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The US recently charged two Russian citizens and seized 30 internet domains pretending to be American websites, after the White House announced it had uncovered a Kremlin-backed network of propaganda aimed at undermining this year’s US presidential election.
The Open University’s Precious Chatterje-Doody, a specialist in security policy, sets out five ways Russian operations try to undermine other countries’ democracies, and sow division. This includes financing media personalities from the states they are targeting, and setting up fake websites pretending to be news operations – paying unwitting freelancers to work for them.
The UK government plans to give every worker the right to request a four-day working week by compressing their full-time hours into fewer days. But those in low-paid jobs are less likely to benefit, meaning the proposal risks becoming a privilege for the well-off.
And if you do end up spending ten hours a day at a desk, you might welcome these ideas on how you can use some of that time to build up your strength.
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Rachael Jolley
International Affairs Editor
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Vladimir Putin with RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan at the 10th anniversary of the network in Moscow.
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Precious Chatterje-Doody, The Open University
The White House believes it has uncovered a widespread Russian attempt to undermine the 2024 US presidential election.
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Plenty of people, including workers in the gig economy, could be excluded from a four-day week.
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David Spencer, University of Leeds
Not all jobs and pay levels will be conducive to a four-day working week.
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Ashley Gluchowski, University of Salford
The easiest ‘how-to’ guide for strength training at your desk – a step-by-step reference for beginners
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Environment
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Tony Benson, Queen's University Belfast; Anne Nugent, Queen's University Belfast; Moira Dean, Queen's University Belfast
If you’re cutting down on meat, processed plant-based meat alternatives aren’t the only options.
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Costas Velis, University of Leeds; Ed Cook, University of Leeds; Josh Cottom, University of Leeds
Pinpointing the biggest pollution hotspots helps to design more targeted ways to deal with plastic waste.
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Health
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Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol
You can get big muscles in minutes without doing any exercise. But the benefits are purely aesthetic and the risks enormous.
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Science + Technology
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Lionel Wilson, Lancaster University
Lunar volcanism was thought to have stopped two billion years ago.
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Graham Shields, UCL; Elias Rugen, UCL
The islands’ rocks record the first stage of a huge freeze that would eventually cover the Earth in ice.
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World
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Richard Hargy, Queen's University Belfast
The unusual explosion of grassroots action, operating mostly outside the Democratic party machine, appears to have added energy – and money – to the Harris campaign.
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What does Michel Barnier's appointment as prime minister mean for France? Expert Q&A
Frédéric Sawicki, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
The move signals an alliance between Emmanuel Macron and the right-wing Les Républicains party as well as shows the National Rally’s position of strength.
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Politics + Society
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Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield
What to actually do with the recommendations made by Martin Moore-Bick and his team is a complex business.
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Victoria Cooper, The Open University; David Whyte, Queen Mary University of London
Deregulation, cost-cutting and outsourcing were not ‘failures’ of government, but flagship policies that were carefully planned and coordinated.
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Arts + Culture
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Mykaell Riley, University of Westminster
English Teacher’s blend of surrealism, social commentary and subtle musical experimentation offers a fresh take on the classic guitar-band format.
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Mathew Dowling, Loughborough University; Verity Postlethwaite, Loughborough University
As sport researchers, we meticulously study international sporting events, focusing on their impacts and legacies.
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Naomi Joseph, The Conversation
A funny spy thriller, a classic album, a blockbuster feminist exhibition, a good book about a bad childhood and the end of our summer of sport
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Sally O'Reilly, The Open University
Clove’s Instagram-friendly life appears perfect – but she’s using it to hide a secret from everyone, including herself.
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Business + Economy
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Lilian Otaye-Ebede, University of Liverpool; Samah Shaffakat, University of Liverpool
From being overlooked to assumptions that a promotion is about diversity rather than ability, Black and Asian women face a variety of obstacles.
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