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Music for today ·From 4 November, the bronze original sits beside two 3D replicas, with reconstructed elements distinguished from ancient evidence.
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NASA reports a ground-based SPLICE flight test: the system assesses terrain and can divert towards a safer landing area.
ITU and UN-Habitat launch guidance on assessing digital services, necessary safeguards and when to avoid using AI.
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BDB and UNDP formalise cooperation for 2026–2030, prioritising small businesses, young entrepreneurs and climate adaptation.
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The Bride Stone has been raised in the Valley of Stones through work shared by reserve staff, archaeologists and volunteers.
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Work on rooms and furniture has been announced: closure starts on 10 November, with reopening planned for 15 December.
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November’s programme includes meetings with the conservation team; the next is on 18 November at 4pm, included in admission.
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On 5 November, UNESCO highlights a whole-school approach, with resources for teachers and digital safety.
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Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. Ideas worth a closer look.
The Juicy Salif citrus squeezer turns an ordinary action into a question about usefulness, sculpture and visual imagination.
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At the end of Candide, a garden shifts attention from justifying every misfortune towards practical work undertaken together.
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The familiar houseplant’s heart-shaped leaves reveal one stage of growth, rather than every form this climbing species can develop.
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A candle draws a familiar glowing teardrop, but its pointed shape also reveals air moving under the influence of gravity.
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A Latin plural survives inside an everyday Italian word: agenda begins with things that are still waiting to be done.
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The familiar curved kernel grows inside a kidney-shaped fruit, attached beneath a fleshy structure commonly called the cashew apple.
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Georgia’s buried earthenware vessel reveals a winemaking technique and the knowledge needed to sustain its use across generations.
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Enlarge the chart In 2023, direct household payments accounted for 23.7% of current health expenditure in Italy and 15.2% across the European Union: a difference of 8.5 percentage points. These are shares of total spending, not the share of families who pay or the proportion of treatments received. [1]
Eurostat defines out-of-pocket payments as payments made directly by households when buying or using a health good or service. Current expenditure covers health consumption by the resident population; investment is excluded. This figure alone does not measure quality of care, unmet needs or financial hardship. Data: 2023; database updated 4 November 2026; selected by Datobello’s gaiaz on 4 November; Positive Times graphic prepared on 5 November. Eurostat is not responsible for this adaptation. [2][1][3]
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