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Country diary: Why did some trees fall in the storms and others not? It could be spalting

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: The woodland floor is littered with sycamore and ash, some revealing a pattern that runs through trunks like words in a stick of rock

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Chips, creek water and Take Me Home, Country Roads: how an Australian teenager survived six nights in the bush

William, 17, says ‘nights were pretty cold’ and he ‘honestly didn’t think’ he’d survive

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Trump moots toppling Cuba authorities before leaving office

Calling Cuba a failed nation, the US president hints at attack on the country before his term ends.

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Wins by religious Democrats break Republican grip on faith in politics

Wins by a string of openly religious Democratic candidates in last week's midterm elections have broken the Republican stranglehold on integrating faith and politics, a change that could reshape America's…

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'Inside Gaza': Reporting a war when it hits home

How do journalists report on a war when they become victims of the violence, and when their proximity to the conflict is used to paint them as unreliable witnesses?

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EU leaders to hold first ever talks on AI in Dublin

EU leaders will discuss artificial intelligence together for the first time in Dublin on Friday in critical talks that will further guide the bloc's policy on the rapidly evolving technology.

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‘Even a snail would agree’: Greta Thunberg ridicules Australia’s slow climate action

Comments came as Indigenous activist Rikki Dank urged the Australian PM to heed the calls for action on climate change

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Cummins disputes Khawaja 'skin colour' captaincy claim

Pat Cummins disputed Friday a claim by former teammate Usman Khawaja that he was never appointed Australian captain because of his skin colour, saying: "I just don't think that's the case."

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AI helps UK economy grow at fastest pace for more than two years

GDP ‘grew robustly’ by 0.7% in third quarter and by 0.2% month on month in September despite high oil prices AI helped the UK defy expectations – but will Britain’s resilience fizzle out? The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the third quarter, its fastest expansion in two and a half years, as the rollout of AI services increased activity. The Office for National Statistics reported that the economy “grew robustly” in the July to September quarter, almost entirely due to strong and widespread growth in the services sector, led by the IT sector. Continue reading...

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AI helps UK economy grow at fastest pace for more than two years

GDP ‘grew robustly’ by 0.7% in third quarter and by 0.2% month on month in September despite high oil prices AI helped the UK defy expectations – but will Britain’s resilience fizzle out? The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the third quarter, its fastest expansion in two and a half years, as the rollout of AI services increased activity. The Office for National Statistics reported that the economy “grew robustly” in the July to September quarter, almost entirely due to strong and widespread growth in the services sector, led by the IT sector. Continue reading...

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Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor leaves band due to tinnitus

‘I must now listen to my body and my doctors’, says Taylor, who was one of the earliest members of the new wave hit-makers The drummer for Duran Duran, Roger Taylor, is to step down from the band due to worsening tinnitus. In a statement, Taylor said: “This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. Playing drums in this band has been the joy of my life, and I’ll never be able to properly thank the fans for the love they’ve shown us over the years. But the truth is that my tinnitus has been getting steadily worse, and I’ve reached the point where I must now listen to my body and my

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Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor leaves band due to tinnitus

‘I must now listen to my body and my doctors’, says Taylor, who was one of the earliest members of the new wave hit-makers The drummer for Duran Duran, Roger Taylor, is to step down from the band due to worsening tinnitus. In a statement, Taylor said: “This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. Playing drums in this band has been the joy of my life, and I’ll never be able to properly thank the fans for the love they’ve shown us over the years. But the truth is that my tinnitus has been getting steadily worse, and I’ve reached the point where I must now listen to my body and my

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