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As Arctic waters open up, Canada must prepare for oil spills

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Chunjiang An, Associate Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University Canada’s Arctic is opening faster than protection efforts are keeping pace. As sea ice declines, shipping is expanding across Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. That may bring economic opportunities, but it also raises the risk of…

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Ghana’s fuel payment strategy works for now: how to fix longer term problems

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Ishmael Tingbani, Associate Professor in Accounting, University of Southampton Ghana introduced a new payment arrangement for petroleum imports in 2023, using gold instead of scarce US dollars. The policy was designed to ease pressure on the cedi by reducing the need for upfront dollar purchases to…

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King Charles embarks on state visit to the US – can he repair the special relationship?

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Francesca Jackson, PhD candidate, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University King Charles’s four-day state visit to the US is going ahead as planned, after a shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner raised doubts about security. The royal trip, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of American…

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Dawn Chorus Day: a composer on the musical styles of birdsong

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Morey, Senior Lecturer in Music Production, Leeds Beckett University International Dawn Chorus Day (May 3 for 2026) is a great time to hear the UK’s birds at their most vocal. While we can enjoy the variety and beauty of birdsong, for the birds themselves it…

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Canada’s Arctic security depends on more than defence — here’s how immigration could help

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Hamed Kazemzadeh, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Peace and Conflict, University of Calgary; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa A Canadian Ranger patrols the frozen landscape near Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, on a snowmobile bearing the Canadian flag. (Kevin Paul/The Arctic Institute), CC BY Canada is facing a new reality:…

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Why the Southeast is burning – extreme drought is only part of the cause

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Zachary Handlos, Atmospheric Science Educator, Georgia Institute of Technology Fire crews responded to dozens of wildfires burning in Georgia and northern Florida on April 23, 2026. Georgia Department of Natural Resources via AP Large parts of the southeastern U.S. are in the midst of an…

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Here’s what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nicolas Bellouin, Professor of Climate Processes, University of Reading Ciprian23/Shutterstock Contrails, short for condensation trails, are the white streaks often seen in the sky behind aircraft. The international cloud atlas, which classifies clouds, has a category just for them: cirrus homogenitus, an example of man-made clouds.…

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Kenya’s Sawe breaks the 2-hour barrier: what’s next for the men’s marathon world record?

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Simon D. Angus, Professor, Department of Economics & SoDa Laboratories, Monash Business School, Monash University Well, well. Kenyan marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has officially broken through the fabled “sub-2-hour” marathon barrier. On a reportedly perfect Sunday, 26 April 2026 in London, the 31-year-old Sawe ran through…

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How to Help Children Move from Climate Anxiety to Action?

April 21, 2026

Source: French to English Tester   Published on: 2026-04-21 Source: The Conversation – France (in French)– By Sanae Okamoto, Senior Researcher in Behavioural Science and Psychology, United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University Teaching methods play a crucial role in helping children understand that…

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Maternal nutrition during breastfeeding could play a key role in the future health of her baby

April 21, 2026

Source: French to English Tester   Published on: 2026-04-21 Source: The Conversation – France in French (3)– By Ivette Caldelas, Senior Researcher, UDIT – University of Design, Innovation and Technology At present, there are no clinical guidelines based on the milk microbiome. Natalia Deriabina/Shutterstock Recent data suggest that the baby receives, through breast milk, a…