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Europe
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Why You Should Vote In The 2014 European Parliament Elections

May of this year will see the eighth European-wide European Parliament (EP) elections since the first were held in 1979, which will be, in the eyes of many, the most significant thus far. This election will be the one and only ...
by Oscar Isham
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Denmark
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‘An Extensive Human Rights Abuse That The EU Cannot Afford To Overlook’ – Estimating The Financial Cost Of Violence Against Women

A new survey published by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in the first week of March revealed one in three women in Europe have suffered some form of violence, sexual or physical, in her lifetime. The rep...
by Isabella Grotto
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Europe
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Attention: Non Consensual Sexualization Of Children In The Media Ahead…

Framed as being ‘hot’, ‘mature’, and ‘sexy’, media representations of children have been critiqued in recent times, yet again. The issue of portraying children, more so, young girls, as sexualized images has been br...
by Arpita Mitra
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Economy
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Is Your Culture Dying? Let’s Save It!

What comes to mind when one hears of heritage, is museums. Unfortunately most heritages that have survived are displayed or documented in these museums. This kind of preservation is a tangible one, which people can see and touc...
by Fridah Mlemwa
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Animal Rights
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Kittens’ Eyes Sewn Shut For Experiments

Scientists at Cardiff University have been sewing shut kittens’ eyelids to discover how the brain responds to sensory deprivation. In research that took place in 2010, but only recently came to light, more than 30 kittens and...
by Paula Munteanu
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Economy
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Raising the Minimum Wage: Will it Work?

A recent proposal by George Osborne to increase the National Minimum Wage (NMW) has had a positive reception amongst politicians and the public alike. The plans include raising the minimum wage to £6.50, a 3% increase from the...
by Roland Mortimer
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Europe
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‘One Member One Vote’ – Radical Reforms To UK Labour

Proposals to change the link between the UK Labour party and the trade unions have been approved at the party’s spring conference with 86% of members in favour of the new rules. The Labour Leader Ed Miliband had urged the pa...
by James Walker
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Africa
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Give Transition A Chance

Sunday 23rd February marked the 33rd anniversary of what Spanish people call ’23-F’. Just five years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the country was slowly transitioning towards democracy. But on the 2...
by Daniel Cavanillas
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Afghanistan
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Why Do We Call It Middle East?

Without realizing it, you are accustomed to the Eurocentric view of the world map: Europe is in the middle of the atlas and all other continents are gathered around. You don’t even question it, because this is how we were tau...
by Paula Munteanu
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