Total war: Russian president Vladimir Putin inspects operations at the tours the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant in March 2023.
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The options facing the Kremlin’s economic and military planners.
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Forced marriage protection orders are not very useful in combatting ‘honour’-based violence or other abuse.
Two-and-a-half cups of green tea contain the recommended daily amount of flavanols.
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Many plants contain flavanols – but some contain more than others.
Accepting digital payments.
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The UK could learn a lot from developing economies about using digital payments to boost financial inclusion.
Workers decommission an oil rig in the North Sea.
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Labour would still honour existing licenses to drill for fossil fuels.
Ivor Cummings.
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A paper trail, both typed and handwritten, documents Cummings’ dogged efforts to secure accommodations and resources for the Windrushers on a time crunch.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a safe, well-tolerated way to treat depression.
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There’s a limit to the amount of oxygen we can carry with us in space – particularly if we want to do long-haul journeys to the Moon and Mars.
Ice in the Chukchi Sea, north of Alaska and Siberia.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
A short history of predicting an ice-free Arctic – and why you should listen to this one.
Drone strikes in Moscow shocked and scared local inhabitants.
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Now Russians may start feeling the fear that has afflicted ordinary Ukrainians since February 2022.
Weighted vests help boost the intensity of the exercise you’re doing.
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Weighted vests have long been popular among CrossFit athletes and celebrities.
Pollice Verso (With a Turned Thumb) by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1872).
Phoenix Art Museum
Death was always a possibility, but gladiator combat was controlled by referees.
Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, home to one million Rohingya refugees, is prone to flooding.
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Refugee settlements are particularly affected by high temperatures and extreme rainfall, even more so than the rest of their host countries.
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Unlocking the full potential of retirement: embracing fun, connections and new experiences.
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Making sure you have enough set aside for a long retirement has become more difficult over the past 25 years.
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The UK needs to fix its recycling system for a more sustainable future.
The Windrush arrives at Tilbury docks on 22 June 1948.
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The Windrush generation has a long and storied history encompassing empire, war, migration, multiculturalism, racism and scandal – a history that has transformed British society and culture.
Postnatal depression symptoms are quite similar to depression symptoms.
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Postnatal depression is thought to affect up to 10% of fathers.
The weekly gouge.
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Rishi Sunak is proposing to introduce voluntary caps for staples like milk and bread.
Armed and dangerous: Wagner Group boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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The Wagner Group boss is becoming increasingly critical of the way the war is being run.