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The history behind the UK’s military bases in Cyprus
The Explainer The Cypriot government may renegotiate the status of British bases on the island
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The ‘golden age’ of HIV treatment
The Explainer Single-pill treatment proves as effective at suppressing virus as multi-pill therapy, while long-acting preventive injections are increasingly available
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How the vagus nerve affects your health
The Explainer Could our ‘internal communication superhighway’ hold the key to mental and physical wellbeing?
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The row over student loans: is the system unfair?
The Explainer Millions of graduates have been left with hefty student loans, at high interest rates
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Talking Points
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How strong is Trump’s case for war with Iran?
Talking Points The administration is offering shifting rationales
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Trump’s jumbled doctrine of global force emerges
TALKING POINTS A hastily launched war of vaguely articulated goalposts in Iran has thrust Trump’s vision of expanded empire into a spotlight for which it might not be ready
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Supreme Court tariff ruling: a welter of new uncertainties
Talking Point The decision is a vindication for the rule of law, but Donald Trump will not take the verdict lying down
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Under the Radar
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Rising CO2 levels are changing our blood chemistry
Under the radar From the air to our blood
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The rise of Asian scam states
Under The Radar How small online fraud rings have become sprawling, industrial-scale criminal economy
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Scientists have turned plastic waste into vinegar
Under the radar Plastic to possibilities
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Speed Reads
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France deploys carrier in Iran war as Spain balks
speed read Conflict continues to spread in the Middle East
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Trump sends more troops to Mideast as Iran war spreads
speed read In the 72 hours since the US and Israel began bombing Iran, the war has already engulfed at least 11 countries
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Pakistan’s ‘open war’ with Afghanistan heats up
speed read Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the country is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan following airstrikes
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Trump warns more US deaths ‘likely’ in Iran war
speed read The White House has yet to explain to Congress or the general public what prompted the attacks that may draw the US into another Middle East war
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