A makeshift memorial for the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in August 2023.
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Will the Wagner Group under new leadership uphold the ruthless modus operandi that propelled it to the spotlight in Africa?
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The UK government needs to define its goals and the scope of its involvement in a campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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China is making chip progress despite US efforts to contain its industry.
Vladimir Putin lays flowers at a monument to Peter the Great in Baltiisk, western Russia.
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The forthcoming March election in Russia is likely to mean another victory for Vladimir Putin, who remains popular, for now.
Food vendors in a market in Gaza in October 2023.
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Starvation is used as a military strategy to avoid costly losses to one’s own forces in unfavourable terrain or conditions.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, a city on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east.
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Putin is planning to bring a mass tourism industry to Russia’s wild far east.
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From case prospects to bail decisions, law firms are in the early stages of an AI revolution.
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Iran’s role in the recent conflict between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah shows how badly western containment policy has failed.
The head of Crimea’s Russian-backed government Sergey Aksyonov, is behind the reemergence of Smersh.
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Smersh was originally set up to trace German spies in the Soviet Union during the Second World War.
A participant in the Tuskegee syphilis study sits on steps in front of a house in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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The archival trove chronicles the extreme measures administrators took to ensure Black sharecroppers did not receive treatment for the venereal disease.
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The lawsuit poses questions about how generative AI systems are developed.
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Mothers are more likely to work poor quality jobs, with limited control over their work and flexibility.
The Sun’s radiation can still damage our skin even in winter.
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Regular sunscreen use over many years is shown to be effective at preventing skin damage, photoaging and skin cancers.
Benoît Magimel and Juliette Binoche in The Taste of Things.
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With meticulous attention to food and how it is prepared, the film’s plot embraces simplicity.
New Year’s Eve – time to perfect your rizz.
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2023 will be remembered for more than quirky new phrases.
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December 18, 2023
Beth Johnson , University of Leeds ; Ciara Molloy , University of Sheffield ; Gill Jamieson , University of the West of Scotland ; Kadian Pow , Birmingham City University ; Kristyn Gorton , University of Leeds ; Matthew Higgins , University of Portsmouth ; Matthew Wills , University of Bath ; Thi Gammon , King's College London , and Tim Rock , University of Bath
These are the shows that had our creative experts glued to the small screen in 2023.
Grzegorz Braun used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the Polish parliament building.
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Grzegorz Braun’s act was a reminder of how antisemitism has been normalised by the outgoing administration.
La ville de Beledweyne, en Somalie, sous l'eau suite à une inondation.
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Le financement de l'adaptation au climat dans les zones de conflit peut nécessiter l'engagement des communautés locales et des groupes armés lorsque les gouvernements nationaux sont absents.
Beledweyne city in Somalia, under water following a flood.
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Funding climate adaptation in conflict areas may require engaging local communities and armed groups where national governments are absent.
Sam Altman was fired and then reinstated as CEO of OpenAI.
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The OpenAI sacking affair highlights ongoing debates over the safety and misuse of AI.