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Editor's note
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A confidence vote against a sitting government is a monumental event, even if it survives. Theresa May notionally won the support of MPs last night and her administration will stay in place as a result. But she has their support for absolutely nothing else. With her deal still detested on all sides, life isn’t going to get any easier for this embattled leader between now and Brexit day. So what are her options now? And could she really extend Article
50 to buy more time?
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya, which killed 14 people and injured scores more. Brendon J. Cannon and Martin Plaut talk to Conversation Africa editors in the city about the group’s motives and how further atrocities can be prevented.
More than 120 million people will arrive in the Ganges delta over the next couple of months for the largest human gathering on Earth: Kumbh Mela. The Hindu pilgrimage to bathe in the sacred river water is so well attended, it’s visible from space. But sewage pollution from nearby cities poses a serious health risk and building more sewers may actually make the problem worse.
Are the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Google snooping on your private conversations? You’ve probably wondered this if you’ve ever been creeped out by an online ad for something you’ve been thinking about but never searched for. But, as Jason Nurse explains, tech firms already have enough information from less direct sources to be able to know what products you might be interested in.
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Laura Hood
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It has been a rollercoaster week for protestors outside parliament.
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Chris Stafford, University of Nottingham
She stays on as PM but that doesn't leave her Brexit deal in any better shape.
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Al-Shabaab’s first attack on Kenyan soil was in 2008. Since then the Kenyan government has responded with force.
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Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University; Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study
Kenya is attacked far more than Ethiopia or other eastern African states by al-Shabaab militants.
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Celebrations for Kumbh Mela, 2019.
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David Milledge, Newcastle University; Josh Bunce, Newcastle University
Kumbh Mela is the world's largest congregation of people – so large, it's visible from space. However, river pollution is a major issue here and new solutions are needed.
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Jason Nurse, University of Kent
If you're worried your phone is recording your private conversations, look closer at the data you've already agreed to give away.
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Politics + Society
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Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds
The PM has pledged to hold cross-party talks after failing to get her deal through parliament. But time is running out.
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Nieves Perez-Solorzano, University of Bristol
There is little the EU can do while the UK is in disarray.
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Nicholas Allen, Royal Holloway
No one is saying things are going well. But the really question is, could it ever have been any other way?
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Phil Syrpis, University of Bristol
After a huge defeat for the government's Brexit deal, could it ask for more time to negotiate?
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Dominic Barker, University of Oxford
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Beverley Searle, University of Dundee
Baby boomers didn't all benefit from free education, and not all millennials are struggling to buy a home.
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Health + Medicine
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Ali Hill, Solent University
While some health advice is right, some of the regimes these people follow are just ridiculous.
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Martin Cohen, University of Hertfordshire; Frédéric Leroy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Looking after animals and saving the planet sounds like a good idea. But getting there is not as simple as a some people seem to imagine.
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Muhammad Munir, Lancaster University
The family of deadly filoviruses just got bigger.
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Ewa M Roos, University of Southern Denmark; Joanne Kemp, La Trobe University
Andy Murray's bid to overcome his hip injury has been ongoing for almost two years.
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Business + Economy
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Martin Thorley, University of Nottingham
Ren Zhengfei has given a rare interview to the Western media, denouncing accusations that his company has been involved in spying.
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Christopher Dent, Edge Hill University
The clock is ticking before the US ramps up tariffs on Chinese imports.
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Cities
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Constance Carr, University of Luxembourg; Markus Hesse, University of Luxembourg
This attention grabbing policy has less to do with solving public transport problems, and more to do with the government’s nation-branding campaign.
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Science + Technology
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Stephanie Stoll, University of Surrey
Scientists are working on technology to analyse and advise your attempts to learn sign language.
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