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Новости

Italy’s ski resorts in revolt as government says there will be no Christmas on the slopes

Skiing off-piste in the Dolomites Credit: Getty Italy’s ski resorts are in revolt after being told it is highly unlikely they will be allowed...

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Технологии

Elon Musk now the world’s second richest person, worth $128bn as Tesla shares surge

Elon Musk has leapfrogged Bill Gates to become the world’s second richest person with a net worth of $128bn (£95.9bn) The billionaire, who founded electric...

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Технологии

Why Facebook is falling behind in the race to bottle TikTok’s lightning

When was the last time you went to Facebook to see something amazing? Not to keep up with your friends, not to organise a...

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Технологии

How a firm linked to China’s military forged close ties with one of Britain’s top universities

Imperial College’s controversial relationship with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic) could place it at risk of "secondary sanctions" from the US, experts...

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Общество

Russia’s scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard

Russia is engaged in a frantic new scramble for influence in Africa, which is being spearheaded by a rash of military cooperation and arms...

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Pope says for the first time that Uighurs are ‘persecuted’ in new book

Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience In a new book, Pope Francis for the first time calls China’s Muslim...

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Malaysia shuts world’s top latex glove factories after Covid outbreak

A worker inspects disposable gloves at the Top Glove factory in Shah Alam on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur Credit: AFP Malaysia is to...

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French minister says images of police breaking up refugee camp ‘shocking’

France’s interior minister has described images of police breaking up a refugee camp in central Paris, chasing people down streets and attacking journalists and...

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‘Not normal times’: health experts on how they are spending Thanksgiving

In October, Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s foremost infectious disease expert, said in an interview that his children would not be coming home for...

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How can you be LGBTQ+ at an evangelical university? In secret

It took one weekend to leave Tessa Russell truly exposed. On 6 April 2019, her girlfriend Ash Ables traveled to Liberty University in central...

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China launches first spacecraft to take moon samples since 1970s

Pei Zhaoyu, spokesperson for Chang'e-5 Mission, ahead of the launch Returning is one of the mission’s biggest challenges, as launching from the moon is...

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Технологии

Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to be world’s second-richest person

Elon Musk has toppled Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person, just a week after the Tesla co-founder overtook Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become...

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Новости

Most people in China believe corruption falling, says Transparency International

Almost two thirds of people in China believe corruption has decreased in their country in the past year, with more than 80% saying the...

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Новости США

Will New York’s elite give Ivanka and Jared a warm welcome or the cold shoulder?

In the purgatory of Donald Trump’s unacknowledged election defeat, the knives are out for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump who, like dozens of other...

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Pope says for first time that China’s Uighurs are ‘persecuted’

Pope Francis has for the first time called China’s Muslim Uighurs a “persecuted” people, something human rights activists have been urging him to do...

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