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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 CO₂ as it is being emitted by a ...
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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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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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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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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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Freedom for Chagos islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all
The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to claim a meaningful victory.
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Can China’s stimulus blitz fix its flagging economy?
Pan Gongsheng, the governor of China’s central bank, announced a raft of measures on September 24 aimed at boosting the country’s flagging economy. The move, which came a week before the 75th ...
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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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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.
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A year after Hamas attack, more continuity than change for the Palestinians and Israel
The peace was broken by Hamas’ attack, Israel’s response and expanding regional violence. But the politics have not changed.
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Song titled ‘Give birth to 1000 children for me’ was banned in Russia
It includes the lyrics: Give birth to 1000 children for me. Give each of them a name — soldier. Our president will send them to die — to shoot in Donbas.
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Reporting on Gaza war is a challenge for journalists – here’s how the BBC and other broadcasters have handled the past year
The BBC, ITN and Sky have still managed to keep the story in front of UK viewers’ eyes by reporting from inside Israel, the occupied territories and Egypt ...