For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

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Labour has torn up the wording of an official definition of Islamophobia amid concerns about free speech, it has emerged. Ministers formed a working group aimed at defining Islamophobia or anti-Muslim ...