South Africa braces for shutdown after weeks of anti-migrant unrest. Plus: Nobel Foundation head Hanna Stjärne; planetary defences on Asteroid Day; and Thomas Chatterton Williams on Europe’s air-conditioning plight.

<p dir="ltr">South Africa braces for shutdown after weeks of anti-migrant unrest. Plus: Nobel Foundation head Hanna Stj&auml;rne; planetary defences on Asteroid Day; and Thomas Chatterton Williams on Europe&rsquo;s air-conditioning plight.</p>

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