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In Narendra Modi, India has found a development messiah.
Modi supporters celebrate as votes are counted on May 23.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party of Narendra Modi has claimed victory in the world’s biggest democratic exercise.
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Chronic underfunding has made elections difficult to run in the UK. Yet the government continues to obsess over voter ID.
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The discovery sheds light on how early humans evolved larger brains and the ability to eat meat.
Breaker of Chains, Mother of Dragons, megalomaniac? Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones.
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Some lessons from leadership theory for anyone aspiring to sit on the Iron Throne.
An immediate threat.
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To reduce the risks posed by natural hazards, governments need to address residents’ everyday fears, too.
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Climate scientist Mark Maslin talks to his 13-year old daughter about why she’s going to a climate strike.
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New research shows that chemicals leached from ocean plastic impair the growth and oxygen production of the planet’s most abundant photosynthesiser - endangering marine ecosystems and the climate.
Territorial claim? US astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes the American flag.
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A new study suggests that we should limit ourselves to developing just one eight of the solar system.
Jamie Oliver: TV cookery superstar has struggled on the high street.
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Chain restaurants are as authentic to the British food world as the inns and taverns of the 18th century.
Camel milk is mainly consumed in the Middle East and parts of Africa but has become fashionable in the West in recent years.
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Lipids in the so-called superfood reduce a central driver of the inflammation associated with type 2 diabetes.
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Some carers actually thrive in the face of dementia, here’s why.
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Online distractions come at a considerable cost when you’re out for groceries.
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How intrusive can you be when helping someone speak to a doctor?
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (R) of Arsenal vies for the ball against Tottenham Hotspur’s Jan Vertonghen in March 2019.
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Arsenal’s Armenian star will not travel to Baku in Azerbaijan for the clash with Chelsea – and nor will many of the clubs’ fans.
In vitro fertilisation.
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New research can for the first time tell us what happens when women wish to go back to the clinic to use their frozen eggs.
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The link between empire, inequality – and Brexit.
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Newly discovered billion-year-old fossilised fungi are more than twice as old as previous finds, and suggest that fungi may have been preparing Earth’s lands for plant life for millions of years.
Pollution in Shandong province, source of much of the ozone-depleting gas.
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Global CFC-11 levels were rising and no one knew why. Scientists turned detective to pinpoint the source.
Electric cars charging on Hainan Island, China.
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When it comes to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from transport, the future is already here on small islands.
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Gentrification happens when attempts to build bridges between disenfranchised people and their better-off peers go awry – but it doesn’t have to be this way.
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New research reveals that many 19- to 24-year-olds are highly concerned about how organisations collect and use their data. This could be the beginning of a significant push back.
Fish fences are typically positioned on tropical seagrass meadows, which are important ecosystems for fish communities and the health of neighbouring habitats.
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To ensure overall biodiversity, the intensity and impact of small-scale fisheries’ methods needs far more attention.
Voters cast their absentee ballots at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.
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There’s a lot to play for in this sprawling democratic exercise, so here are the most important matters at hand.
In the wake of the Notre Dame fire, critics argue the money donated to the Paris cathedral would have been better directed elsewhere.
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Those who don’t give often face less media scrutiny.