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A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Donald Trump has an uneasy relationship with Nato, and has said the US would rethink its relationship if he is re-elected.
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If the world sits on the sidelines for the next six months, it not only loses time and ground but puts Trump in a stronger position if he is elected.
Leftovers should only be stored in the fridge for a maximum of two days.
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If leftovers aren’t saved and reheated properly, it could put you at risk of food poisoning.
UK consumers get through more than 80 million Easter eggs each year.
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The Chocolate Scorecard sets out the ethical credentials of ten of the biggest brands
A mural by Ricardo Islas dedicated to a skater called Raymond in Chicano Park skatepark, San Diego.
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Skateparks show how the built environment can be transformed if communities, and the DIY cultures they give birth to, are allowed to flourish.
K pneumoniae is the most common cause of hospital-aquired pneumonia.
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Some strains of this opportunistic pathogen are also increasingly becoming resistant to the drugs designed to treat them.
Depiction of an eruption of Vesuvius seen from Portici, by Joseph Wright (c. 1774–6).
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The story of how a ‘new Pompeii’ was built is far less well known than that of the ancient city.
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A highly unusual new case is giving scientists insights about what causes illusions of facial distortion
Sand dunes in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert can stretch for 100km.
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Dunes can preserve a record of historic climate changes and shifting continents.
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The collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge is already affecting global supply chains.
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Russia has long harboured territorial ambitions in this former Soviet republic.
Cousins Bardon, Gregory and Dante in This Town.
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This Town echoes the ways in which music is forged by its social context, while shaping and defining the lives of the people who make it.
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As the use of AI grows, so too will the advice clients seek on AI-related legal issues.
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Check that something is blooming every week, March through October, to help bees.
Bella Baxter’s brain transplant in Poor Things.
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Is brain transplant surgery the stuff of dark Hollywood fairytales or a feasible possibility?
NSW Waratahs Women versus Brumbies Women at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.
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Despite the fact that there are similar injuries in men and women’s rugby, women should not be viewed merely as smaller versions of men.
Louisa Harland as Nell Jackson in Renegade Nell.
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The Disney series is a magical mega-mix of Sally Wainwright’s greatest hits.
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Research finds that Ramadan can bolster the success of religious organisations and even influence the results of elections.
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We’ll need to learn the lessons from this disaster.
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Maxim Samson speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the hidden lines that explain variations in everything from access to education to animal species
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Who doesn’t love a chocolate egg or two at Easter? Here’s why a little indulgence may not do much harm.
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And despite soaring cocoa prices, farmers aren’t seeing the benefit.
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Much is written about the world happiness rankings. But it seems not everyone interprets the survey question the same way.
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The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.
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Can eating lots of pineapple change the smell and taste of the vulva and vagina? An expert examines the latest fruity vaginal health hack.