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Old habits die hard.
The fabulous red-shanked douc.
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Our closest relatives are being wiped out and it’s all our fault.
Hello, I’m 4% of the global population.
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It risks becoming the first ape to go extinct.
Who’s driving?
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There’s a new driverless bus on the streets of Las Vegas. It could herald the future of our transport networks.
A plan for Britain needs European co-operation.
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Going in with all guns blazing is not really how Europe does business – but that’s never stopped Britain.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture prepares to open its doors.
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A visit to the US’s racially diverse capital finds a city girding up to survive in a racist world.
Hurry up!
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Dogs – and their owners – love ‘walkies’. But who’s walking who?
Troops from the US 3rd Armoured Brigade arrive in Poland.
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As Putin’s Russia flexes its muscles, there are concerns over the future of the alliance without US leadership.
Busan’s controversial Comfort Women statue.
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A small bronze statue in Busan has kicked off a surprisingly big argument.
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A recent study found that a woman’s blood pressure before pregnancy can help predict her child’s gender. And it’s not the only indicator.
Sturgeon popularity.
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With a second Scottish referendum ‘all but inevitable’, here’s a strange pill for the nationalists to swallow.
Trump stalks the halls of the US Capitol.
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There’s a whole system of checks and balances in place to stop a president like Trump going too far.
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It seems Trump and his appointees already accept more global warming science than they are prepared to let on.
The Libyan rebel leader Abdel Hakim Belhaj who has won the right to sue former British foreign secretary Jack Straw.
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Three key rulings by the UK Supreme Court and their legal implications.
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New research shows that the current strategy of ‘antibiotic mixing’ doesn’t work.
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While hugely popular for a time, the advent of the three ring circus invited animal cruelty complaints and led to the demise of more skilled circus artistry.
Standing tall.
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The one audience that was prepared for a hard Brexit, it seems, was the City of London.
Ivory owner.
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The world’s largest trader is closing down.
Disabled rights often ignore sexuality.
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The German Green Party has proposed that the disabled should be able to claim back money spent on sex on medical grounds.
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Leaders in Davos are being asked to consider how global cooperation could be reinvigorated. They could do worse than start with UN reforms.
Researchers are trying to evaluate whether athletes benefit from taking fish-oil supplements.
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Scientists have investigated the complicated link between omega-3 fatty acids and fitness.
The monkey on the left was given a diet with fewer calories while the monkey on the right was allowed to eat as much as it liked.
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A new study claims to settle the dispute.
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The way the pound rebounded does not reflect long-term confidence in the currency.
May is clinging to the glory days as she prepares for Brexit.
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The PM is overestimating Brexit Britain’s place in the world as she boldly strides out of the single market.
Port Talbot’s man of steel stands proudly over the town.
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Forget the sunset pictures that accompanied so much media coverage of the steel crisis. Steel is an industry of the future, not the past.