La escritora francesa Annie Ernaux, Premio Nobel de Literatura 2022, fotografiada en Cannes en mayo de 2022.
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En el fondo de la obra de la escritora francesa está el deseo de dar voz a los silenciados, especialmente a las mujeres.
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Thomas the Tank Engine’s movements are restricted by the tracks, but he still thinks he’s free.
Around 12 million Americans take out payday loans to help them pay for monthly expenses.
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Understanding why people underpredict expenses could help them budget more accurately – and even encourage them to save more money.
A large number of West African women rely on the blue economy to survive.
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The ability of West Africa’s fisher women to cope or adapt in times of adversity should not let policymakers off the hook.
Leaders such as Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban and former US president Donald Trump have taken measures that undermine democracy, an expert argues.
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China is challenging the idea of democracy, but western leaders are eroding democratic rights too.
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Monitoring bird population trends in Nigeria is a valuable activity – but it requires trained people and commitment over the long term.
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For centuries, Pacific Islands have been raided by mining interests with little to show for it. Harnessing their enormous green mineral wealth must be done justly.
The barred spiral galaxy UGC 12158.
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Recent results cast doubt on dark matter.
Aku kering.
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Ikan yang hidup di laut telah menemukan cara luar biasa untuk mengontrol jumlah air dan garam dalam tubuh mereka, dan tetap terhidrasi.
The so-called ‘surgeon’s photograph’ taken by gynaecologist Robert Wilson (actually made from a toy submarine) first published in the Daily Mail in 1934.
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Recent sightings of the Loch Ness monster have led to renewed speculation about its origins
These types of projects can be quite harmful. They affect the land, people and biodiversity and must be planned with all this in mind - building in future climate scenarios too.
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Development corridors have the potential to stimulate economies.
Many young women in Afghanistan find getting an education very difficult.
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Girls’ secondary schools remain closed in Afghanistan, despite international pressure.
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Whale species at higher risk of predation from killer whales are more adversely affected by the sound of sonar.
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Social media platforms can be put to great use when it comes to promoting sexual health. But invoking threats and fear limits information reach and impact.
El canciller alemán Olaf Scholz (izquierda) visita una central eléctrica híbrida en Brandeburgo donde se produce hidrógeno verde a partir de la energía eólica y se introduce en la red de gas.
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La dependencia de Alemania del gas natural ha socavado la unidad de Occidente a la hora de tratar con Rusia, creando una oportunidad para Vladimir Putin.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant in Brandenburg where green hydrogen is produced from wind power and fed into the gas grid.
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Germany’s reliance on natural gas has undermined western unity in dealing with Russia, creating an opening for Vladimir Putin.
Freshly caught fish are pictured in a pirogue in Dakar, Senegal.
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Fisheries agreements favour the European Union and don’t do enough to protect African interests.
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To a group of hungry killer whales, a longline fishing boat looks like an all-you-can-eat buffet.
‘Fight like hell’: Donald Trump speaks to his supporters on January 6, 2021.
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What happened on January 6, 2021 was a genuine co-production between Trump and his supporters.