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Cold War, dictators and cover-ups – Ebola’s secret history.
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As a former president goes down for nine-and-a-half years, Brazil’s judicial structures are weathering the political crisis well.
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The UK’s blue light services need to adapt and modernise or they will face their own emergency.
Eyewitness recollections are easily distorted by the views of others.
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Turns out eyewitness testimony is one of the least reliable forms of evidence.
Measles virus.
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In the past year, 3,300 cases of measles were reported in Europe. Most of them were entirely preventable.
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Sales of antiquities legally excavated are just as ethically problematic as those likely looted.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot observed by Juno in July 2017.
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Juno has flown closer to the solar system’s most famous storm than any other spacecraft to take the most detailed images to date. They may help scientists reveal some of the spot’s best-kept secrets.
Calling time on Jawbone.
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Jawbone was one of the first companies to popularise wearable fitness bracelets. Others can learn from its failings.
Sky already has a dominant position in subscription TV services in the UK.
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This deal needs to be seen for what it is: a massive step towards dominance of the UK media which could influence public opinion and squeeze out competition.
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It’s gritty and gripping in equal measure, but the swords and snowstorm narrative also answers a number of basic human needs.
Konta is the first British woman to reach a Wimbledon semi-final since 1978.
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Tennis is as much a mental battle as a physical one.
British army conducts anti-poaching training in Nanyuki, Kenya.
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Protecting rhinos and fighting terrorism are both noble causes, but there isn’t much evidence of a link between the two.
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Formula One owners Liberty Media, and perhaps even old-hand Bernie Ecclestone, might hold key to saving a crucial part of the sport’s history.
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The ancient Greeks knew the medical benefits of electrical stimulation. Now researchers are trying it for people who are too ill to get physically active.
Battle for the ball.
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Channel 4 could do for women’s football what it did for the Paralympics.
Cersei Lannister and her brother Jaime in Game of Thrones.
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The new series will bring several strong women into conflict with each other – just like the Wars of the Roses.
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Macron’s portrait and taste in literature are full of political symbols to be sussed.
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One of Israel’s most controversial leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu is making the most of a chance to fly under the radar.
We need to get noticed.
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Once investors put their shoulders to the wheel, everything changes.
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Our research shows we keep going back to social media even when it infuriates us.
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Literary and artistic engagements have helped to shape the region into the iconic landscape it is today.
Great Britain’s Libby Clegg and guide Chris Clarke at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
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Can there ever be a truly level playing field when it comes to visually imparied sport?
Does my BMI look big in this?
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It puts an average 1.4kg on the weighing scales.
A Crusader Castle decoration stone at the Arabic Fortress Citadel in Kerak, Jordan, built in 1142.
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Islamic State propaganda uses a narrative of centuries-old ‘crusader’ aggression.
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Enormous Antarctic icebergs are a rare but natural occurrence.