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Author Archives: Emi Tanimoto

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Outside OX1 Week 7 – A week of hard right hairdo’s

by Anya Trofimova, Ben Nolan, Emily Guerrero, Becky Collett, Emi Tanimoto and Lottie Tellyn November 26, 2023December 5, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 6 – al-Shifa hospital evacuated and giant pandas return to China

by Ben Nolan, Anya Trofimova, Oliver Smith, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Emi Tanimoto, Eleanor Luxton and Lottie Tellyn November 19, 2023May 6, 2024
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Outside OX1 Week 5 – London ceasefire march, Gay Games 2023 and a successful Sag-Aftra strike

by Ben Nolan, Emily Guerrero, Becky Collett, Emi Tanimoto, Lottie Tellyn and Eleanor Luxton November 12, 2023November 19, 2023
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Outside OX1 Week 4 – Rising casualties in Gaza, China mourns, the UK government goes to court

by Ben Nolan, Anas Dayeh, Emily Guerrero, Emi Tanimoto, Becky Collett, Lottie Tellyn and Eleanor Luxton November 5, 2023November 5, 2023
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Outside OX1 Week 3 – Hurricane Otis, Mass shooting in Maine and a UN debate on Gaza

by Ben Nolan, Anas Dayeh, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Hajar Zainuddin, Eleanor Luxton, Anya Trofimova, Emily Guerrero, Emi Tanimoto and Lottie Tellyn October 29, 2023January 23, 2024
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Outside OX1 Week 2 – Gaza aid negotiations and an Indian Space mission

by Ben Nolan, Anya Trofimova, Emily Guerrero, Anas Dayeh, Emi Tanimoto, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Krishh Chaturvedi and Temitope Ajileye October 22, 2023November 12, 2023

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