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    Cycling investor Nick Evans sets sights on reinventing the back wheel

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    Nick Evans has managed to turn around a bicycle retailer and develop a cyclists’ clothing brand. Now, he tells the Sunday Times, he aims to use technology to transform his favorite mode of transport.

    Tech
    5 min read
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    Japan begins to throw off its pacifist shackles

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    Japan plans to double its defence spending and acquire long-range cruise missiles to increase its security. But what impact will this have on the strategic balance in Asia, the Sunday Times asks.

    World Affairs
    4 min read
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    Russia launches cinema propaganda push to inspire war-weary public

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    In a bid to change hearts and minds in Russia, Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to churn out films dedicated to his "special military operation". But as the Sunday Times reports, it's a big ask.

    Culture
    4 min read
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    Italian soldiers on a mission to satisfy the cannabis boom

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    It sounds improbable, but the Italian army is trying to wean the country off imported cannabis by growing its own. Just to be clear: It's done purely for medical purposes, as the Sunday Times reports.

    Health
    3 min read
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    King Charles’s first 100 days: Ruling in the shadow of Netflix

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    King Charles has established how he wants his reign to look, the Sunday Times writes as he nears 100 days on the throne. One thing he could do without is the very public dispute with his younger son.

    World Affairs
    9 min read
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    BP, HSBC and Unilever said they’d quit Russia in March, so why are they still there?

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    Despite a slew of statements announcing plans to quit Russia, over a dozen of the U.K.'s biggest companies continue to operate there, the Sunday Times reports. The paper looks at who remains and why.

    Business
    8 min read
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    David Beckham chooses money over morals in World Cup ambassador role

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    Brand Beckham is taking a battering, writes Matt Lawson of the Times. The ex-England captain's championing of Qatar has gone down badly in the media. His fans don't appear to mind, though.

    Sports
    4 min read
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    Great Filter means we could die out before we discover alien life

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    Aliens could have been here long before humans came on the scene, but died out. The Sunday Times investigates what scientists call the "Great Filter", which may see us meet the same fate.

    Science
    2 min read
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    Instagram headscarf protest by actress against Iran’s rulers

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    You may have seen her in the Oscar-winning movie The Salesman. Now Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran's most successful actresses, is adding her voice to the mass protests against Islamic dress codes.

    News
    2 min read
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    Long-lost Stradivarius violin looted by Nazis is found in France

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    A Stradivarius violin that vanished after Nazi occupiers looted it from the National Museum in Warsaw in 1944 has been found in France. The Times look at the impressive history of the instrument.

    News
    2 min read
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    North Korean missile test is territorial invasion, says South

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    South Korea's response to the North's latest test-firing a salvo of ballistic missiles couldn't have been much more blunt. Whether the government will take further action is another matter.

    World Affairs
    3 min read
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    Plumbing Johnsonian depths, the Tories are now in a Major funk

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    A Times writer reflects on ​​the darkest days of a former Conservative government to see what the future may hold for the embattled party following Liz Truss’s resignation.

    Politics
    2 min read
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    World Cup stadium firm built Chinese ‘internment camp’

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    The Times investigate the company that built the venue for Qatar 2022 World Cup final, finding links to construction of a prison used in China’s mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang province.

    Sports
    3 min read
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    What really goes into your in-flight meal? Behind the scenes at an airline-food kitchen

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    A catering company is creating a new breed of hip dishes to be enjoyed on airline flights. A reporter for the Sunday Times gives her verdict on the new winter menu.

    Business
    5 min read
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    What can Prince Andrew do now that the lawsuit is official?

    News
    1 min read