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Jean-Pierre du Toit
Jean-Pierre du Toit was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He’s been a stage and crew manager at large music events ...
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COP29 puts world on course for more extreme weather – and more deaths
Summit proves change won’t come until floods and wildfires are killing tens of thousands in rich Global North cities ...
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Sex workers need the police to do better, not more
We know policing often harms sex workers. We need to talk about what it would take to change tack Policing often harms sex ...
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Smuggling is back out in the open in Niger. What’s the impact on migrants?
After an anti-smuggling law was repealed, much of smuggling was decriminalised – research suggests migrants are safer ...
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Should assisted dying be legalised? Readers share their thoughts
After we published op-eds from opposing sides of assisted dying debate, many readers wrote in to give their opinion ...
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Dark Arts Dispatch: Westminster’s revolving door just keeps spinning
This is the latest article in our new regular series, the Dark Arts Dispatch, which shines a light on the world of corporate ...
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The BlackRock letters: inside Labour’s ‘close partnership’
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves hosting an investment roundtable discussion with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and members of the BlackRock executive board at 10 Downing Street Senior executives from ...
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Jyoti Belur
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