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How the plastic bottle cap became a parable for the value of EU regulation
Supporters of deregulation want Europe to be more like the US. But that would serve only American interestsIn July 2024,...
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Spider-Noir review – Nicolas Cage’s stylish take on the superhero as a 1940s detective is huge fun
All smoke, shady dames and black and white cinematography, Marvel’s latest Spidey offering is fast, witty and confidentA...
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‘Writing is exactly like love – you need to do it in the dark’: novelist Leila Slimani on why literature is erotic
Now in residence at the Madrid Prado, the author talks about its dark, inspirational Goyas, the clandestine nature of he...
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Mapping the last glaciers in Oceania – in pictures
Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is one of the last equatorial mountains with glaciers but the ice has retreated drastically bec...
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‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’
Researchers racing to document Oceania’s last tropical glaciers found the remaining ‘eternal snow’ in Indonesia’s West P...
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Trump-backed Paxton topples Senator Cornyn in Texas primary run-off
Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas race, setting up a November election that could decide control of US Senate.
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One person killed in latest US military strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific
Nearly 200 people killed in Trump administration’s deadly campaign as strikes draw widespread condemnationThe US militar...
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Storied New York food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after contentious campaign
The Park Slope Food Coop boycott vote follows tensions and rifts among members and larger communityMembers of a storied...
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Can dating reality shows ever be safe? – podcast
Sirin Kale on the BBC Panorama investigation into Married at First Sight UKIs it possible to make dating reality TV show...
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Group of women and children with alleged ISIL ties returns to Australia
Australian Federal Police have not made any arrests but say inquiries are ongoing.
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Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro meets with Trump amid troubled presidential bid
Son of former President Jair Bolsonaro is fighting to recover from a scandal that has rocked his presidential campaign.
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‘Makes no sense’: experts doubt pause in US arms sale to Taiwan is due to Iran war
While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in...