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The lack of high men’s voices, which add colour and harmony to many choral works, is a growing problem for amateur and church choirs https://t.co/o6PFJ54gNN ...

Dozens of people cross into government-controlled Ukraine each day. Most are women, children or elderly, though military-age men also make it over. All arrive with stories of a homeland being sealed off and Russified https://t.co/IiaDS1s0Og ...

Today Iran looks weaker than ever and competition for influence is growing. A regional war in the Middle East would unleash chaos, but it would also create new opportunities https://t.co/UIydPnhIIZ ...

Russian hackers have long breached European computer networks to steal secrets and to probe infrastructure for signs of weakness. But attacks outside of Ukraine are intensifying https://t.co/h8CreLLMvU ...

Many European leaders share Emmanuel Macron’s sense of urgency about the continent’s position. But whether they agree with his prescriptions is a different question https://t.co/1KOrVuXaAu ...

The British government’s recent reforms have largely remained under the radar. But they will matter hugely—and long after the fire and fury over the prime minister’s future has passed https://t.co/diVJFVdLqs ...

Bitcoin’s 45% plunge is by no means the deepest on record. So why are its boosters so miserable? https://t.co/ussKWW14p0 ...

Xi Jinping’s pet project, Xiongan, offers perks to its growing number of residents. But it is becoming an elite enclave, home to the government’s most privileged workers https://t.co/YCTHwDJwnr ...

A wave of songs is taking aim at substandard men. We explain how it reflects a gulf between young men and women https://t.co/9vGNNkDoSn ...