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Up until now, the tally of deaths and injuries suffered in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia have varied wildly depending on the source. This is partly because the AU leaves it to individual countries to release information. But thanks to newly published AU financial statements, and other data, Paul D. Williams has worked out the most plausible casualty numbers between March 2007 and December 2018.
Elsewhere, Greta Thunberg has become one of the most famous people in the world. The young environmental activist from Sweden has mobilized millions around the globe to push political leaders to do more to address the climate crisis. Simon Dalby looks at the blunt but effective language Thunberg uses and why her messaging irks conservatives.
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Kenyan soldiers at a prayer service in 2016 to honour compatriots killed in an attack on their Somali base by Al-Shabaab militants.
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Paul D. Williams, George Washington University
New evidence has made possible a more accurate estimate of how many African personnel have died since the Somalia mission deployed in March 2007.
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Justin Trudeau speaks to Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg in Montreal on Sept. 27, 2019.
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Simon Dalby, Wilfrid Laurier University
With her climate strike, Greta Thunberg has upended climate politics and posed the key question of who are the real radicals in current discussions.
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Environment + Energy
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Maxwell Boykoff, University of Colorado Boulder
'Two polar bears walk into a bar ...' is an unlikely opener for a joke, but memes and parodies are surprisingly effective ways to get people talking about climate change.
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Ali Yansyah Abdurrahim, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Our study found that some individuals who previously participated in destructive fishing practices can transform into inspiring leaders and influence others to protect coral reefs.
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Business + Economy
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Clinton Fernandes, UNSW
US actions do more than just keep Huawei away from critical infrastructure. They choke off the supply of semiconductors to China.
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Leighton Andrews, Cardiff University
Mark Zuckerberg's recent meetings with US lawmakers suggests his company is worried about the growing number of investigations, regulations and fines it faces.
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Politics + Society
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Amanda Tattersall, University of Sydney
If the protesters can channel their energy in a more lasting, organised way, they may be able to achieve even more than the "five demands". Could the French Revolution be a source of inspiration?
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