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Andy Burnham is the Labour leader – third time lucky for the UK’s prime minister-in-waiting
His rise this time seemed unstoppable – but Burnham’s route to the top wasn’t always so clear.
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View from the Hill: Has Hanson flown too close to the sun for some One Nation supporters?
From walking the streets of London with Tommy Robinson to going to luxury fashion shows in Italy, Pauline Hanson may be testing her supporters’ patience.
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Africa’s Greater Horn region is facing a looming polycrisis fueled by conflict, prices, climate and disease
The response to the many problems facing the region has been set back by cuts in humanitarian aid.
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Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from
Tired colonial tropes paint Africans as untamed, unrestrained, and lacking in intelligence.
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Them at 25: Jon Ronson’s adventures with extremists made him famous – and Alex Jones, too
Jon Ronson’s Them was published just months before the world changed on September 11 2001. Its portrait of conspiracy theorists and extremists was eerily prescient.
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The Large Hadron Collider is being upgraded so that it can unlock the secrets of the Higgs boson
Major upgrade works may allow the LHC to uncover signs of new physics.
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Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem, but solutions do exist – expert Q&A
An expert answers questions on superbugs, from overuse in farming to whether resistance is really an unwinnable arms race.
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Trump is rehashing old claims the 2020 election was stolen. His real aim: sowing doubt in the midterms
The president claims election fraud is rife in the US. Instead of protecting electoral integrity, however, he is seeking to undermine it.
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Building Indonesia’s blue carbon workforce
Blue carbon involves more than just counting carbon. It requires governance, finance, policy, and practice. Ultimately, success hinges on people and their skills.
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Neil the Seal can teach us plenty about seal behaviour. A marine biologist explains
He also offers valuable lessons about how humans can interact – safely and responsibly – with marine wildlife.
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Europe is cracking down on ‘sexualised’ broadcasting in women’s athletics. Australia must catch up
European broadcasters have been advised to avoid certain close-up shots and slow-motion replays. It’s an overdue change.
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Warrior princesses of ancient Egypt? Skeletons show women used the weapons buried with them
Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with bows, arrows and daggers – and new research shows they weren’t just for decoration.