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Every Friday, we're bringing you one episode of the series ‘Degrees of Abuse’ produced by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit.

Students started off admiring this lecturer at the University of Glasgow. They thought he cared about their academic careers. But when his comments and messages became more intimate and personal, they say he crossed boundaries and started grooming.

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Empty shelves, rising food and fuel costs along with power cuts are unifying much of Sri Lanka against its president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. And now, the economic crisis may be even worse. Rajapaksa’s government is announcing the country is no longer able to repay billions in loans. How did this happen? And what is in store for the people of Sri Lanka as the country continues to struggle with this new economic reality? 

In this episode:

• Marisa DeSilva, Activist
• Dr. Ahilan Kadirgamar, Senior Lecturer at the University of Jaffna
• Dr. Vasan Ratnasingam, Media representative, Government Medical Officers’ Association

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The first-ever union to win a vote at Amazon did it on a shoestring budget, throwing out much of the organized labor rulebook and relying on workers’ inside knowledge. It was the kind of victory that organized labor hasn’t seen in a generation or more. Amazon is the second-largest employer in the United States and the fight cost it millions. So how did the Amazon Labor Union do it? And what’s next? 

In this episode:

• Jordan Flowers, Amazon Labor Union organizer (@JayyTCOEW)
• Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of "Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor" (@GrimKim)

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Every Friday, we're bringing you one episode of the series ‘Degrees of Abuse’ produced by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit.

He’s a leading academic at the University of Oxford. His expertise is in times gone by.  Both students and other lecturers say his drunken and abusive behaviour is also a throwback and has no place in the modern world.

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On April 10th, France undergoes the first round of its presidential election. This vote, taking place in the shadow of war in Europe, is shaping up to be a contest between institutionalists and populists. The energy is on the fringes, but with the European Union largely united against Russia, the question going into election day is whether the left of center will be able to hold its ground. In this episode of The Take, we look at the most popular candidates and what their policies say about France’s political center of gravity.

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Natacha Butler (@natachabut), Al Jazeera correspondent

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Less than three weeks after he finished his presidency, Juan Orlando Hernandez was arrested. United States prosecutors accused the former president of Honduras of being involved in a drug-trafficking ring with his younger brother, Tony. So how did Hernandez and his family become entangled in a cocaine and weapons trafficking scandal that may lead to his extradition to the US?

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• Manuel Rapalo, Al Jazeera correspondent in Mexico (@Manuel_Rapalo)

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Starting this week, every Friday, we’ll be bringing you one episode of the series ‘Degrees of Abuse’ produced by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit.

The series explores how some of the world’s most elite universities are failing to protect their students when it comes to sexual misconduct.

He’s a famous professor at Oxford in the UK, one of the world’s most prestigious universities. But across three decades and three institutions, women have described him as a sexual predator. During a two-year investigation, Al Jazeera’s I-Unit uncovers systematic failures inside the walls of academia that have only served to protect their lecturers. We hear from women who are fighting to shift the balance of power. 

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The siege of Mariupol may be remembered as the bloodiest battle in this war between Russia and Ukraine. Thousands are reported dead and Ukrainian officials say 90% of the city is destroyed. It is without power, water, gas, internet and cell service, and according to the mayor 160,000 people are still stuck there trying to survive. We hear about what happened to Mariupol from two people who were lucky enough to make it out alive.

In this episode: 

Olga Pikula, Deputy at Mariupol City Council

Maryna Holovnova, Mariupol Tour Guide

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The Taliban had promised teenage girls in Afghanistan would get to return to school for the first time since August. But on March 23, schools had only been open for a few hours before the Taliban shut them down indefinitely — plunging Afghan girls' futures back into limbo.

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• Pashtana Durrani, Executive Director of LEARN Afghanistan (@BarakPashtana)
• Heather Barr, Associate Women’s Rights Director, Human Rights Watch (@heatherbarr1)

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It’s about to be the biggest sale the football world has ever seen. Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is selling his club, Chelsea FC. He was the first billionaire to get into England’s Premier League back in 2003 and his unlimited spending unleashed the transformation of the world’s most popular game into a big-money sport. What could Chelsea’s sale tell us about where football is going next?

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• James Montague, author of "The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football’s Super-rich Owners" (@JamesPiotr)

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