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Actor-turned-playwright explores identity, colonial legacy in long-gestating debut staged by Royal Shakespeare Company

“It all had to just crack open. Afterwards, the world seemed to me beautifully upside down.” British actor and writer

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Viet Nam builds pandemic preparedness capacity with WHO support, expands regional health leadership role

“These enhanced systems enabled the rapid deployment of laboratory responses to SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic.” Viet Nam has strengthened its

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At 88, Harry Newton becomes London Marathon’s oldest runner, defying age with enduring participation

“I’ll keep doing it as long as I can.” Harry Newton, an 88-year-old retired grocer from Macclesfield, has become the

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AI data centre boom reshapes UK land market, fuels grid bottlenecks and speculative projects

“The demand that’s come through in the last couple of years — really because of AI — has exploded.” A

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UNICEF Board Warns Child Survival Gains at Risk as Funding Cuts and Conflicts Strain Global Health Systems

“The question before us is whether these hard-won gains will be sustained or undone.” The UNICEF Executive Board concluded its

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Haiti’s Deepening ‘Polycrisis’ Leaves Millions of Children at Risk Amid Violence and Service Collapse

“Each day brings new horrors, with children facing violence, displacement and a collapse of the systems meant to protect them.”

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Honeywell Named Leader in Industrial Cybersecurity Services as Firms Struggle With Rising OT Threats

“Only 36% of organizations feel very prepared with their in-house OT security teams amid rising cyber risks.” Industrial operators are

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Islamabad Lockdown for US-Iran Talks Disrupts Livelihoods, Fuels Public Frustration

“A lockdown means no work and no work means no food,” said a labourer in Islamabad, reflecting growing anger over

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Courteeners’ Liam Fray Reflects on Longevity, Anxiety and Reinvention as Band Marks Two Decades

“You don’t get rid of us that easily,” says Liam Fray, as Courteeners mark 20 years of survival in an

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