Endometriosis: difficult childhood linked with greater likelihood of being diagnosed – new research

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Around one in ten women worldwide have endometriosis. This common condition causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow in other parts of the body. This can result in painful periods, chronic pain and even...

Remembering Frederick Forsyth: my encounters with the spy who stayed out in the cold

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One of the great British purveyors of the spy and cold-war genres, Frederick Forsyth, who has died at the age of 86, was best known for his novels The Day of the Jackal (1971), The Odessa File (1972) and The Dogs of War...

Many Russian speakers in Ukraine have switched language – but changing perceptions may be much harder

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After Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a lot of Ukrainians who would normally have used Russian as their first language started instead to speak only in Ukrainian. It was part of a cultural shift,...

Wales is overhauling its democracy – here’s what’s changing

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Next Mays Senedd (Welsh parliament) election wont just be another trip to the polls. It will mark a major change in how Welsh democracy works. The number of elected members is increasing from 60 to 96, and the voting...

Tornado: this samurai-western immigrant revenge tale tries to be many things – but runs out of ammo

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Tornado is many things: a British period drama, a western, a samurai film, a coming-of-age story and an origin story. Set in the windswept moorland of Britain in 1790, the film offers a lawless backdrop fit for a western,...

France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on

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In recent months, the viability of Frances nuclear arsenal has been making headlines with talk of a French nuclear umbrella that might shield its allies on the European continent. In the face of the Russia-Ukraine war, and...

Mitigating AI security threats: Why the G7 should embrace ‘federated learning’

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world, from diagnosing diseases in hospitals to catching fraud in banking systems. But its also raising urgent questions. As G7 leaders prepare to meet in Alberta, one issue...