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Why al-Bashir's visit to the UN presents the US with a diplomatic challenge

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imageSudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir addresses members of the UN Security Council in Khartoum in 2008. Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s planned visit to the United Nations in New York this month presents US President Barack Obama’s government with a potentially embarrassing diplomatic challenge.

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Multilingualism boosts learning - and can create new science knowledge too

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imageBeing able to learn science in a number of languages helps children to develop an understanding of concepts - like the robotics used to build this dinosaur.David Mercado/Reuters

Teaching science involves far more than someone simply standing with a few sheets of paper or a PowerPoint presentation while learners diligently take notes. Meaning is...

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