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- PAULA CORCORAN
In an article first published on The Conversation, PAULA CORCORAN, a senior lecturer in health psychology at the University of London, says that perhaps the Friends actor's most last legacy will be that he brought "a human face to addiction"...
Essay: NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
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- VALERIE PAYRÉ
Planetary geologist VALERIE PAYRÉ looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, at how the push to find out more about asteroids could open up new mining opportunities...

Essay: Palestinian Christians and Muslims have lived together in the region for centuries − and several were killed recently while sheltering in the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius
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- CHRISTINE SHEPARDSON
CHRISTINE SHEPARDSON, an historian of Roman Christianity at the University of Tennessee in the US, looks - in an article first published on The Conversation - at the complex history of Palestinian Christians in Gaza...

Essay: King Charles in Kenya - despite past tensions, the visit is a sign of a strong relationship with Britain
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- POPPY CULLEN
Historian POPPY CULLEN looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, says the British monarch's first visit to a Commonwealth nation will celebrate the relationship between Kenya and the UK - but also acknowledge more painful aspects of their shared history...

Essay: When communities face drinking-water crises, bottled water is a ‘temporary’ solution that often lasts years − and worsens inequality
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- DANIEL JAFFEE
In an article first published on The Conversation, DANIEL JAFFEE, an associate professor of sociology at Portland State University in the US, says bottled water has become the default response in the US to natural disasters and human-made emergencies - and explains why that can be a problem...

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- KNOX THAMES and PETER MANDAVILLE
KNOX THAMES and PETER MANDAVILLE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, write that a quarter of a century after passing the International Religious Freedom Act, global persecution continues while domestic battles around religious liberty have become increasingly partisan and high-profile...
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