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Reindeer’s blue eyes act as night vision goggles to help them find food in winter
Animals’ eyes change colour as colder months approach to enhance UV sight, helping them spot lichen vital for their survival

Nadeem Badshah and agency

15, Dec, 2023 @7:59 PM

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Tackle training and too many urinals: New Zealand women face challenges as they flock to rugby
Participation up 20% since Black Ferns World Cup victory but change rooms and tackle safety among challenges for female players

Serena Solomon in Auckland

15, Dec, 2023 @7:00 PM

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis
EU opens membership talks with Ukraine but Orbán vetos aid package; on the frontline in Avdiivka

Guardian staff

15, Dec, 2023 @7:00 PM

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Israel says it will open new aid crossing into Gaza Strip
Announcement follows pressure from allies in US to alleviate humanitarian crisis in besieged territory

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

15, Dec, 2023 @6:19 PM

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Orbán must not hold EU hostage over Ukraine, Macron says
French president accuses Hungarian PM of being dishonest to the public about his reasons for vetoing aid

Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

15, Dec, 2023 @6:01 PM

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Macron confident Orbán can be persuaded to support funding for Kyiv: EU summit – as it happened
French president says Hungarian leader told him he would not block aid to Ukraine ‘if rules are met’

Lili Bayer in Brussels

15, Dec, 2023 @4:30 PM

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Ukraine confident it will secure €50bn in EU aid despite Orbán veto
Kyiv hopeful ‘all necessary legal procedures’ will be completed at EU summit in January

Luke Harding in Kyiv

15, Dec, 2023 @3:54 PM

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‘A long journey’: blessings for same-sex couples expose Church of England divisions
Sunday brings a significant move, but progressives will keep pushing for full equality, as conservatives object to the change

Harriet Sherwood

15, Dec, 2023 @3:16 PM

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 660
Hungary vetoes aid package for Ukraine; Kremlin says EU accession for Ukraine ‘very remote prospect’

Sammy Gecsoyler

15, Dec, 2023 @3:07 PM

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Kremlin says Ukraine joining EU ‘very remote prospect’; 14 Russian drones shot down – as it happened
Ukrainian president Zelenskiy had hailed opening of accession talks, calling EU decision ‘a victory for all of Europe’

Sammy Gecsoyler

15, Dec, 2023 @3:04 PM

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Orbán has plenty more chances to play havoc with EU decision-making
Hours after declining to use his veto to block Ukraine accession talks, he exercised it to scupper plan to revamp EU budget

Jon Henley

15, Dec, 2023 @2:12 PM

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Why is the US far right finding its savior in Spanish dictator Francisco Franco?
The military general led a nationalist revolt against Spain’s democratic republic from 1936-1939, executing 150,000 of his opponents

Jason Wilson

15, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM

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