Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines, April 20, 2022.
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The son of former Filipino dictator is leading the polls as the country approaches a national election.
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The US president has set out Nato’s war aims and provided substantial funding to back the plan.
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Many crew members from merchant ships have escaped, but plenty more are stuck on cold ships with supplies of everything from food to medicines fast running out.
Cut off: a Ukrainian soldier takes shelter in a trench near the village of Luganske in the Donetsk region of Donbas, eastern Ukraine, 2016.
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Ukraine and Russia have already been facing off in Donbas for eight years. Now the stage is set for a crucial confrontation there.
There is an urgent need to clamp down on tax evasion in Africa.
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African countries, rich in resources, easily fall prey to aggressive tax planning and tax evasion facilitated by offshore companies.
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If Russian missiles have an accuracy of one metre, how come they seem to hit civilian targets such as healthcare centres?
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Resistance: Ukraine’s forces are putting up a stiffer defence than had been expected.
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If this descends into a protracted guerrilla war, Ukraine has the skill and resources to hurt Russia badly.
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The virus is still a threat – so be kind to yourself and others if you catch it.
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Thousands of young people became pet owners during the pandemic - retailers should let them bring their furry friends to stores.
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The UK government is reportedly considering a costly proposal to build a solar farm in space.
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Melatonin can be useful as a sleep aid, but should be prescribed by a physician after a careful analysis of the causes of sleep loss.
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A look at how we decide which experts are the most trustworthy - and the possible biological basis behind it.
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Pi has spawned its own literary style, where the number of letters in consecutive words is dictated by the decimal expansion of pi.
Making sense of the reds and the greens.
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Two weeks into the invasion, here’s what’s been happening so far.
Civilians try to escape from the town Irpin, near Kyiv, which has been heavily shelled in recent days.
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In 2005 the world decided it must take action to protect civilians from being targeted in war. In Ukraine frightened civilians are still waiting.
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Without action in the next five years, an extra 80 million tonnes of plastic may end up in the ocean by 2040.
Key target: Kyiv’s iconic TV tower.
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Putin has clearly defined political objectives, but Russian military planners have not gone about them the right way.
Un char ukrainien effectue des exercices d’entraînement, début février.
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L’Ukraine peut s’appuyer sur une population très motivée pour mener une insurrection prolongée contre les forces d’occupation.
Joseph Kony, head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (Centre) arrives for a past peace talks at a jungle in Southern Sudan.
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Fresh efforts to capture Kony comes amid growing influence of Russia in the Central African Republic.