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A government program in British Columbia discovered the presence of chronic wasting disease in deer. Now, managing the spread of the disease is a priority.
Un soldat de la Garde nationale russe sécurise une zone alors qu'un gigantesque incendie s'abat sur l'hôtel de ville de Crocus à Moscou. Une filiale de l'État islamique a revendiqué l'attaque de la salle de concert qui a tué plus de 130 personnes.
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L’Ukraine a nié toute implication dans l’attentat terroriste de Moscou. Cela ne signifie pas que la Russie n’essaiera pas d’utiliser cet événement pour intensifier sa guerre avec l’Ukraine.
A Russian National Guard servicemen secures an area as a massive blaze seen over the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for the attack on the concert hall that killed over 130 people.
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Ukraine has denied any involvement in the terrorist attack that killed dozens of people in Moscow, but that doesn’t mean Russia won’t try to use the event as a way to escalate its war with Ukraine.
Social sciences play a key role in preventing zoonotic diseases from spreading to people from animals.
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Pandemics often have animal origins, so prevention is often dominated by health and veterinary sciences. However, social sciences’ role in understanding human behaviour is also crucial to prevention.
This image released by A24 shows Greta Lee, right, and Teo Yoo in a scene from Past Lives.
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The film ‘Past Lives’ provides meaningful insights on how immigrant youth grow into their cultural identity.
Zendaya presents the award for best cinematography during the Oscars on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., wearing Armani Privé.
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Beyond film, the Oscars spotlights the world of haute couture, where each design house involved in creating bespoke garments is celebrated for its distinctive esthetic.
Des personnes transportent certains de leurs biens alors qu'elles fuient les affrontements entre les rebelles du M23 et les forces gouvernementales près de Sake, le 7 février 2024.
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Les pays de la région sont engagés dans une lutte géopolitique pour l'influence et la survie.
People carry some of their belongings as they flee clashes between M23 rebels and government forces near Sake on 7 February 2024.
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Regional countries are embroiled in a geopolitical struggle over influence and survival.
Today’s undergraduates are plunged into a sea of texts, information and technology they have immense difficulty navigating, and artificial intelligence tools for writing aren’t the solution.
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Les successeurs de Navalny sont les mieux placés pour poursuivre le combat pour la Russie. Mais ils ne réussiront que si la cause de Navalny n’est pas perçue comme ancrée dans les idéaux occidentaux.
Women lay flowers to pay last respects to Alexei Navalny at a monument in Moscow on Feb. 20, 2024.
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Alexei Navalny’s successors — not western leaders — are best placed to carry on the fight for Russia’s future. But they’ll only succeed if Navalny’s cause isn’t seen as anchored to western ideals.
Chronic wasting disease has been detected in two deer samples in British Columbia.
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B.C. has operated a surveillance program for over 20 years to detect chronic wasting disease, a fatal condition with no cure or vaccine. The disease has now been detected in deer in the province.
Burnt-out cars after a Russian attack on a residential neighbourhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Feb. 10, 2024.
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With the Ukraine-Russia war entering its third year, Ukraine’s supporters must provide the right aid to the country and domestic politics cannot undermine the urgent needs of the country’s military.
The two year old girl being examined for the possibility of leprosy in Marana, Madagascar,
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Neglected tropical diseases are often associated with social exclusion as well as physical suffering. One billion people around the world suffer from these diseases.
One of two digitally drawn murals that are part of the installation and exhibit ‘who claims abstraction?’ by Toronto-based Guatemalan artist Francisco-Fernando Granados.
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2024 is expected to be a year of elections around the world, and as often happens, anti-immigrant rhetoric is on the rise. Art can play a critical role in challenging that rhetoric.
Greta Lee in a scene from ‘Past Lives.’
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‘Past Lives’ is a beautiful story of childhood crushes, and the sorrow and agony that ensues when one party sends another party away to move to another stage of his or her life.
This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on Jan. 22, 2024. American and British forces bombed targets in eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, the second time the two allies have done so.
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Since the outset of Israel’s invasion of Gaza, the West has aimed to prevent the conflict from escalating regionally. But strikes on the Houthis in Yemen by the U.S. and the U.K. may ensure it will.
Strategies like setting SMART goals and enlisting social support can help turn resolutions into habits.
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Resolutions are like goals and putting time into planning your resolution can increase your success. Using scientific strategies can increase your chances of sticking with your resolution.
Mindfulness means being attentive to those around us and not just ourselves.
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Many Christmas-themed movies centre around single people searching for love. But many people are increasingly happy being single and in no rush to find a partner.