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How Charley Hullâs viral cigarette lit up the golf world: âItâs a little surrealâ
England's top golfer, a newly minted cult hero after being snapped smoking at the US Open, has the whole-mood swagger of John Daly by way of Kate Moss - and the game to back it up
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'Weed nuns' v narcos: Meet Mexico's Sisters of the Valley
The Sisters of the Valley are a group of women defying narco traffickers and tradition at the same time.
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The Portuguese pilgrimage you should do in 2024
With 2024 expected to be the busiest year yet for the Camino de Santiago, travellers should seek out the relatively untrodden 620km Camino from Lisbon.
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Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found
Scientists have found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease.
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How air pollution is causing girls to get their first periods earlier
New research shows that girls in the US are getting their first periods earlier. Exposure to toxic air is partly to blame.
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OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public
“I’m scared. I’d be crazy not to be,” one former employee tells Vox.
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Here are all 50+ sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey
They span nearly half a century and paint a picture of a serial predator.
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What Hunter Biden tells us about America - FT (No paywall)
Treating the rule of law as a partisan issue is the mark of a corroded political culture
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As seas rise, the relocation of Caribbean islanders has begun - The Economist (No paywall)
The government-managed movement of 300 families from the island of Gardi Sugdub is a test case for “planned retreat” in Latin America
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Thailand's cooling rice dish to beat the heat
The sweltering heat during Buddhist New Year calls for Thailand's cooling khao chae, a fragrant and refreshing bowl of rice delicately scented with flowers.
By the time Songkran, Thailand's new year based on the Buddhist calendar, arrives in April, the temperatures in the Southeast Asian country are soaring. The sky is typically blue and spotless, so reprieve under the shade of a passing cloud is non-existent while the humidity is as thick as a fleece blanket. One way to cool off is in the country-wide water fights that take place during the annual celebrations (this year from 13-15 April), which include water guns, buckets and coloured powder smeared onto the face like war paint. Another way to celebrate and cool off is to eat khao chae.
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