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Duru Akin

Comment International Comment National Comment 

How effective is UK support to refugees?

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Duru Akin

Duru Akin takes a look at the admirable effort of UK households to take in Ukrainian refugees but how the system has less time for those fleeing from other conflicts.

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Sport 

We race as one – without the women

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 sub.editors 1 Comment Duru Akin

“Christian Horner claimed that young girls’ growing interest in the sport is due to ‘good-looking’ drivers”: Duru Akin discusses how women are viewed in F1.

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Print Edition Travel 

New Year, new travel plans

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 sub.editors 1 Comment Duru Akin

Living the French way: Duru Akin takes a trip to Nice.

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Sport 

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: a controversial race unravelled

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Duru Akin

Duru Akin breaks down the controversial final race of the 2021 F1 season.

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Comment Durham Comment 

‘Catch me if you can’: international students’ struggle with Omicron and Durham University’s role

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Duru Akin

Duru Akin provides an in-depth evaluation of Covid-19’s impact on international students and what the University can do to help.

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