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China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rate

Once the world’s most populous nation, China is now among the many Asian countries struggling with anemic fertility rates. In an attempt to double the country’s rate of 1.0 children per woman, Beijing is reaching for a new tool: taxes on condoms, birth control pills and other contraceptives.

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What next for Iran as Trump pulls back?

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5 things to make with mangoes that aren’t smoothies

It’s mango season. They’re cheap, delicious, in the shops or you can buy trays at roadside stalls.

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Australia needs a canine brain bank to reduce the risk of dog attacks

Dog attacks are on the rise in Australia. The most recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show dog-related hospital admissions more than doubled in the eight years to 2021.

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In the most cleared state in Australia, Victoria’s native wildlife needs our help after fires

Victoria has just suffered some of its worst bushfires since the Black Summer fires of 2019–20. Over 400,000 hectares are estimated to have burnt so far, an area more than five times larger than Singapore.

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How adults can use Stranger Things to talk to young people about their mental health

Beyond its monsters and 1980s nostalgia, Stranger Things resonates because it tells stories of struggles familiar to young people: trauma that lingers, identity that wavers, and friendships that buffer against fear.

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Friday essay: in our age of AI and constant crisis, real-life community is powerful and precious

So much is deeply wrong with the world right now, but when it comes to the sphere of life that is within my own influence – my home, my heart and my place within my community – I am the happiest I have ever been.

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Do Woolworths shoppers want Google AI adding items to buy? We’ll soon find out

Woolworths has announced a partnership with Google to incorporate agentic artificial intelligence into its “Olive” chatbot, starting in Australia later this year.

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Environment issues have never been so fiercely debated in a Welsh election campaign as they will be in 2026

Wales prides itself in being a pioneer in environmental policy. It was the first country in the world to adopt a statutory duty for public bodies to make development sustainable, in 2015. Yet, environmental issues have rarely featured prominently in elections to the Senedd (the Welsh parliament).

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Northern England’s rail upgrade could signal change in direction for public transport

The UK government says it has learned valuable lessons from the expense, delays and political embarrassment of HS2. And now it has laid out detailed plans for train passengers in northern England who have been so badly “let down” in the past.

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I was a designer for RuneScape – its comeback reveals how old games can be rejuvenated

RuneScape experienced a surge of popularity over the 2025 holiday season. While fan nostalgia for a game that is now 25 years old plays a role, the revival more clearly reflects recent changes to RuneScape’s controversial monetisation – changes that appear to be drawing players back.

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One in five Britons say losing their pet was worse than losing a person – new study

For one in five people, losing a pet has been more distressing than losing a human loved one. New research has revealed that 21% of those who experienced both types of bereavement found their pet’s death harder to bear.

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Why restoring nature can work so much more effectively when led by local people

The success of restoration efforts hinges on involving local communities. That was the finding of our recent study which explored restoration programmes around the world.

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Data suggests Labour would be making a mistake if it ousted Keir Starmer after May elections

British electoral politics in the 1980s were dominated by Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister for the whole of that decade. Similarly, Tony Blair dominated elections when he was in Downing Street from 1997 to 2007. In sharp contrast, the decade from 2015 to 2025 saw no fewer than six prime…

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The UK spends millions on services for homeless people. Housing them could make more economic sense

The government’s recently announced grand plan to end homelessness in England is the latest instalment in a long line of promises (and failures) by governments across the UK. This latest strategy, published in December, promises billions in investment in rough sleeping services, alongside a previous commitment to build 1.5 million…

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‘Heated Rivalry’ scores for queer visibility — but also exposes the limits of representation

Heated Rivalry, the Bell Media-produced Canadian gay hockey romance based on the novel by Rachel Reid, has taken the world by storm. The series stars Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander, a Japanese Canadian hockey player for the Montréal Metros, and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov, a Russian hockey player for…

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Iran: how the Islamic Republic uses internet shutdowns as a tool of repression

When a protest by angry traders about what they see as the Islamic Republic’s poor handling of the economy morphed into a national uprising across Iran, the authorities moved quickly to shut down the internet. It’s a tactic the regime has used before. Closing down communications makes it harder for…

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Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions

The heat produced by the radioactive waste strikes you when you enter the storage site of Ontario Power Generation at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, near the shore of Lake Huron in Ontario.

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AI disruptions reveal the folly of clinging to an idealized modern university

In the past five years, higher education has been in a seemingly endless state of disruption.

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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine outlasts the Soviet fight with the Nazis – here’s what history tells us about Kyiv’s prospects

Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine passed a significant milestone on January 13. It has now outlasted the 1,418 days it took Vladimir Putin’s notorious predecessor, the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, to bring his war against Nazi Germany to a successful conclusion.

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As US and Denmark fight, Greenland’s voices are being excluded once again

Danish foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has said there is still a “fundamental disagreement” over the future of Greenland following talks at the White House.

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Most of the world just agreed on something: a new treaty to protect our oceans

In a moment being celebrated by global marine conservationists, a new UN high seas treaty comes into force on January 17 providing a new way to govern the world’s oceans.

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Student teachers in South Africa choose comfort over challenge in practical placements: but there’s a hidden cost

South Africa’s schools still carry the imprint of apartheid, where resources, language and geography were deliberately divided according to “race”. Many communities today remain deeply unequal in terms of school infrastructure and resources.

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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is about political alliances, not legal principles

Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation has been described as historic by Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. He framed the December 2025 declaration as the first decisive breach in the wall of diplomatic isolation that has surrounded Somaliland for more than three decades.

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Reports of ‘AI psychosis’ are emerging — here’s what a psychiatric clinician has to say

Artificial intelligence is increasingly woven into everyday life, from chatbots that offer companionship to algorithms that shape what we see online. But as generative AI (genAI) becomes more conversational, immersive and emotionally responsive, clinicians are beginning to ask a difficult question: can genAI exacerbate or even trigger psychosis in vulnerable…

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