Still from Prince Achmed (1926)
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More than a decade before Snow White, Lotte Reiniger was pioneering revolutionary animation ideas – now they are being rediscovered.
Presidential candidate Alberto Fernández with his running mate, former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
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Populism has a long history in Argentina, tied to the legacy of Juan Perón. Where does Alberto Fernández fit in?
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Research shows how decision making by investors is affected by the one-hour clock change.
Demonstrations in Ecuador turned sour.
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Climate change is already worsening the chaos attendant on resource shortage – and, therefore, death rates.
Modern slavery is pervasive in global supply chains.
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Combat modern slavery by spending your money in places that take the issue seriously.
Hong Kong’s protesters: looking for external help.
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A bill making its way through the US Congress seeks to tighten scrutiny of Hong Kong’s autonomy. But it will do little to resolve the situation.
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A scientist explains how the brain works, for younger readers.
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We feel less shame in our personal lives than ever, which is a good thing. But we do still need our leaders to be bound by it.
Joe Denly, left, was hailed for taking time out to attend the birth of his child. Anthony Martial, right, was fined.
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Men are still expected to prioritise sport over their families.
Close-up of a marine nitrogen fixer colony.
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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria help tropical phytoplankton absorb carbon dioxide, creating a biological pump in the oceans.
Molecular films for spintronics deposited inside a nitrogen glovebox.
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Most quantum computers require a near perfect vacuum, extremely low temperatures and no disturbances to operate. They are also hard to scale up.
Our systematic review found that sexual minority women experience worse treatment in the healthcare system.
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Health services are routinely falling short when it comes to providing care to lesbian, bisexual, trans and other sexual minority women.
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Iraq’s 2005 constitution created a flawed political system built on sectarianism.
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Would a ban on snacking on public transport really help combat obesity? An expert in nutrition weighs in.
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Our research into drag cultures and performances found that despite the common idea of two schools of drag, it is much more diverse.
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But better diets and less food waste would reduce reliance on imported organic food
The Counter Strike Global Offensive cyber sport event in St Petersburg, Russia, in October, 2017.
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Could the Olympics and other major sports be on the brink of bringing gamers into the ‘real’ sporting arena?
An alliance at odds: NATO secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, met the Turkish foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Istanbul.
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Why NATO has lost its leverage to do anything about Turkey’s offensive in northern Syria.
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The consequences of flu infection are much worse in asthmatics, here’s why.
Forming and recalling memories is a complex system of synchronisation and desynchronisation in different parts the brain.
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Researchers have discovered that the hippocampus and neocortex work together.
A demonstrator being arrested by police during an Extinction Rebellion protest in London, Britain, 16 October 2019.
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Extinction Rebellion take inspiration from history for their tactics – but today’s police service is much harder to overwhelm than it used to be.
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The former journalist raised eyebrows recently when he lapsed into Nonstandard English which is frowned upon in his National Curriculum.
Campaigners mark the occasion outside Stormont.
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Westminster has pushed Northern Ireland to fall into line with the rest of the UK when it comes to women’s reproductive rights and marriage for same-sex couples.
Unexpected limelight: the Italian translator who stole Trump’s show.
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In a world of people striving for more public professional recognition, interpreters try to remain invisible.
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The vast emissions caused by these individuals suggest that a very small share of humanity has a very significant role in global warming.