The Nixon prophesy

Four months old Justin Trudeau had been toasted by Richard Nixon as Canada’s future leader :

Justin Trudeau hadn’t even been weaned when a sitting United States president first predicted he’d one day become Canada’s political leader. “Tonight we’ll dispense with the formalities.

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Treating refugees wrong

As the flow of migrants continues to rise – from war-ravaged countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa to Europe – so do the horror stories of the harsh treatment meted out to these refugees.

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Rise in dengue if El Nino unfolds

Higher temperatures in Asia, including those during a strong El Niño cycle, can drive up the incidence of dengue fever, a group of international researchers has found. For the first time,

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