at the “frontera sur” – Mexico’s southern border.
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Celebrations on the street in Algiers on March 11, after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he wouldn’t run for a fifth term.
Ryad Kramdi/AFP
Nacima Ourahmoune, Kedge Business School
Young Algerians who dream of accessing global markets have extensively used iconic brands, films and series as political resources.
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Central American migrants crossing Suchiate River on makeshift boats.
(Iván Francisco Porraz)
Stacey Wilson-Forsberg, Wilfrid Laurier University; Iván Francisco Porraz Gómez, ECOSUR
As migrant caravans become commonplace, life goes on along the frontera sur where tumultuous Central America and the poorest part of Mexico meet.
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Politics + Society
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Mara Leichtman, Michigan State University
Senegal is important for Africa because its a country that shifts the narrative of the continent as an “arc of instability.”
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Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg; Tessa Hochfeld, University of Johannesburg
Children whose families benefit from social grants and family support interventions enjoy better health, nutrition and schooling.
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Science + Technology
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Chrystal Zhang, Swinburne University of Technology
The fallout from Boeing grounding some of its aircraft amid safety concerns will hit both passengers and airlines. Be prepared for delays and higher fares.
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Alasdair Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen
Nearly 20 years ago, Bill Clinton said that sequencing the human genome would give us a "new power to heal".
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Health + Medicine
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Christine Wai, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Elliott M. Reichardt, University of Calgary; Juliet R. Guichon, University of Calgary
Vaping devices were designed as a clean way of delivering nicotine, to help people stop smoking tobacco. Now, with gummy bear flavours and celebrity endorsements, they are a serious public health problem.
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