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Two years on from Snowden, UK gets green light to continue accessing bulk data

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageNothing sinister, just taking a quick peek.Smit via Shutterstock

The US has recently taken steps to cut back on its surveillance programmes. In the UK, the government has just received the green light to continue.

The UK can continue to collect bulk data on overseas communications and can access bulk data held by telephone companies and internet...

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Democracy in Africa: the ebbs and flows over six decades

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageAfrica has suffered its fair share of military rule, but many countries are now electoral democracies.Juda Ngwenya/Reuters

Africa’s vision of being united, prosperous and at peace with itself – known as Agenda 2063 – looms large at this year’s 25th summit of the African Union in Johannesburg.

The continental body adopted the...

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Science alone can't shift anti-gay prejudice in Africa

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageUganda has come under pressure over its anti-homosexual laws.Reuters/Edward Echwalu

This article is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running on issues related to LGBTI in Africa. You can read the rest of the series here.

South Africa was the first country in the world to include protection on the grounds of sexuality in its constitution....

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  2. Madagascan dogs hail from Africa, unlike their human counterparts
  3. Better connectivity has economic spinoffs for Africa
  4. Religious freedom should not necessitate sexual discrimination
  5. Coal closures give South Australia the chance to go 100% renewable
  6. Listen to me: machines learn to understand how we speak
  7. Pasolini, with Willem Dafoe, offers an unconventional biopic – review
  8. Is illegal phoenix activity rife among construction companies?
  9. Bonn climate summit brings us slowly closer to a global deal
  10. After Rupert – welcome to the game of thrones at News Corp
  11. Ambassador's return to Indonesia shows his recall was futile
  12. Killing cats, rats and foxes is no silver bullet for saving wildlife
  13. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Joe Hockey's blunder
  14. State view won't change marriage in eyes of a man and woman's God
  15. The facts on Australian housing affordability
  16. Without teacher guidance, all the tech in the world will be quite useless
  17. Why we still collect butterflies
  18. What the 'dad bod' phenomenon says about the priorities of our media and culture
  19. Government wants improvement in use of its Iraq contribution
  20. Historical texts as literature? We do well to praise EP Thompson
  21. Jurassic World: if you make a monster it will always bite back
  22. The real science on wind farms, noise, infrasound and health
  23. How black slaves were routinely sold as 'specimens' to ambitious white doctors
  24. Nigeria and corruption: what Presdent Buhari must do to tackle it
  25. Orange is the New Black is fast becoming a feminist classic
  26. Every citizen scientist will soon have the tools of a specialist
  27. Osborne introduces his budget surplus law – but he may have a hard time sticking to it
  28. To solve boat people crisis, ASEAN has to engage with Myanmar
  29. What lies behind the rise of jihadist movements in Africa
  30. How to turn lecturers into good university teachers
  31. Early bird gets the sperm ... to the egg
  32. Biology’s holy grail: the species and its controversial recent history
  33. Is it an offence if Australians pay people smugglers to turn back?
  34. Postnatal depression is a continuation of existing mental health problems
  35. Why Australia needs to change its view of organised crime
  36. Business confidence got a post-budget boost ... or did it?
  37. Declining NAPLAN participation rates are likely skewing the data
  38. When women receive a 'wife bonus' capitalism is winning
  39. Conservation parks are growing, so why are species still declining?
  40. How to guard your career against rapid technological change
  41. Ancient DNA reveals how Europeans developed light skin and lactose tolerance
  42. Drunken monkeys? Only humans really don't know when they've had enough
  43. It’s a crying shame when Nobel laureates are exposed as sexist
  44. Obama's use of regulation to make environmental policy: not unusual and not illegal
  45. Explainer: tackling the stigma and myths around sexuality
  46. The science behind a more meaningful understanding of sexual orientation
  47. Why anti-gay sentiment remains strong in much of Africa
  48. Judge's comments hurt efforts to protect all children from abuse
  49. In sport's drug-testing arms race, the cheats are usually a step ahead
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