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Chinese scientists turn carbon dioxide to starch with 10-fold productivity boost
Chinese scientists have increased the yield of a carbon dioxide-to-starch conversion method by more than 10 times, potentially paving the way for industrial starch production without the need for agriculture. In 2021, researchers from the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) unveiled the world’s first method to synthesise starch from carbon dioxide with the…
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Starmer condemns Trump for ‘diminishing’ UK’s war dead over false claims on Afghanistan
Defence minister Al Carns slammed the claims as ‘utterly ridiculous’ and invited anyone who believes them to meet the bereaved families of the more than 400 British personnel who died in the conflict
‘I lost my leg and arm on the front line in Afghanistan – here’s why Trump is wrong about British troops’
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‘I lost my leg and arm on the front line in Afghanistan – here’s why Trump is wrong about British troops’
Former Royal Marine Commando Ben McBean described Donald Trump’s comments about Nato forces in Afghanistan as ‘insulting’
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How Trump’s revival of the Monroe Doctrine undermines US interests
Beyond disrupting China’s global initiatives, Washington’s aggressive execution of a revived Monroe Doctrine risks undermining US President Donald Trump’s own stated aim of safeguarding the western hemisphere and Western civilisation. The 2025 US National Security Strategy warned that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” due to immigration, essentially urging a revival of European nationalism. Echoing similar…
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Can Elon Musk’s Starship upend the strategic order? A Chinese think tank warns it might
China should seize a potential strategic window opened by Elon Musk’s plans for a reusable launch vessel to stay competitive with the US as it faces the risk of a new power game in space, a Chinese research institute has urged. In 2022, the US Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Musk’s firm SpaceX a five-year contract to explore how Starship – which it is developing with the aim of creating the world’s largest and…
Could Andy Burnham return as an MP and challenge Starmer?
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Could Andy Burnham return as an MP and challenge Starmer?
Could an opening at a Greater Manchester constituency mark the first step of a long journey to Downing Street for the ‘King of the North’?
Trump’s ‘insulting’ fake claim about Nato troops slammed by mother of severely injured British veteran
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Trump’s ‘insulting’ fake claim about Nato troops slammed by mother of severely injured British veteran
‘It’s just a childish man trying to deflect from his own actions,’ says Diane Dernie, the mother of Ben Parkinson
Driver admits killing teen in crash just months after he was freed from Dubai jail
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Driver admits killing teen in crash just months after he was freed from Dubai jail
Marcus Fakana spent around a year in prison before being freed thanks to a royal pardon from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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Andy Burnham: Could the ‘King of the North’ return to Westminster and nab the top job?
With Keir Starmer floundering in the polls, Labour needs rescuing from the growing threat of Reform. Following news that a Greater Manchester constituency is up for grabs, Sean O’Grady asks if Andy Burnham could be its knight in shining armour
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Hospices could see staff quit over assisted dying bill, charity boss warns
Hospices are preparing for sweeping changes across the sector if the assisted dying bill becomes law
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New York mayor Zohran Mamdani sent baby box by Scottish Government
Mr Mamdani previously cited Scotland as an example of where the policy has been introduced
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Valve's Deadlock is still invite-only, but that hasn't stopped six new characters being added via a major update
A new major update for Deadlock suddenly dropped, bringing six new characters that will join the roster gradually, a new game mode, and various quality-of-life tweaks to the popular MOBA. Read more