Plus: Russia says 65 Ukrainian PoW died in plane crash, and Miss Japan sparks identity debate
| | | | | | | Hello. Today we're looking into Donald Trump's Tuesday win in New Hampshire, and what it means for his likely rematch against Joe Biden. My colleagues covering the war in Ukraine are working to verify a claim from Russia's ministry of defence that at least 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war have died in a military plane crash. Follow our live page as we are covering this developing story. Also in today's newsletter: Miss Japan, emperor penguins, and Netflix passwords. |
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| | | | Top of the agenda | | Trump closes in on nomination with New Hampshire win | | | | A 2020 presidential rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden now seems much more likely. Credit: EPA |
| | The race for the US Republican presidential nomination is "all but over", our North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher writes, after Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary vote on Tuesday - read Anthony's analysis here. With 91% of the votes counted, the former president is leading the state's contest with 54.6% against 43.2% for his sole remaining challenger, Nikki Haley. In her concession speech, she vowed to fight on with her campaign. She will have a month to stay both politically and financially afloat before the next showdown in South Carolina, the state where she served as governor. But New Hampshire was Ms Haley's best shot to turn the tide, and last night's results showed that the Republican party is still Mr Trump's party. . Underlying his win, however, there were some data points for his team to think about. Exit polling from Fox News suggests about a third of Republican voters in New Hampshire would snub a Trump ballot in a confrontation against Joe Biden, which is looking likelier than ever. | | | | |
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| | | | | | World headlines | | • | War in Ukraine: The Russian ministry of defence is saying at least 65 Ukrainian prisoners of warwere on a plane that crashed in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine. Follow our live page as we are working to verify the details of the incident. | | • | Green light: Turkish MPs have ratified Sweden's bid to join Nato in a long-delayed vote.It's a big step forward on the Nordic nation's path to membership. | | • | Middle East: The US says its forces have carried out strikes in Iraq on three facilities used by Iran-backed militia. In Gaza, Israeli military says its ground forces have encircled the southern city of Khan Younis. | | • | The stick is working: Netflix said subscriptions boomed at the end of last year as the firm's crackdown on password-sharing prodded customers to create their own accounts. | | • | It's not Kenough: Actor Ryan Gosling has said he is "disappointed" that Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed in major Oscar nomination categories |
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| | AT THE SCENE | Tokyo, Japan | | Miss Japan sparks controversy | | Carolina Shiino, a Ukrainian-born Japanese model, has won this year's Miss Japan pageant. Her victory has re-ignited a debate on what it means to be Japanese. | | | | Shaimaa Khalil, Tokyo correspondent |
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| | "There have been racial barriers, and it has been challenging to be accepted as Japanese." That's what a tearful Carolina Shiino said in impeccable Japanese after she was crowned Miss Japan on Monday. However, the fact Ms Shiino has no Japanese parentage has upset some on social media. "I think that Japanese people naturally (would) get the wrong message when a European looking person is called the most beautiful Japanese," one commenter said. |
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| | | | Beyond the headlines | | Empires of ice | | | Emperor colonies are spaced about 250km (155 miles) apart, on average
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| | While emperor penguins are not considered to be endangered for now, the long-term viability of the species is threatened by climate change as Antactica's ice sheet is changing more rapidly than before. But there is good news: recent satellite research has identified four new colonies of emperors waddling along the white continent. Well, to be precise, scientists have seen giant stains of penguin faeces from space. | | | | |
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| | | | Something different | | Kicking the habit | | Despite ongoing pushback, reducing car use in cities is possible and even popular. | | |
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| | | | And finally... | | Italians are famously passionate about their coffee, so it's no surprise that it took a team of researchers in Italy to put together the most complete genetic map of Arabica coffee to date. Knowing more about the DNA of the Arabica coffee plant will help scientists understand which genes are crucial in coffee production, and might also help develop new varieties of coffee better able to withstand a warmer climate. |
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