Luxury apartments loom over the Paraisópolis Favela in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Segregation is not just a problem in London – it’s happening in cities all over the world.
India’s new ₹2,000 note.
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Modi has had mixed successes in delivering on big promises to transform India’s economy.
‘Is he here yet?’
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As former director of the US Information Agency, Edward R. Murrow, once put it, presidential travel should be treated as a ‘weapon’ to influence popular opinion.
Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
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In Scotland, researchers have been at the heart of police reforms – all very different to south of the border.
The Cuadrilla fracking site in Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, Lancashire.
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Pumping high-pressure fluid into fault lines causes them to slowly slip, increasing the pressure on more distant rock and inducing earthquakes far away.
Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako make their first public appearance to at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, May 4, 2019.
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History tells us there were eight women who ruled as empresses of Japan, but since reforms of the constitution in 1947, only a man can inherit the throne.
Construction workers in India.
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India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, rode to power in 2014 promising economic transformation.
Part five of India Tomorrow takes a look at India’s economy.
The lonely Malham Ash at dawn in Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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A new study has calculated the tremendous cost of ash dieback to the UK economy.
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Evidence for the benefits of empathy in healthcare is mounting.
Leonardo da Vinci’s experiments with friction underpinned the modern science of Tribology.
Once called ‘the most important subject no one has heard of’, tribology is now a key part of the fourth industrial revolution.
Cows are the most common cause of death.
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The industry relies on traditional family knowledge so it has been resistant to a culture of health and safety.
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Despite what the statistics suggest, many teenage parents say having a baby has transformed their lives.
Still a US citizen and still liable for US taxes.
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Taxation is not the only financial burden for overseas Americans.
Can’t spot the problem?
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Research into attitudes reveals some startling findings.
Soon, this farmer and her goats could be treated with the same vaccine.
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Rift Valley Fever infects millions of humans and livestock in Africa and Arabia. To fight it, scientists are developing a first of its kind vaccine that can be used on humans and animals.
Brandon Stark’s story extends far beyond the world of Westeros.
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The original origins of some key characters names might give hints to their fates in Game of Thrones.
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Termites have evolved sustainable air conditioning, say scientists.
Natural perfection?
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One reason for the likes of the anti-vaxxers movement is a misplaced faith in Mother Nature.
Receptionists are in the firing line when patients get disgruntled.
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Analysis of 228,000 comments shows that while surgeons are likely to be called ‘outstanding’ and ‘brilliant’, receptionists are branded ‘arrogant’ and ‘rude’. But it’s not because they do a bad job.
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One in 10 shops in the UK lies empty. These buildings could be put to good “meanwhile” use to benefit and sustain communities.
Web of flies.
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Spiders use different types of silk for different purposes – and not all of them are as strong as steel.
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New study reveals small variations in the background colour of photos in police lineups can increase misidentification.
Model of Leonardo da Vinci’s helicopter from the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci - Scientist and Inventor”, Sofia, 2007.
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Leonardo’s range of knowledge fascination with flying led directly to the development of modern aircraft, nearly four centuries later.
Activists watch the count in Bath.
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Do the local election results reflect local realities?