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The Pharaohs rule in Dallas as the Socceroos are knocked out

For more than 3,000 years, the Pharaohs ruled one of history’s greatest civilisations. In Dallas, Egypt’s modern-day Pharaohs ruled once more, bringing the Socceroos’ World Cup campaign to an end with a disciplined performance and an emphatic penalty shoot-out victory.

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Is your child devastated the Socceroos lost? Here’s how to help

The World Cup has captured the imagination of many Australian kids.

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The new technologies in the UK defence investment plan

Seventy years ago, Britain confronted a dilemma. It wanted to remain a leading military power but no longer had the economic resources to sustain all the conventional capabilities it had inherited from the second world war.

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The cooling divide: how air conditioning is creating a new climate inequality

For decades, people in the UK tended to view air conditioning as something that belonged elsewhere. It was associated with office buildings, hotels and hotter countries rather than their own homes. But as summers become warmer and heatwaves more frequent, that picture is beginning to change.

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Why Pope Leo has excommunicated a group of conservative Catholics

The decision by Pope Leo XIV to excommunicate members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is the latest twist in a long-running saga between the Vatican and this contentious traditionalist group. It is yet more evidence of the deep polarisation between conservatives and progressives within the Catholic church.

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Defence investment plan should make the UK more secure – but it will need to find the money from somewhere

The UK government’s defence investment plan (DIP) will guide the spending decisions of the Ministry of Defence and armed forces not only for the remainder of this parliament, but also for the five years from 2029. So far, the plan has been praised and criticised in equal measure. But one…

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The politics of feeling: why did ‘boring’ prime minister Keir Starmer provoke such visceral reactions?

Keir Starmer resigned as Labour leader with opinion polls indicating he was the most unpopular prime minister in modern times. This is despite the fact he had secured the second-highest postwar parliamentary majority only two years earlier.

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Nanobubbles cleaned up the Lincoln reflecting pool: here’s how they could be used on dying seas and lakes

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in the US, an ozone nanobubble system has been used to keep the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool clear.

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A brief history of human pain

Pain is one of the few things all of us experience, from stubbing a toe to waking up with an aching back; we can all relate to the feeling of being in pain.

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Ukraine war sparks fears of an organised crime resurgence in Russia

Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Russia endured a period of violent criminal lawlessness known as the “wild 90s”. Organised crime spiked, with gangs taking control of banks, factories and other lucrative markets. Contract killings, shootings and car bombings became part of urban life.

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Why Antarctica froze millions of years before the Arctic – new research

East Antarctica hosts the largest ice sheet on Earth, containing enough water to raise global sea levels by 52 metres, were it to fully melt. Yet it has puzzled scientists for decades how and why this ice sheet formed.

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New research challenges the idea that memories of childhood maltreatment can’t be trusted

People are often treated as unreliable narrators of their own past, and this scepticism runs especially deep around emotionally charged early experiences.

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70 years on from the killer smog: what clean air laws teach us about power, pollution and profit

Seventy years ago, London choked. For five days in December 1952, a toxic smog smothered the city. Visibility collapsed. Transport failed. Thousands died. It was not a natural disaster. It was the product of policy failure.

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How economic pressures are damaging Britain’s ‘zombie firms’

The UK’s borrowing costs are higher than the government would like them to be. Economic growth remains weak, and public finances are under constant pressure.

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How radical Victorian nuns pioneered education for poor girls

Nuns as teachers are historically associated with anything but progress. Often stereotyped as exactors of cruel discipline, nuns in the classroomv are thought of as wielding rulers – and worse – ready to rap disobedient children’s knuckles. And yet, during the 19th century, Catholic sisters were, in their own way,…

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Having a bad hair day? Don’t worry. My research will help you understand the problem

Think about the last time you looked in the mirror and sighed at the sight of your hair. Maybe it was frizzing, flattening, greying, thinning or simply refusing to do what you wanted. For many people, hair comes with a running commentary – a private, near-constant negotiation that we rarely…

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How creative maps make air pollution more visible

Air pollution is often portrayed as something that affects entire cities. In fact, levels can vary enormously over just a few metres.

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Are we finally about to get decent wifi on trains and planes?

Wifi on the go is often unreliable – on buses, trains and, increasingly, planes. Whether via cellular or satellite systems, connectivity at speed suffers from highly variable signal coverage and strength. This leads to delays, degraded data speeds and service interruptions.

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Digital poverty is holding university students back

When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school, or because their mobile data ran out mid-lecture, they are experiencing digital poverty.

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How the US has celebrated its independence over the years

The plans for the 250th anniversary of the American revolution, which kicks off in earnest on July 4, have drawn media scrutiny in the US. One issue has been the subject of recurrent discussion: the role of President Donald Trump.

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Deeming delays de-selection move, as Hanson declares One Nation doesn’t want her

Victorian Liberal rebel Moira Deeming on Friday delayed a move to de-select her, with her court action leading to the Liberal Party agreeing to stay its hand until after further legal proceedings.

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America at 250: still a ‘democratic experiment’

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A suspected bird flu case has now been found in NSW. Here’s what that means

A suspected case of H5 bird flu has been detected in a giant petrel found near Hawks Nest on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, marking the first time the virus has turned up in a wild bird in the state.

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We took a self-driving car on the road for 100 days to see how it handled itself – these are the mistakes it kept making

In March, Jensen Huang, chief executive of computer chip giant NVIDIA, declared the “ChatGPT moment” for self-driving cars had arrived. In Australia, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system is already available on public roads. Waymo is exploring robotaxi operations in Australia.

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Blind boxes are a game of chance. Here’s how to keep kids from getting hooked

Labubus, “dumpling squishies” and Lego minifigures are examples of small collectable toys sold in “blind boxes”.

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