The strange twists in the case of Giulio Regeni’s disappearance in Cairo.
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Skylon: The Plane That Can Fly Anywhere In The World In 4 Hours
British aerospace firm Reaction Engines Limited (REL) is working on an aircraft that will be able to transport passengers anywhere in the world in just four hours, while also being able to reach outer space.
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Climate change costs India $10 billion every year: Government
Extreme weather events are costing India $9-10 billion annually and climate change is projected to impact agricultural productivity with increasing severity from 2020 to the end of the century. In a recent submission to a parliamentary committee, the agriculture ministry said productivity decrease of major crops would be marginal in the next few years but could rise to as much as 10-40% by 2100 unless farming adapts to climate change-induced changes in weather.
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8-bit Animated GIFs of Japan by Toyoi Yuuta
Ordinary moments in Japan translated into pixel art by Japanese illustrator Toyoi Yuuta based in Kyoto.
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Life Aboard the Longest Train Ride Through India
Beneath the relentless churn of steel, wood, and dust, the Indian railway is made entirely of stories.
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A Statue of St. Pantaleon Is Headed Back to Italy After Decades in Philly
The patron saint of physicians is going home.
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Antipodes Map – Tunnel to the other side of the world.
Ever wondered where you'd end up if you started digging to the exact other side of the world?
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“What kind of society do you want to live in?”: Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearing
With the rise of prenatal screening tests across Europe and the United States, the number of babies born with Down syndrome has significantly decreased, but few countries have come as close to eradicating Down syndrome births as Iceland.
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The World Trusts Putin More Than Trump on Foreign Affairs, Pew Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspires little confidence when it comes to handling world affairs, a Pew Research Center survey showed. But he still outshines his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. “Although confidence in Putin’s handling of foreign affairs is generally low, in many countries he is more trusted than American President Donald Trump,” Pew wrote in a survey focused on Russia’s power and influence. Pew is a Washington-based non-partisan research group.
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Mythbusting Ancient Rome — did all roads actually lead there?
Today the phrase 'all roads leads to Rome' means that there's more than one way to reach the same goal. But in Ancient Rome, all roads really did lead to the eternal city, which was at the centre of a vast road network.
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