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Briefing: Penguins are ingesting worrying amounts of white plastic. Could switching colours protect them?

Strategic angle: Researchers set out to discover why seabirds appear to be attracted to white plastic over other colours.

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Briefing: Zuffa's Walsh wants to risk record: 'Then undefeated means something'

Strategic angle: Callum Walsh is at the vanguard of Zuffa Boxing's advance into the sport.

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Briefing: Celebrate Youth Arts Month

Strategic angle: A celebration of creativity and expression among the youth.

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Briefing: Europe's fertilizer crisis: prices surge due to Iran war and dependence on Russia

Strategic angle: The fertilizer market is facing a double crisis as the Iran war escalates and European dependence on Russian supplies becomes evident.

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Briefing: Israel and Iran exchange strikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets

Strategic angle: Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran’s capital, Tehran, just as blasts were heard in East Jerusalem with sirens and booms sounding across the city.

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Briefing: Rituals of survival in Tehran

Strategic angle: War feels like something that should have been left behind in a more brutal century

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Briefing: Airlines draw up contingency plans over jet fuel shortage fears

Strategic angle: War in the Middle East is disrupting supplies and driving up prices

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Briefing: Military briefing: the perils of the Hormuz escort plan

Strategic angle: Mines, fast boats and missiles would threaten one of the most dangerous US naval missions in decades

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Briefing: The war over tail risks is in full swing

Strategic angle: Trump’s financial fight with insurers will affect business confidence as much as the kinetic battle

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Briefing: JPMorgan deploys tech to monitor junior bankers’ working hours

Strategic angle: Tool checks staff are not under-reporting time they spend working

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Briefing: ArXiv Declares Independence from Cornell

Strategic angle: The pioneering preprint server, ArXiv, has announced its separation from Cornell University, marking a significant shift in its operational structure.

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Briefing: Putin conducts a 'special musical operation' in Europe

Strategic angle: Valery Gergiev seeks to return to Europe's concert halls amid cultural tensions.

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Briefing: Not So Fast: Why A Nuclear Power Cancer Risk Study May Overstate The Risk

Strategic angle: An analysis of the claims surrounding nuclear power and cancer risk.

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Briefing: China’s crackdown on fuel and fertiliser exports spurs supply fears

Strategic angle: Beijing is trying to preserve its own stockpiles by limiting sales

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Briefing: 2024 Chevy Silverado Stuck in Body Shop Due to Wiring Harness Shortage

Strategic angle: Owner faces prolonged wait as multiple replacement parts fail to fit.

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Briefing: Middle East war live: Israel strikes Tehran on Persian New Year as war rattles energy markets

Strategic angle: Israel pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy.

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Briefing: Australia PM heckled at Sydney mosque Ramadan event

Strategic angle: The government's response to the Israel-Gaza war and rising Islamophobia has angered many Muslim Australians.

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Briefing: Iran war-induced fertilizer shortage threatens Republicans in farm states ahead of midterms

Strategic angle: Democrats are vying for competitive seats across farm country in 2026, and fertilizer shortages spurred by the Iran war give them a new affordability angle.

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Briefing: How striking Iran’s nuclear power plant may impact the entire region

Strategic angle: An analysis of the potential regional consequences of a strike on Iran's nuclear facility.

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Briefing: Mind over metal: Staying wary of metal-related toxicities for pets

Strategic angle: Pets encounter various risks, including invisible threats from metal-related toxicities that owners may underestimate.