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In a hard-hitting state of the union speech last week, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, pledged to ramp up efforts to stamp out hate crime across the bloc. In doing so, she intentionally set the scene for a major confrontation with Poland.
The Polish government has effectively sanctioned moves by around 80 towns to declare themselves “LGBT ideology-free zones” over the past few months and doesn’t appear to have any desire to join Europe’s drive against prejudice and discrimination based on sexuality. Von der Leyen says there is no place in the union for what she called “humanity-free zones”. So what’s to be done? Read up on this increasingly tense stand-off here.
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at the age of 87. Her importance to the women’s rights movement can hardly be overstated and her loss sparked an outpouring of grief. Her passing also leaves open a seat on the court at a crucial moment. Republicans will announce their preferred candidate as soon as possible, while Democrats will be looking to delay the appointment until after the November election.
Also find out about how the terrible effects of epidemics 500 years ago shaped the modern world as we know it, and how a team of scientists uncovered the earliest evidence for modern humans on the Arabian
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Members of the European Parliament protest in support of Poland’s LGBTQ community.
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Piotr Godzisz, Birmingham City University
In her first state of the union speech, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen took a confrontational stance over discrimination, singling out Poland in particular.
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Kcasey McLoughlin, University of Newcastle
From her early career as an academic to a Supreme Court justice, 'RBG' was a trailblazer in all aspects of her work. Though not without controversy, she leaves behind a huge legacy.
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Matthew Ward, University of Dundee
Virgin soil epidemics decimated Native American populations.
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Richard Clark-Wilson, Royal Holloway
These findings represent the earliest evidence for Homo sapiens on the Arabian Peninsula, and demonstrates the importance of Arabia for understanding human prehistory.
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Politics + Society
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Jared Mondschein, University of Sydney
With the election just over 40 days away, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg could become a pivotal issue in the race — and energise voters on both sides of the partisan divide.
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Sarah Hall, University of York
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Souvik Naha, Durham University
Originally scheduled for March, the IPL 2020 kicks off in the UAE on September 19 with tight coronavirus restrictions.
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Environment + Energy
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Sharon Coen, University of Salford
Journalists are better at covering the climate crisis but there's still room for improvement.
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Tom Rippeth, Bangor University
Scientists find oceanic heat has overtaken atmospheric heat as the main cause of melting.
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Graham Smith, University of Westminster
Ordinary British people proposed bolder climate measures than anything politicians have so far dared to suggest.
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Science + Technology
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Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham
The clouds of Venus may harbour alien life. But where else?
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Allison Gardner, Keele University
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Health + Medicine
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Olga Löblová, University of Cambridge; Endre Borbáth, Freie Universität Berlin; Julia Rone, University of Cambridge
The Czech Republic, Hungary and Bulgaria all showed early signs of success but have since seen their COVID-19 cases rise.
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Arm defied the traditional notion of how a technology company competes in the global market place. That could all change.
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