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Kevin McCarthy, just before he was ousted as speaker of the House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

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The House of Representatives on Oct. 3, 2023, did something that had never been done before in the nation’s history: It ousted the speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, lost his job in a vote of 216 to 210. To look deeper than the surface machinations, The Conversation U.S. spoke with political scientist Charles R. Hunt at Boise State University.

New cardinals at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2023. AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca

Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval Christianity explains what it means for the future of the Catholic Church

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On Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals. The College is an important part of the church’s governance structure – each new member takes a formal oath during a ritual ceremony in the presence of present members of the College.

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Ghana’s new chief justice: Gertrude Tokornoo faces challenges, but could help transform the country’s courts

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Her Ladyship Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo took office as the 15th ,chief justice of Ghana on 12 June 2023. She is the third woman to occupy the position, which is the fourth highest in the country after the president, vice-president and speaker of parliament. Ghana’s judiciary is made up of the supreme court, the court of appeal, high court and magistrate (district) court. The chief justice is at the top of the judicial hierarchy and serves as administrator and supervisor.

Disposer de bonne faculté de modélisation des épidémies permettra de mieux anticiper (France, mars 2020). Shocky/Shutterstock

Covid : une nouvelle méthode de modélisation pour mieux évaluer les risques épidémiques

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L’humanité est, depuis des millénaires, frappée par des épidémies… Elle a, à chaque fois, pris des mesures de protection qui s’inscrivaient dans le contexte des connaissances voire des opinions de l’époque sur les modes de contamination. Prenons les pestes qui ravagèrent l’Europe il y a quelques siècles. À l’époque, on croit fermement que ce mal ravageur est causé par l’inhalation de miasmes et le déséquilibre des humeurs corporelles qui s’ensuit. Fleurissent alors les masques fourrés d’herbes médicinales logées dans un bec pointu : c’est l’image d’Épinal des masques à bec d’oiseau…

Emmanuel Macron has found himself to be an unpopular figure in parts of Africa. Wikimedia Commons

France in Africa: why Macron’s policies increased distrust and anger

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French west Africa has experienced five coups in the past three years. Underpinning most of these coups is hostility towards France, a former colonial authority. Mohamed Bazoum of Niger’s downfall in July 2023 comes after coups in Mali in August 2020, Chad in April 2021, Burkina Faso in September 2022 and Gabon in September 2023.

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