Ireland at the crossroads: Can the ancient Brehon laws guide the republic away from anti-immigrant sentiment?

Christine Kinealy Published: April 17, 2024 8:20am EDT Ireland’s new prime minister is a relatively young man leading a comparatively young republic that is experiencing several unprecedented challenges. Simon Harris was confirmed as “taoiseach,” or prime minister, on…

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UK: Airlines and aviation authorities should not facilitate unlawful removals to Rwanda, UN experts say

GENEVA (22 April 2024) – UN experts* today expressed concern about the role of airlines and aviation authorities in facilitating unlawful removals to Rwanda under the Agreement between the Government…

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Tall flowers, dead shrubs, ephemeral lake: Death Valley has become a picture of climate whiplash

After ping-ponging between severe drought and record rainfall, the famed California desert is offering up strange scenes. In California’s boom-and-bust climate, Death Valley has offered some of the strangest scenes…

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For prospective Native American college students, connecting with tribal culture on campus makes all the difference

When Isabella Marquez, a high school senior from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, was applying to colleges, two criteria were important to her: cost and culture. Marquez said…

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