Taiwan holds a dominant position in the microchip industry and also makes the most advanced types.
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The disruption of Taiwan’s chip industry would affect everyone.
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.
Windrush campaigners, in June, 2021, during a protest calling for a new independent body to administer the compensation scheme.
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In the five years since the Windrush scheme was set up, the scandal of how British people have been treated by their own government has only worsened.
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.
People have been fleeing from the war in Sudan.
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Research shows that young girls can be pushed into marriage in refugee camps or during national disasters.
Elder statesman: Henry Kissinger addresses the 2023 Davos World Economic Forum via videolink.
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Love him or hate him, you can’t ignore the importance of Henry Kissinger’s legacy in government and as a public intellectual.
Like anyone else, Russians still go to the pub, even if the TV is state controlled.
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Polarisation inside Russia and with Ukrainians and other Europeans is very unhelpful.
Fentanyl mixed with ‘tranq’ is decimating communities in Philadelphia, US.
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The flesh-eating drug Xylazine is causing havoc in the US. Now it’s in the UK.
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Using simple behavioural science models can help programmes to understand people’s lives and how to design nutrition interventions that directly benefit them.
Gameplay from Scarlet & Violet.
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The many visual errors in the latest Pokémon games have led to an unexpected glitch-chasing frenzy.
Workers next to the Independence Monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the country, in the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, in September 2021.
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Whichever way the ongoing armed conflict ends, the loser will be Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi.
The results of Turkey’s upcoming election will have ramifications far beyond its borders.
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Whoever wins, the road ahead does not look pretty.
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China is looking at how the Ukraine war could end, and working out just what place Beijing wants in a post-war world.
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Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go: this contest is way older than the European Union.
King Charles III during the State Opening of Parliament, May 2022.
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The coronation oath speaks to the entire nation, but also broadcasts a global message of what the United Kingdom stands for.
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Sex-based policies can lead to backlash and further discrimination in the workplace.
Doctors striking in Leeds, March 2023.
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Collective bargaining has worked well in other countries.
Saudi Arabia has moved closer to China as an ally.
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Saudi Arabia is edging closer to China and away from the US, says an expert.
Les allergies peuvent être causées par le pollen, les poils d'animaux ou certains animaux par exemple.
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Nous sommes rentrés dans la saison des allergies aux pollens, des solutions peuvent exister.
News headlines tell you little about the realities of divorce for most couples.
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Huge legal bills are the exception not the rule, and there isn’t much data about how couples decide to split their assets when a marriage breaks down.