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The Svalbard Seed Vault: Humanity’s Ultimate Safeguard
Photo Credit: Frode Bjorshol By Alex RossStaff Writer In the high arctic tundra of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, a steel facility holds the food insurance policy for all of humanity: 1,214,827 seed samples from almost every country in the world. Although it sounds like something out of an 80’s science fiction movie, this operation is no…
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Eritrean Refugees in Sudan Face Repatriation Amid Civil War
Photo Credit: Hassan Lali/ BBC By Drew FrankStaff Writer Sudan’s current civil war has been raging on for over a month. Conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been intense, and no end appears in sight. The war has been worsening an ongoing displacement crisis in…
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China’s Reaction to Tsai-McCarthy Meeting Indicates Chinese Calculation
Photo Credit: AFP/Taiwan Ministry of National Defense By Karyn KaoStaff Writer Although leaders on both sides attempted to make it low-profile, the meeting between Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy still received considerable attention. On route to Guatemala and Belize, Tsai stopped in New York and Los Angeles to meet…