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Mars Express at 20: Water, ice and life’s hidden clues

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August 2, 2025

For 20 years, ESA’s Mars Express has mapped water ice, ancient rivers, and dramatic landscapes – revealing clues Mars may once have hosted life.

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Why do we sometimes see the Moon during the day?

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Mysterious comet visits our Solar System — Tomorrow Today

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Germany to introduce voluntary military service

All 18-year-olds will have to fill in a questionnaire and young men will soon have to undergo mandatory physical exams.
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Carbon schemes in Congo: Who's really paying the price?

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Nature and EnvironmentNovember 13, 202502:09 min
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Asia

Why is the US restarting military drills with Cambodia?

Why is the US restarting military drills with Cambodia?

PoliticsNovember 13, 2025
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Germany

Germany's economy will continue to stagnate in 2025

Germany's economy will continue to stagnate in 2025

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Europe

Italy to investigate 'sniper tourism' during Bosnian War

Italy to investigate 'sniper tourism' during Bosnian War

ConflictsNovember 13, 2025
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Middle East

Israel plans more demolitions in occupied West Bank

Israel plans more demolitions in occupied West Bank

PoliticsNovember 13, 202502:52 min
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North America

It's Trump vs. the press, again, with new threat to BBC

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PoliticsNovember 11, 2025
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Latin America

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ConflictsNovember 12, 202502:14 min
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