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Eric Boa
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Natural disasters - what needs to happen next
In 1997 I stayed with a family in Armenia, a medium-sized city in the main coffee-growing region of Colombia.
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Michael Carberry
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The World Post-Covid
The term ‘long Covid’ usually refers to the long-term physical impact of the disease on the health of some of those who have contracted it.
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Stoker
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The Strange Death of the Tory Party – Part 1
Pick up a serious newspaper in the UK today, or a political weekly magazine, and look for commentary on the Conservative Party...
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Dr. Jehad Al-Omari
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Journey’s End: an Arab view of the UK
Every journey has to come to an end, and when my 25-year journey in Britain came to an end, the most frequent question I was asked when...
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Eric Boa
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The Science of Shit
What we excrete has interested public health experts for many years, particularly in monitoring the spread of infectious diseases...
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Richard Pooley
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A Hard Life, Well-Lived
“A human life will inevitably contain periods of pain and trauma, but [these Harvard professors] found that these moments can be weathered
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Dr. Jehad Al-Omari
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My English Cousin
When I arrived back in Jordan in 2004 it did not take one of my relatives too long to introduce me to new acquaintances and friends as...
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Dr. Mark Nicholson
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The Magi and the Magic of Celestial Bodies.
Kenya. December 26, 2022
Yesterday was Christmas day. You wouldn’t think I would need to say that but in our family it always causes...
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Richard Pooley
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How pathetic! Have you no empathy?
“Pathetic!” said my step father-in-law a couple of years ago. He’d just heard that my son had found his new girlfriend via Tinder...
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Michael Carberry
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The UK housing crisis - What is to be done?
In the last two issues of Only Connect, I have looked at the reasons behind the current severe housing crisis in the UK and how...
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