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The Politics of Death: What links global big business to thousands of murders and disappearances?

The Politics of Death: What links global big business to thousands of murders and disappearances?

Thousands attacked, hundreds murdered this year as the global race for resources gathers pace. Are the docume…

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'We had to fight the NF': but can London's first black housing co-op survive latest threat?

'We had to fight the NF': but can London's first black housing co-op survive latest threat?

It is more than two decades since Tim Oshodi stood between a row of partly built houses in Downham, south-eas…

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The fight to preserve a legendary bowling alley

The fight to preserve a legendary bowling alley

Just before 11pm on a sticky June Friday, the DJ at Rowans bowling alley starts playing Sean Paul's dancehall…

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Five years after London Olympics, Games' legacy is off-track for locals

Five years after London Olympics, Games' legacy is off-track for locals

Five years ago, Sharon O'Callaghan-Evans watched with pride as her son took the stage in the opening ceremony…

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In the London towers that vanished from the map, residents fight to stay on

In the London towers that vanished from the map, residents fight to stay on

Ringed by a razor-tipped fence, the last remaining residents of cluster of condemned London tower blocks are …

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Berliners want to expropriate 250,000 homes. Here's what stands in their way - City Monitor

Berliners want to expropriate 250,000 homes. Here's what stands in their way - City Monitor

Walk around the streets of the German capital for long enough and you'll be confronted with a question, usual…

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Inside The Lab Growing Mutant Bacteria To Terraform Earth

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By Matthew Ponsford Verified
| Noema Magazine Verified
Credits Matthew Ponsford is a London-based writer and researcher. BARCELONA, Spain — The microbes have assembled themselves into the rough shape of an open hand, reaching out from fluid at the bottom of the bottle. A dozen such containers sit side by side in the beachfront Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, each containing translucent, moss-colored filaments that cling to the glass.
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Experts offer advice on performing endurance events in excessive heat

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By Matthew Ponsford Verified, Lisa Lock, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Medical Xpress Verified
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As pro cycling teams have been preparing for the start of the Tour de France on Saturday, extreme heat has rolled across Western Europe, smashing temperature records, cracking infrastructure and taking a toll on the population. However, these elite athletes have followed intensive programs as they prepare to compete in one of the toughest endurance events, the 3,000-kilometer (1,864-mile), 21-day bicycle race.
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We can now track animal panic from space. Here's why it matters

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By Matthew Ponsford Verified
| BBC Verified
8 days ago Matthew Ponsford Sergio Izquierdo A new wildlife tracking satellite aims to combat poaching in Africa (Credit: Sergio Izquierdo) After decades of development, wildlife surveillance has finally come of age. The new Icarus satellite is tracking signals hidden in animal behaviour – which could save the lives of cheetahs, rhinos and elephants.
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