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Cases are down. Nightclubs are open. Football stadiums are full. You could be forgiven for thinking the pandemic had ended.
It hasn’t. Despite high vaccine coverage, the easing of restrictions means there’s more to come, writes Adam Kleczkowski. All modelling points to another wave of cases, with schools returning in the next few weeks a potential catalyst. But hopefully, vaccines can keep the virus sufficiently suppressed that further lockdowns aren’t needed.
The perpetrator of the mass shooting in Plymouth last week reportedly had links to the incel community – a misogynistic online subculture. This isn’t the first shooting to be linked to the culture, which shows it needs to be taken more seriously as a threat.
And after UK defence secretary Ben Wallace fought back tears as he warned not all Afghans with links to the UK could be evacuated, we hear how the government knew of the dangers these people were facing for years. You can read all of The Conversation’s continuing global coverage of the withdrawal from Afghanistan here.
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Rob Reddick
Commissioning Editor, COVID-19
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Adam Kleczkowski, University of Strathclyde
Vaccine coverage is among the world’s best and cases have come down from their peak – but the pandemic isn’t over yet.
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Jake Davison, suspected of killing multiple people in Plymouth, was vocal about his belief in Incel ideology.
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Charlie Tye, University of York
Jake Davison, the gunman in the UK’s worst mass shooting in a decade, has been linked to the ‘Incel’ movement – but what what do incels really believe?
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People attempt to climb into Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing Afghanistan.
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Sara de Jong, University of York
Ben Wallace, the UK defence minister was visibly upset about the fate of people left behind to face the Taliban.
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Politics + Society
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William Maley, Australian National University
When historians look back at the shambolic US exit from Afghanistan, it may increasingly appear a critical marker of America’s decline in the world, far eclipsing the flight from Saigon.
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Abdulkader Sinno, Indiana University
When the US invaded Afghanistan in late 2001, Afghans had endured 22 years of war. The Taliban were on the rise. Little has changed after an additional 20 years of war and suffering.
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Azadah Raz Mohammad, The University of Melbourne; Jenna Sapiano, Monash University
The Taliban have given every indication women and girls will face violence and repression as they back control of Afghanistan.
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
Every corner of the Middle East and North Africa will be touched in some way by the failure of American authority in Afghanistan.
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Arts + Culture
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Mark Satta, Wayne State University
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was an instant success when it was first published. His writings on totalitarianism and socialism continue to be relevant today.
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Dinusha Mendis, Bournemouth University; Carly Stewart, Bournemouth University; Katharine Cox, Bournemouth University
Through social media, young athletes are dismantling the idea of the superhuman athlete.
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Health
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Michael Toole, Burnet Institute
Since late July, China has faced its biggest challenge since the first wave in Wuhan.
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Business + Economy
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Peter Gittins, University of Huddersfield
The basic payments scheme that sustains 90% of farmers will be gone by 2028, but the reductions are biting already.
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Science + Technology
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Martin Attrill, University of Plymouth
Scottish holidaymakers are seeing giant jellyfish brought to UK shores by wind and currents
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Environment + Energy
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Fred Motson, The Open University
Boats and companies have been treated as legal persons in the past. Why not an alpaca?
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