Students at Jawaharlal Nehru University protest the arrest of student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.
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Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi has been rocked by protests both opposing and supporting the arrest of Kanhaiya Kumar.
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Talking cows, talking pigs? It’s enough to send you vegetarian. Maybe …
Pegida is striving to project a respectable image.
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The anti-Islamisation group caused no trouble in Birmingham this weekend – but that’s part of a very deliberate strategy.
Collision course.
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Particle accelerators are helping to push forward the frontiers of theoretical physics but they’ve also had more impact on your everyday life than you realise.
A new website launched to provide information on extremism.
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Referrals to the Channel programme are rising. Here’s what happens to people suspected at being at risk.
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Even leaving glass bottles out for collection carries a social stigma.
Hype before evidence.
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They’re flying off the shelves but here’s what you need to know about whether fitness tracking devices work.
Stunning streaks of light can be seen in the polar regions during winter.
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They may be stunning, but nacreous clouds are also contributing to the breakdown of the Earth’s ozone layer.
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A professor of economics reflects on other outbreaks to get to grips with the likely impacts of Zika.
Enough.
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The latest attempt to broker a peace in Syria faces even longer odds than previous ones.
Protests in Bangalore after the suicide of student Rohith Vemula.
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Discrimination is rife – and at the very highest levels.
There’s evidence that antimatter is produced in thunderstorms.
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Antimatter is at the heart of one of the biggest conundrums in physics. Here’s why.
Cairo takes to the streets, January 2011.
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The demands of the Tahrir Square protests could scarcely have been clearer – and the crackdown since 2011 could hardly have been more galling.
Aya-what-sca?
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Indigenous groups, religious movements and spiritual tourists use the psychoactive substance to communicate with forces and purge the soul.
Aces high.
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You might think statisticians could work out if a player has been cheating – it’s not that simple.
Justin Welby talks to protesters outside the Anglican summit.
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In an attempt to avoid complete meltdown, the Anglican Church has sanctioned its US branch for backing same-sex marriage.
That’s a wrap.
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Bowie’s acting skills in one of his most famous films was both awkward and self-conscious. For the director these were perfect qualities for an alien.
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La chance commande-t-elle vos risques de cancer ? Une étude de chercheurs américains pose l’hypothèse. D’autres spécialistes ne sont pas d’accord. Les facteurs liés à l’environnement sont majeurs.
Irreconcilable differences?
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Sexuality is proving a destructive issue for the church.
Sick again?
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The picture is more complex than George Osborne lets on.