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The teenagers who wired Romania
How Romanian teenagers built a daring DIY internet network that inspired telecoms giants
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Surviving my daughter’s killing
When 19-year-old Ann was killed, her mother chose restorative justice
The first time women played basketball at the Olympics
In 1976, six women's teams competed in Olympic basketball for the first time
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Why are some people microdosing weight loss drugs?
Makers of the drugs say they don't condone people modifying how they use their products
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The engineers: Flying at the edge
Engineers Kelly Latimer, Rob Miller, Daniel Moczydlower discuss their pioneering work
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China's alleged 'Fentanyl King' and the Mexican cartels
How did a graduate of Peking University end up accused of enabling a global drug trade?
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The state of our substrate: What is drought doing to our soil?
The surprising science of how drought affects the health of our soils.
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Are the glory days of cheap flights in Asia over?
Rising fuel prices are squeezing Asia’s budget airlines - what happens next?
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Iran issues demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Israel says local archaeology
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Greece tackles wildfires using space technology
Satellites launched for Greece dedicated to wildfire detection and tracking.
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Talks between Iran and Oman continue to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran and Oman have described their talks as “positive and constructive”
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What can food tell us about the past?
How ancient diets, old recipes and archaeology reveal the story of our past.
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Stop being a terrible tourist
How cities are tackling the challenges of mass tourism
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Rapping behind bars in Cameroon
How a record label was created in one of Cameroon's most notorious prisons
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How much of all the money in the world does Elon Musk have?
Calculating Elon Musk’s personal share of total global wealth
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Ariana Grande and the public scrutiny of women
Fans and content creators share their experiences
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Getting Gaza back online
How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub
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Houthis attack Saudi refinery on the Red Sea coast
The Houthi movement in Yemen says it has attacked a Saudi oil refinery with a drone.
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Is this a new era of wildfires?
Is climate change increasing the size and intensity of wildfires? And what can we do?
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The Happy Pod: The baby saved by surgery in the womb
A ground-breaking operation fixed Theo's life-threatening birth defect inside the womb
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What is so-called 'Jihadi cool'?
How extremist content is quietly spreading on TikTok and Instagram
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Someone's always watching
Gen Z's new love of birdwatching has us on the lookout for some fascinating science.
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Israeli PM dismisses Trump peace plan for Gaza
Netanyahu rules out Israeli military withdrawal without total Hamas disarmament
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