New cholera outbreak alert for Sudan’s war-weary communities
In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid,…
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South Sudan: UN acts ahead of drought to protect thousands
As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take…
World News in Brief: UN spotlights education aid solution, Sri Lanka prison violence, humanitarian aid to Venezuela
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are…
Research careers – pausing but not stopping for a flexible career
Research careers don’t leave much space for life outside the lab – but there are ways to enable a more flexible research career says Mat…
Weekly Roundup: July 10
Fifteen of our favorite films on law and political economy, Jeff Gordon proposes an anti-entrenchment industrial policy, M. Sandhu makes the case against legislative primacy,…
Pearson’s Anti-Piracy Vendor Takes Down Best-Selling Author’s Own GitHub Repo
Pearson’s anti-piracy vendor inadvertently used a DMCA notice to take down the official GitHub code repository of Pearson’s own best-selling author, Paul Deitel. The prominent…
‘People don’t realise how at risk they are’: A day with an ambulance service in a heatwave
The BBC join a crew based in Exeter as the UK sizzles in one of its longest-running heatwaves.
Pluralistic: “Rights for robots” and the AI slavery fantasy (10 Jul 2026)
Today’s links “Rights for robots” and the AI slavery fantasy: When we were robots in Egypt… Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…
Why Should We Trust Journalist David Zweig Regarding COVID and Schools When He Pals Around With Proud Child-Labor Advocates?
David Zweig is welcome on my podcast with Dr. Wendy Orent to answer that question.
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Vapes to have less enticing names to protect children, under UK plans
People are being consulted about plans to stop vape companies using of enticing flavour descriptions that “attract” children into experimenting.