Another first for Trump: the former US president is the first person who has held the office to face criminal charges.
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It is the first time an incumbent or former US president has been charged with a criminal offence.
Modern air conditioners contain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which emit ozone-depleting chemicals during production.
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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are also potent greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change.
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The ONS’ Coronavirus Infection Survey has ceased after three years. Two experts explain why it was a uniquely useful source of data.
Satellite image shows damaged bridges across the Bakhmutovka river in Ukraine, March 2023.
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The first UN conference dedicated to water in nearly half a century is being held in New York.
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt outside 11 Downing Street in London before presenting the latest government budget to Parliament.
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Childcare, pensions and support for energy bills are among the main budget plans for the UK government.
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At about four, children start to understand that someone’s behaviour depends on what that person believes.
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National strategies depend on natural methods to offset emissions – but acknowledge this may not be possible.
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Director Steven Soderbergh believes he has presented a female perspective, but all he’s done is shoot men in the same dehumanising way that has historically fetishised women
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People form as strong attachments to gaming universes and can mourn their loss as keenly as physical places.
The Bahama warbler (Setophaga flavescens) is endemic to the Bahamas.
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The Bahama warbler favours large pine trees and palms, fieldwork shows.
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Women Talking is a meditation on how we tell stories of rape and a thoughtful exploration of how films can be made.
Sylvia Plath photographed a month before her death.
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Sylvia Plath left behind a complicated legacy. Contemporary writers influenced by her work must juggle inspiration with some problematic imagery – as a poetry expert explains.
Afghan women have been banned from working by the Taliban, leaving thousands in poverty.
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Widows and single women are losing their homes, after being told they can no longer work by the Taliban, and are living on the poverty line.
Teachers on the picket line in Manchester, UK, 1 February 2023.
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Teachers find their workloads difficult to manage – and the government is struggling to recruit people to the sector.
A woman cries as she flees fighting in Namhsan township, northern Shan State, where her village was completely destroyed.
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Myanmar’s opposition parties and ethnic separatists have formed a united front against the military junta.
L'explosion des cas en Chine pose des questions au niveau mondial. (Zone de test à l'aéroport de Séoul pour l'arrivée de voyageurs chinois, début janvier.)
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La Chine connaît une vague de Covid sans précédent qui coïncide avec sa levée des restrictions. Mais la fin de la politique zéro Covid n’explique pas tout : le point sur les données complémentaires.
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China pursued COVID zero for too long and is now paying the price. But the rest of the world doesn’t have too much to worry about.
La fonte des sols gelés (ici, Sibérie) laisse ressortir des organismes anciens : mégafaune mais aussi virus.
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Un virus a été réveillé en laboratoire après 50 000 ans passés dans le permafrost sibérien. Un phénomène qui peut se produire dans la nature suite au réchauffement climatique. Qu’en sait la science ?
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Black Snow, a six-part drama on Stan, puts the stories of Australian South Sea Islanders in frame.
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There is a huge and growing number of unfilled nurse vacancies in the NHS. But there is a solution.