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Westminster Cannot Block Scottish Independence – Craig Murray 15 Jan 2020
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Call for Yes supporters to brave weather for Glasgow AUOB march | The National 11 Jan 2020
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Books In Defence of Julian Assange, edited by Tariq Ali and Margaret Kunstler | Morning Star 9 Jan 2020
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Iran was always going to retaliate – but that doesn’t mean it wants all-out war | The Independent 8 Jan 2020
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NASA planet hunter finds its first earth-size habitable-zone world 8 Jan 2020
Melissa Roy becomes first South Asian woman to visit all 193 countries – Insider 8 Jan 2020
Labour MP says Scotland ‘likely’ to vote Yes in future independence referendum | The National 7 Jan 2020
Cultural heritage officials condemn Trump’s threats against Iranian sites | The Art Newspaper 7 Jan 2020
No Justice, No Peace | Chris Knapp | Granta Magazine 7 Jan 2020
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Hollywood actor Brian Cox calls for second Scottish independence referendum – LBC News 6 Jan 2020
Global call for aid raises more than US$17 million raised to tackle Australia bush fire | South China Morning Post 6 Jan 2020
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Arlene Foster turns on Boris Johnson, saying she will never take him at his word again: ‘Once bitten, twice shy’ | The Independent 10 Dec 2019
General Election polls 2019: How Britain’s pollsters have changed their methods | inews 10 Dec 2019
Father of Dunblane victim speaks out against Boris Johnson | The National 10 Dec 2019
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Seven Wonders of the World for 2020 | CN Traveller 10 Dec 2019
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Inside IndyRef2 – Looking forward to a new future – TruePublica 9 Dec 2019
Poll reveals majority will back Scottish independence if Brexit happens | The National 9 Dec 2019
The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military – A Book Review – American Herald Tribune 9 Dec 2019
Young Bomberg and the Old Masters at the National Gallery: the Renaissance influences on an East End radical | inews 9 Dec 2019
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Proclaimers approve election versions of their hits for SNP | The National 8 Dec 2019
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Munch’s Scream | Psychology Today 8 Dec 2019
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Vietnamese photographer snaps unreal beauty in real life – VnExpress International 8 Dec 2019
The Truth About this Election – Craig Murray 7 Dec 2019
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Boris Johnson may win the election. The rest of us will lose | Middle East Eye 7 Dec 2019
‘Stunning poll’ suggests SNP on course for extra 11 MPs at General Election | The National 7 Dec 2019
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Eruptions on Asteroid Bennu Hint at Causes of Space Rock Explosions | Space 7 Dec 2019
20 of the Best Places To Visit in January | Wanderlust 7 Dec 2019
Westminster budget delay shows ‘contempt for Scotland’, claims Derek Mackay – The Scotsman 6 Dec 2019
Magical Realism with Claire Taylor – SLUG Magazine 6 Dec 2019
Times Critics’ Top Art Books of 2019 – The New York Times 6 Dec 2019
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