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What do monks in prayer have in common, a parade with a big rat and the Milky Way? They were all taken in incredible ways in 2025.
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What do monks in prayer have in common, a parade with a big rat and the Milky Way? They were all taken in incredible ways in 2025.
Becky Jones is among the more than 40 people who have taken legal action against the board of directors of a hospital in central England.
From bush to markets, the Casamance Madd is a source of revenue for local communities.
The popularity, one of those fixations that define adolescence, seems to cling to our consciousness even decades after graduating.
The authorities claim to have regained control after an attempted mutiny, without specifying the number of victims or the identity of the military involved. General Abdurahamane Tiani did not speak about these events.
The warnings about the potential dangers of the IA have prompted coordinated action to slow the development of this technology.
This case raises questions about what should happen when chatbots identify a potential threat before a crime has been committed.
Senegal announced a technical agreement with IMF on a $2.2 billion programme for the period 2026-2029. Much expected in a context of a severe debt crisis, however, this agreement still needs to be approved by the IMF's governing bodies.
Cairo, Egypt's capital, has been the scene of an unprecedented intellectual confrontation, the conclusions of which still resonate to this day. From 28 January to 03 February 1974, the world's leading Egyptologists, recognized specialists in their field, met in Cairo at an international symposium under the auspices of UNESCO.
The debate on external regulation or does not open up in the world due to the growth of Artificial Intelligence.
As the United Nations adopts a new map of the world reflecting the real size of Africa, let us look more closely at what the different maps do right and what they do wrong.
After years of decline, the death penalty is on the rise again in Florida, as Donald Trump wishes for the entire United States.
These centres will promote Russian language, education, science and culture.
The rapid progress of the Hutti in Yemen could add a new and dangerous dimension to the war in Iran.
Florence Amunga is a survivor of the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya. Her house was burned in the middle of the night while she was there with her children.
Under the shock of what had happened to him, Nice preferred to isolate his family, fearing the eyes of others in front of the visible sequelae on his face.
The EU wants to lift a decades-old ban on spraying pesticides from the air, allowing drones to be used for greater precision. But experts warn the plan could lead to even more pesticides being used in agriculture.
Darío Perez Chena led in Paraguay one of the largest wildlife savages in Latin American history. The agronomist engineer told the BBC how that historic rescue operation was.
Novak Djokovic has exited in the first round of a Grand Slam for the first time in over two decades. Could time — or an unknown health condition — be catching up with the Serbian tennis legend?
With works about Gaza, Ukraine and Elon Musk, political cinema is in the spotlight at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.