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Ten of the best romantic films to watch this Valentine’s Day
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Ten of the best romantic films to watch this Valentine’s Day

The shape of love and romance seems to be an ever-evolving facet of the human experience, but somehow the marketer’s dream of Valentine’s Day never seems to move beyond cliché. However the nature of love and the portrayal of different kinds of relationships have always been explored on film, right from the early days of […]
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Giving birth in Sweden: outcomes are worse for foreign-born mothers
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Giving birth in Sweden: outcomes are worse for foreign-born mothers

Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Sweden has consistently reported some of the lowest rates of maternal and child mortality in the world. Unfortunately, these achievements don’t extend to foreign-born mothers who face higher risks for all forms of negative pregnancy outcomes. The COVID pandemic was a strong reminder of the gaping health inequities when providing care to […]
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Forever chemicals in ski wax are being spread on snowy slopes
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Forever chemicals in ski wax are being spread on snowy slopes

A study of the Austrian slopes has found that forever chemicals in ski wax end up on the slopes, in soil and snow. Artur Didyk/Shutterstock Every February half-term, I think back to the French ski trips I went on as a teenager. I remember the freshness of the cold, crisp air as I snow-ploughed my […]
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Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview gave Russian leader a platform to boost his own cause – and that of Donald Trump
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Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview gave Russian leader a platform to boost his own cause – and that of Donald Trump

Former prime time Fox News host Tucker Carlson – long known as a public cheerleader for Donald Trump – has conducted a wide-ranging two-hour interview with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Carlson, who has consistently argued Russia’s case for its invasion of Ukraine, posted his interview on both his own site and on Elon Musk’s […]
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