Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Advisor, on the status of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts, 6 November 2024, New York
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Republican President-elect Donald Trump after speaking at a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 5, 2024. (C) 2024 © 2024 Carlos Osorio/AP Photo (Washington, DC) – Donald Trump’s second term as United States president poses a grave threat to human rights in the United States and the world, Human Rights Watch said today. These concerns reflect Trump’s rights-abusing record during his first term, his embrace of white supremacist supporters and ideology, the extreme antidemocratic and anti-rights policies proposed by…
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By Brendan Clifford, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, UNSW Sydney
Kathryn Fletcher, Senior Research Associate, National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, UNSW Sydney
Ketamine is steadily becoming the drug of choice for many people in the party scene. Here’s how to keep you and your mates safe.
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By Susan Stone, Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, University of South Australia
Other countries – including Australia – won’t be able to simply look away and hope for the best. For better or worse, markets and the world must now adapt to the return of Donald Trump.
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By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
The Albanese government has announced a plan to ban kids under 16 from social media. There’s no explanation why this age was chosen, and the decision flies in the face of expert advice.
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By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
Matcha has experienced a surge in popularity in recent months, leading to reports of global shortages and price increases.
If you haven’t been caught up in the craze, matcha is a powdered version of green tea. On a cafe menu you might see a hot or iced matcha latte, or even a matcha-flavoured cake or pastry. A quick google brings up countless…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A woman speaks on a mobile phone ahead of the announcement of provisional results of an October 9 election, in Laulane township, Maputo, Mozambique, October 23, 2024. © 2024 REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (Johannesburg) – The Mozambican authorities should immediately end internet restrictions imposed since October 25, 2024, and restore full access to social media platforms, Human Rights Watch said today. Internet restrictions and shutdowns violate multiple rights including access to information, freedom of speech, and peaceful protest, and people’s ability to earn a living…
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By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
Under a second Trump presidency, anti-abortion laws will be tightened, while Australian pro-life activists will likely to emboldened as well.
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By Tim Tenbensel, Professor, Health Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Monique Jonas, Associate Professor, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Using ethnicity as a proxy for need is supported by local and international research. The government’s decision to get rid of it will mean worse outcomes for Māori and Pacific New Zealanders.
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By Nik Dennler, PhD Graduate in Computer Science, Western Sydney University
Imagine a robot that can detect scents in the air and track down their sources as efficiently as a dog or a mouse. If realised, it could detect small wildfires in dense forests, find people buried in debris after an earthquake, or even hunt for truffles!
Our research team has brought this vision one step closer to reality, by creating a compact electronic nose capable of identifying odours within milliseconds.
In our study, the goal was to explore this artificial sense of smell, and test how fast we can extract valuable information about the environment from the air. We…
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