Central Asia: Prosecutors probe for ways to improve authoritarian justice
Top prosecutors from Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states huddled recently in the Chinese city of Xian to discuss ways to make authoritarian legal
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Hungary theatre chief offers to quit after Romeo and Juliet accident
Hungary’s theatre chief offered to resign after a balcony fall injured two actors in his Romeo and Juliet production. Júlia Szász played Juliet
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Mean Girls musical: Will a modern take on the cult classic win over Gen Z?
Twenty years on from the release of Mean Girls, the much-quoted cult classic is coming back to cinemas in musical form. Tina Fey’s
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Snoop Dogg: I’ve decided to give up smoke
Snoop Dogg, who has built a public persona around his copious marijuana intake, says he is giving up smoking. The hip-hop star, whose
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Shop owners hope that tech can deter thieves
Isabella Day founded her jewellery shop, The Remarkable Goldsmiths, in Dartmouth just two years ago. Since then they’ve had around £3,000 worth of
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Meta calls for parental control laws for under-16s
Meta has called for laws that would force app stores to get parental approval when a child downloads an app. The proposal would
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Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate
In the scorching morning heat Thai Sade brushes the avocado trees he will soon artificially pollinate. Based on a moshav, or collective farm,
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Would you drink genetically modified beer?
Charles Denby says his job is simply all about trying to improve the taste of beer. “We are interested in toggling up the
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Retail sales hit lowest level since 2021 lockdowns
Shoppers bought less fuel and food in October as they were hit by rising living costs and poor weather, according to official figures.
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Trump assails judge and clerk in fraud trial as gag order temporarily lifts
Donald Trump has assailed a judge and clerk handling his New York fraud trial as a gag order banning him from criticizing court