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Elections 2026: Experts react to the Reform surge and Labour losses
Source: The Conversation – UK The 2026 elections are shaping up to be a seismic moment for politics in the UK. Across England’s local elections, Labour is facing up to...
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Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires’: why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives lara-sh/Shutterstock.com Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many...
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People with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have higher rates of suicidal thinking, planning and attempts
Source: The Conversation – USA (3) [2] Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome. SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images People with premenstrual dysphoric disorder – a more serious...
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Trump administration claiming a ‘win’ against Iran – here’s a report card
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives Two months into the war in Iran, the reasons the US gave for launching this conflict – and Washington’s minimum criteria for claiming success...
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A handpicked history of floral art, kabuki on screen and a poetry competition – what to see, do and create this week
Source: The Conversation – UK Caroline Walker is one of my favourite working artists. The observations in her work are so exquisitely rendered that they often feel almost uncanny. Such...
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Antarctic sea ice defied global warming for decades – now, hidden ocean heat is breaking through
Source: The Conversation – UK For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat of Antarctic...
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China’s ability to weather Trump’s trade war was two decades in the making
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives As Xi Jinping prepares to host Donald Trump for a delayed summit in Beijing on May 14-15, a lot has changed since the US...
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Five reasons to add peas into your diet
Source: The Conversation – UK Peas are seriously underrated. masa44/ Shutterstock Peas aren’t often seen as a particularly exciting vegetable. They tend to be treated as a basic side dish...
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Pet loss is difficult for people – what about for other pets?
Source: The Conversation – UK PBXStudio/Shutterstock I recently lost one of my cocker spaniels, Bobbi. She was fit, healthy and active, but had a catastrophic diagnosis of oral melanoma two...
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Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives Sylvia Moy was a trailblazing Motown songwriter. L. Busacca/WireImage for Songwriter's Hall of Fame During the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife,...