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Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature – how she discovered new possibilities within language
At a time when scholarship and creative writing are often…
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French student protests: comparisons with 1968 will only serve the political extremes
Both far left and far right will try to make political capital out…
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Russian plague scare: an expert explains what we know so far – and why there’s no need to panic
The availability of treatment, rapid testing…
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Prosecution of Kosovan leader Hashim Thaçi illustrates the challenges of bringing war criminals to justice
It took 27 years after the end of hostilities in…
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Yemen is spiralling into another civil war that could swiftly engulf in the entire region
Turkey and Pakistan are poised to send troops to Saudi…
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How geopolitical tensions tainted the 2026 Asian Games
As world politics has become more divisive, international sporting contests are often turning into a stage for…
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Sudan’s death toll in 2025 could be as high as 100,000: how we did the count
Much of the difference in number of deaths across…
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Nobel physics prize awarded for discovery of ‘ghostly messengers’ from the cosmos
Belgium-born Francis Halzen has won for the detection of high energy neutrino particle…
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Why old dogs might be able to teach Alzheimer’s researchers new tricks
As dogs age, their brains undergo similar changes to human brains, making them…
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Taylor Swift’s new video marks her ghostly return to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca
Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ retells Daphne du Maurier’s classic Gothic novel, giving…
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The death of a Russian plague researcher, explained by a microbiologist
There are conflicting reports about what caused the death of a lab technician in…
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Brazil election: Authoritarian right gain an edge, fueled by voter apathy and discontent
Far-right lead in the presdential race and landslide victories in legislative and…
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Africa’s rhinos often get the spotlight – but Indonesia’s two rhino species are far closer to extinction
The latest State of the Rhino report reveals…
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Three years after October 7, global attention on Gaza has receded. The real test will come after Israel’s election
A small but vocal global campaign…
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How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won for…
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Brazil’s “New Republic” is dead, and what comes next has not yet been born
Political project born in the mid-1980s from the debris of a…
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Secret chambers in Tutankhamun’s tomb could hold the burial of a lost Egyptian queen – we may get answers soon
There is growing interest in…
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Social media hasn’t killed personal style, it’s killed how we communicate it
Put down the coffee, walk away from the zebra crossing, think beyond chic…
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One in three Ukrainian civilians estimated to meet the criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD – new study
War-related trauma now affects most people in…
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Could a former IDF chief break Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power in Israel?
On The Conversation Weekly, why Israel’s political magician might be out of…