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Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most ...

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The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there's a revival around the world, a trend that ...