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  • Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s moment?

    Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s moment?

    Mayeni JonesAfrica correspondent, Johannesburg

    Gallo Images via Getty Images A woman wearing traditional clothing poses with her fist raised. She stands in front of a line of flags from different countries.Gallo Images via Getty Images

    South Africa held a “social summit” ahead of the main event, in a bid to involve civil society voices in the G20’s decisions

    When it assumed the presidency of the G20 last…

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  • Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers | Chemical weapons

    Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers | Chemical weapons

    Sophisticated and deadly “brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British academics argue.

    Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando, of Bradford…

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