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How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives On May 6 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The...
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Affaire Grasset : la relation auteur-éditeur, une ressource précieuse et menacée
Source: The Conversation – France (in French) [1] Le limogeage d’Olivier Nora, à la tête de la prestigieuse maison d’édition Grasset depuis vingt-six ans, a entraîné le départ concerté de 200 auteurs,...
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L’abondance impuissante : quand l’emballage prend sa revanche
Source: The Conversation – France (in French) [2] L’incertitude persistante autour du conflit sur le détroit d’Ormuz n’affecte pas seulement le prix de l’énergie. Les matières plastiques directement issues du...
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Arandora Star sinking: a lesser known Nazi war crime that spawned generations of conspiracy theories
Source: The Conversation – UK Just days before the Battle of Britain began in July 1940, more than 800 civilians were killed off the coast of Ireland when a German...
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Global supply chains cause environmental harm, but they can help repair it too
Source: The Conversation – Canada The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to how central supply chains are to the global economy. It also exposed the human rights abuses that can occur...
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Contre le glioblastome, la tumeur cérébrale la plus fréquente, la piste du cytomégalovirus
Source: The Conversation – France in French (3) [3] Le glioblastome, cancer rare mais agressif, résiste aux traitements. La recherche a mis en évidence la présence du cytomégalovirus, CMVH, un...
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Claim check: does your pint of beer really come with a ‘surprising health benefit’?
Source: The Conversation – UK Face Portraits/Shutterstock.com Beer could come with a “surprising health benefit”, according to a new report from the BBC. This must be pleasing news for beer...
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Les entrepreneurs sont‑ils dopés pour tenir ? Les addictions dont personne ne parle
Source: The Conversation – France in French (3) [3] Alcool, drogue, médicaments, sucre, sexe, écrans, travail excessif… Et si les entrepreneurs se dopaient sans contrôle ni débat public ? Epiximages/Shutterstock Derrière...
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Could the Strait of Malacca be the next global flashpoint?
Source: The Conversation – UK Tanker ships off the coast of Singapore, a key port in the Strait of Malacca. Adwo / Shutterstock While recent global attention has focused on...
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Asha Bhosle: the bad sister whose singing opened up a world of queer possibility for me
Source: The Conversation – UK Asha Bhosle, the last surviving singing legend of the golden era of Hindi cinema, has died at 92. She debuted in the industry shortly after...