Americans no longer agree on the nation’s purpose, values, history or meaning

Americans no longer agree on the nation’s purpose, values, history or meaning

Nations, like individuals, tell stories in order to understand what they are, where they come from, and what they want to be. National narratives, like personal ones, are prone to sentimentality, grievance, pride, shame, self-blindness. There is never just one – they compete and constantly change. The most durable narratives...

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Rugby Africa, World Rugby team up in online training for women match officials

Rugby Africa, World Rugby team up in online training for women match officials

Rugby Africa and World Rugby will conduct an only course for second tier match officials, with the focus on women referee development as the sport gains ground in Africa. The eight-week training will be conducted online and will be theoretical sessions that will later be followed up with in-country practical...

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Step in the mind: Humanitarianism is in trouble, needs urgent reforms for impact

Step in the mind: Humanitarianism is in trouble, needs urgent reforms for impact

The Grand Bargain, a sweeping reform deal between donor nations and the main international aid organisations, was intended to allow a more efficient and effective response to emergencies around the globe. But five years on, the plan is due for a rethink, and signatories are preparing to hammer out the...

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Scientists warn Tokyo Olympics may become new staging ground for Covid spread

Scientists warn Tokyo Olympics may become new staging ground for Covid spread

A group of Japanese scientists, including some of the nation’s most senior advisers on the Covid-19 pandemic, is warning that allowing spectators at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will help the virus spread domestically and internationally. Their recommendation to bar or at least limit spectators, not yet formally published but...

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Covid vaccination: Malaysia government told journalists’ safety, health come first

Covid vaccination: Malaysia government told journalists’ safety, health come first

Malaysia’s national journalist union is urging media companies to put journalist safety as a priority as the country continues to face huge numbers of Covid cases. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists Peninsular Malaysia (NUJM), urge the Malaysia’s coordinating minister for the...

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