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A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another generation of displaced people across the region.
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Bird flu patient had no apparent contact with animals – and there’s still no evidence of sustained human-to-human spread
Six healthcare workers in the US who were in close contact with a patient known to have bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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The UK’s £22 billion bet on carbon capture will lock in fossil fuels for decades
The UK government has announced it will invest almost £22 billion in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects over the next 25 years. The technology works by capturing COâ‚‚ as it is being emitted by a ...
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Odyssey by Stephen Fry – the tales of return from the Trojan war are charmingly retold but at an uncomfortable cost
In the final instalment in Fry’s Greek myth retellings that started with Mythos, the author presents a charming and witty tale in search of a hero – but other stories are left unexplored.
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UN rights council examines nuclear legacy consequences in Marshall Islands
The UN Human Rights Council held a dialogue on Friday to examine the nuclear testing legacy in the Marshall Islands, which representatives from the Pacific nation said has left their people with some ...
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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on
Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered by the grinding nearly year-long war continue to deplete the Strip.
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Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests
Universities must respect peaceful activism and revise repressive policies targeting the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement on their campuses, a UN independent human rights expert said on Friday.
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Joker: Folie à Deux is relentlessly claustrophobic – and castigates its fans at every turn
Todd Phillips’ 2017 blockbuster Joker was a standalone origin story for the DC Universe’s most celebrated super-villain, The Joker, who has been Batman’s recurring nemesis since 1940. Drawing overtly ...
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Malaysia Deports Cambodian Worker for Critical Comments
Click to expand Image Cambodia's senate president and former prime minister Hun Sen gives a press conference at the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 22, 2023. © 2023 Heng Sinith/AP ...
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The Tories who are fit to serve have no wish to do so – why party conference should have been a moment to reflect on that
Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat all made 20-minute speeches pitching to party members, but there was little time to wonder what went wrong in July.
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UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the end of a longstanding sovereignty dispute
The UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. The final treaty outlining the transfer of the Chagos Islands, where ...
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Biden’s two-pronged plan to protect Ukraine’s future in his last days in office
President Biden has months left before he hands over to the new president in January 2025, but he still has his mind on Ukraine.