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  1. "Putin has always said he wants to restore Russian greatness. But he seems more likely to restore the isolation and oppression which eventually contributed to the break-up and downfall of the Soviet Union."

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  2. "Welcoming a refugee into your home is about much more than providing a bed. Hosts become the key to refugees’ integration in a new society after being ripped from their home."

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  3. Why it's important to train your dog in basic ‘life’ skills: dogs can regain confidence build a close partnership with their owner they might become fearful or start to display other problem behaviours if they're not trained

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  4. Have you found yourself irritable, sad or close to tears when watching the news lately? If so, you are not alone. Experts recommend that we must learn to practise healthy empathy. Two experts explain.

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  5. What next for Ukraine, Russia and the world? Ask the experts

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  6. HAPPENING TODAY Online event: we are bringing together four leading academics with specialist knowledge of different aspects of the crisis in . Watch today from 5pm GMT YouTube: Facebook:

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  7. "The human toll of Putin’s war on Ukraine is incalculable, but the costs of climate change will be felt on a global scale if carbon emissions continue to rise. New supply chains take years .. the world faces no easy options to power its green transition."

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  8. "As Russia expands its control of territory, the illegally occupied parts of Ukraine are likely to resemble a patchwork of unrecognised self-proclaimed statelets."

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  9. "Macron is likely to win in April, at least in part due to a “war bounce” for his campaign... As laudable as his original intentions may have been, his chats with Putin are rapidly becoming a hindrance in this respect too."

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  10. An expert explains our fascination with pi from history to the modern day. "Pi has generated an entire literary style."

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  11. Experts found that: "people with are more likely to be classified as highly sensitive, that might go some way towards explaining why ASMR has been linked to empathy."

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  12. "In the years ahead, Turkana, like many other pastoralist regions across Africa, will no doubt face some of its most testing times. The support of international development programmes will remain critical."

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  13. "It is important to avoid obsessive doomscrolling but instead show resilience and gain mastery over the situation. To do that, you need to have some positive moments of respite."

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  14. Since 2014, millions of Ukrainians have already been displaced from their homes by the war in eastern Ukraine, or by the Russian annexation of Crimea. Expert explains.

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  15. Linguicism can have serious consequences by worsening existing socio-economic and racial inequalities. Three linguistic experts explain. "Accents or dialects have no logical or scientific claim to 'correctness'."

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  16. An expert explains the challenges to the long-term future of fast grocery deliveries. "This market has already rapidly become crowded and hyper-competitive."

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  17. "The film revolutionised the portrayal of organised crime by conflating it with something all audiences can relate to: family."

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  18. "Children who reported higher levels of school engagement in the pre-pandemic school year tended to cope better with remote learning. Children with greater inattention-hyperactivity problems ... felt less positive about school."

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  19. "A series of giant leaps through history will confirm that antisemitic depictions of Jews in modern society renew older ideas that have remained stubbornly resilient. Times may change but the tropes, it would appear, remain the same."

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  20. Tips to reduce motion sickness: reduce the mismatch of sensory information like avoid reading in a car don't have a heavy meal before travel ventilate the vehicle take regular stops (when possible).

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