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The International Criminal Court’s appeals chamber has acquitted Jean-Pierre Bemba two years after it sentenced him to 18 years’ for his role, as military commander, for atrocities committed in Central African Republic (CAR). The 2016 judgment was seen as an important step towards the “more just world” the ICC pursues. Kerstin Carlson explains the significance of the acquittal.
Over a million children die every year from diseases that can be prevented by vaccines. The reason for this is that vaccines need to be kept cold to remain effective. But a shortage of power supplies makes this difficult if not impossible in many places in the world, hampering mass vaccination campaigns. Jackson Thomas, Gregory Peterson, Mark Naunton, Sam Kosari and Yap Boum set out how this gap can be narrowed.
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Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (right) in the ICC courtroom during his trial in 2016.
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Kerstin Carlson, University of Southern Denmark
Sexual violence, a staple of war, has long been absent from international criminal law’s charge sheets.
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Jackson Thomas, University of Canberra; Gregory Peterson, University of Tasmania; Mark Naunton, University of Canberra; Sam Kosari, University of Canberra; Yap Boum, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Vaccines need to be kept cold to remain effective. A lack of power in remote areas makes this difficult, reducing the reach of the life-saving pharmaceuticals.
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Science + Technology
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Co-Pierre Georg, University of Cape Town; Christoph Aymanns, University of St.Gallen; Jakob Foerster, University of Oxford
We used the latest techniques from artificial intelligence to study how support for or opposition to a piece of fake news can spread within a social network.
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Simon Peeters, University of Sussex
A giant detector at the South Pole has observed a neutrino from a black hole in a distant galaxy for the first time.
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Politics + Society
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John A. Tures, Lagrange College
Is the pen that signs the peace treaty more powerful than the sword in the realm of public opinion?
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Martin Farr, Newcastle University
Efforts to keep Trump's itinerary as tight and cloistered as possible failed to avoid a classic diplomatic calamity.
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Environment + Energy
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Lucy Rodina, University of British Columbia; Kieran M. Findlater, University of British Columbia
Cape Town faced down "Day Zero" earlier this year, but that doesn't mean its water system is resilient. Other cities should also take note.
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Business + Economy
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Tommy Soesmanto, Griffith University
It should not come as a surprise if the rupiah touches the Rp15,000 level by the end of the year.
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