Are your 20s the loneliest decade?

Are your 20s the loneliest decade?

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Human-wildlife conflict: How to deal with animals killing humans

For centuries, people have lived side by side with animals in harmony. But with habitats shrinking, animals such as lions and elephants are having to travel further to find food, sometimes stumbling into human territory. Crops and property are destroyed as farmers lose their live ...  Show more

Iran: What we know so far

The US and Israel have launched a massive military operation in Iran, carrying out a series of strikes that have killed the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as hundreds of Iranians. Iran has also launched strikes in response, targeting Israel, Bahrain, th ...  Show more

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