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Happy haus How Vienna became the world's most livable city
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Happy haus How Vienna became the world's most livable city

The Austrian capital's radical social housing tradition bucks the trend for soaring rents elsewhere. What is its secret?

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January 19, 2024
Crown duel Republicans stir as king takes throne
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Crown duel Republicans stir as king takes throne

When the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, appeared on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen last Sunday to announce the new monarch, she was met by a sea of cheering faces.

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January 19, 2024
No end in sight as Israel marks 100 days of war
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No end in sight as Israel marks 100 days of war

Israelis last weekend marked 100 days of war with a 100-minute pause in the working day and rallies to call for the return of hostages held in Gaza, but little relief from the anxiety that has gripped the country since Hamas launched its 7 October attacks.

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January 19, 2024
Arc of crisis
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Arc of crisis

How Houthi anger with Israel is reshaping the Middle East conflict

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January 19, 2024
I'ma nomad' Durán, the city where it's unsafe for the mayor to sit at his own desk
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I'ma nomad' Durán, the city where it's unsafe for the mayor to sit at his own desk

Luis Chonillo was on his way to be sworn in as the mayor of Ecuador's most murderous city when the gunmen came to murder him.

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January 19, 2024
Call to arms Gangs fuel 'nightmarish descent into violence'
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Call to arms Gangs fuel 'nightmarish descent into violence'

Who did this, and why?

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January 19, 2024
A deadly trade-off
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A deadly trade-off

Political upheaval and street protests, gun battles and floods.

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January 19, 2024
Will A Rush For Minerals On The Moon Put Research In Jeopardy?
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Will A Rush For Minerals On The Moon Put Research In Jeopardy?

Science and business are heading for an astronomiover the future cal clash exploration of the moon and the exploitation of its resources. The celestial skirmish threatens to break out over companies' plans to launch dozens of probes to survey the lunar landscape over the next few years.

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January 12, 2024
Is The Global Aid System Beyond Repair?
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Is The Global Aid System Beyond Repair?

As conflict and the climate crisis fuel humanitarian emergencies, agencies warn ofanalarming funding gap

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January 12, 2024
Reverberations of war: Fears of a wider regional escalation miss the fact it is already happening
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Reverberations of war: Fears of a wider regional escalation miss the fact it is already happening

After he came to office, President Biden's orders to his foreign policy staff were to \"keep the Middle East off my desk\". The idea was that the Arab case was largely closed.

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January 12, 2024
Amid strike chaos on road and rail, far right sees its chance
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Amid strike chaos on road and rail, far right sees its chance

The symbolism that German farmers chose to express their discontent with the government in the first days of the new year was as unambiguous as it was ominous: by the side of rural roads across the country, there were sightings of makeshift gallows dangling trafficlight signs, referring to the colours of the three governing parties.

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January 12, 2024
The art of giving up
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The art of giving up

We give things up when we believe we can change; we give up when we believe we can't. But both are attempts to make adifferent future.

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January 12, 2024
Trump surrogates swarm Iowa before first caucuses
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Trump surrogates swarm Iowa before first caucuses

Outside, traders braved the bitter cold to sell Trump hats, T-shirts and other merchandise. Inside, hundreds of Trump supporters were sporting Make America Great Again (Maga) regalia. They were surrounded by big screens, loudspeakers, TV cameras, patriotic flags and Team Trump logos.

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January 12, 2024
Fighting talk: Fired-up Biden shows gloves are off against loser' Trump
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Fighting talk: Fired-up Biden shows gloves are off against loser' Trump

This time it's personal. Last Friday Joe Biden tore into his predecessor Donald Trump as never before. He brimmed with anger, disdain and contempt. He apparently had to stop himself from swearing. So much for \"when they go low, we go high\" - and plenty of Democrats will be just fine with that.

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January 12, 2024
'Dangerous to be funny' Has India lost its sense of humour?
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'Dangerous to be funny' Has India lost its sense of humour?

It is rare for India's politicians to laugh at themselves, but a row over an act of mimicry has exposed the extent of the lack of humour and intolerance of satire in the country's political and public life.

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January 12, 2024
Boy wonder Luke Littler's stunning rise will take him from Butlin's to Berlin
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Boy wonder Luke Littler's stunning rise will take him from Butlin's to Berlin

The dust has barely settled on Luke Littler's extraordinary performance at the PDC World Darts Championship last week, where he reached the final before losing to Luke Humphries. But attention is already beginning to turn to just how far the 16-yearold's unquestionable talent can take him.

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January 12, 2024
Hidden secrets: Epstein court files leave questions unanswered
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Hidden secrets: Epstein court files leave questions unanswered

Documents released bya judge are littered withnames but mysteries remain over the disgraced financier

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January 12, 2024
Spies like Us
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Spies like Us

Julian Borger thought his family had survived the Holocaust almost unscathed, and that his great-aunt Malciin Vienna was a gentle oddball. Then he discovered her important role in the resistance during the second world war and its tragic consequences for her family

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January 12, 2024
Don't feel pity for Oscar Pistorius: the real victim is Reeva Steenkamp
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Don't feel pity for Oscar Pistorius: the real victim is Reeva Steenkamp

Who's in the mood to throw a pity party for Oscar Pistorius? Anyone? Or, like me, do you find his crime so disturbing it sticks in the craw to feel you're being sold a \"broken man\" narrative?

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January 12, 2024
If Javier Milei's plans for Argentina sound familar, it's no surprise
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If Javier Milei's plans for Argentina sound familar, it's no surprise

There are elements of fascism, elements borrowed from the Chinese state and elements that reflect Argentina's history of dictatorship.

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January 12, 2024
Growing pains
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Growing pains

Jodie Foster on films, family and working out how to be famous on her own terms after 58 years in the spotlight

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January 12, 2024
Tipping point
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Tipping point

A Hamas leader killed in Beirut. Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. A US airstrike in Baghdad. As the Israel-Gaza war bleeds across borders, is wider violence in the Middle East inevitable?

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January 12, 2024
Big band theory - The rise of jazz orchestras
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Big band theory - The rise of jazz orchestras

Before bebop, large outfits dominated the scene. Now a new generation of musicians is bringing back the tradition - and its sense of community

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January 05, 2024
The older masters
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The older masters

There is a particular stereotype of creative genius: that of the youthful prodigy of irrepressible talent.

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January 05, 2024
All hung up
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All hung up

Smartphones and social media apps dominate our attention, sometimes to a damaging and unhealthy extent. But is it really an addiction? By Simar Bajaj

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January 05, 2024
In search of sanctuary
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In search of sanctuary

What was it like to grow up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles? Darran Anderson explores his memories of life in a low-level police state, the hostile feeling of being a stranger in his own land and how the birth of his son accentuated his need to find a place of peace

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January 05, 2024
NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft over use of its content
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NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft over use of its content

The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft over the use of its content to train generative artificial intelligence and large-language systems, a move that could see the company receive billions of dollars in damages.

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January 05, 2024
Third-party group rebuts claims it will boost Trump vote
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Third-party group rebuts claims it will boost Trump vote

Third parties could hurt Donald Trump as much as Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, the group No Labels has claimed, insisting its contentious effort to build a unity ticket cannot be compared to spoiler candidates of the past.

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January 05, 2024
Handbrake turn Europe's cities take on the car
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Handbrake turn Europe's cities take on the car

In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting different approaches in a bid to reduce congestion and cut air pollution

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January 05, 2024
New year sees Moscow and Kyiv intensify attacks
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New year sees Moscow and Kyiv intensify attacks

Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed in his new year's address to unleash \"wrath\" against Russian forces in 2024, saying Ukraine had become stronger as the war moves toward its second year.

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January 05, 2024