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Who was Andimba Toivo ya Toivo? The Namibian leader who chose justice over power
Unusually for his generation, he never scrambled to gain positions of power after independence.
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29h ago
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South African scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy
The goal is to develop treatments that can strip away the sugar shield cancer uses to hide from the immune system.
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37h ago
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Jeremy Clarkson has aggressive prostate cancer. But what makes some cancers more aggressive than others?
Jeremy Clarkson says his prostate cancer is ‘aggressive’. Here’s what that actually means.
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30h ago
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How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting
Journalism exists to describe the world as it is, not as the powerful would like. The Chinese regime apparently feels differently.
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16h ago
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Democracy’s next big test: could a Trump-endorsed US citizen become Colombia’s president?
Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to build mega prisons to crack down on crime and conduct foreign relations in concert with the Trump administration.
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32h ago
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Why US presidents end up cursing Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister has a long history of irritating American leaders.
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47h ago
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Is ‘baby brain’ real? A neuroscientist explains
The fog new parents feel is real. But is it just sleep deprivation or is more going on?
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12h ago
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Heatwaves: five reasons why Victorian houses are cooler than modern buildings
Victorian architects knew how to design homes to stay cooler, and their techniques could be used today.
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48h ago
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Sovereign AI? Anthropic shutdown reveals Canada’s weakness
Canada is now investing billions to strengthen domestic AI capacity. But sovereignty is not simply about where the servers sit.
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47h ago
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Australia risks losing its ‘corporate brain’ if more high-value jobs keep being sent offshore
The effects won’t be immediately visible. But many of these jobs are entry points for young graduates and early-career professionals: our future business leaders.
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36h ago
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Vodafone has suffered another major outage. A telco expert explains what went wrong
The nationwide outage highlights problems with how the network is designed.
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10h ago
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How a 45-minute family exercise session could boost thinking skills
New research suggests that exercising together can improve parents’ and children’s health, thinking skills and motivation to stay active.
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32h ago
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Four reasons electric vehicle targets shouldn’t be weakened
A target reduction from 80% to 50% or 60% takes pressure off government and manufacturers to address them.
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28h ago
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Did Neanderthals use rhinoceros teeth as tools?
A recent study provides evidence that Neanderthals used rhinoceros teeth as tools.