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</div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block"> <div class="pane-content">  <div class="section"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/daily-star-books/news/unravelling-yuval-noah-hararis-nexus-3742871" aria-label="Unravelling Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Nexus’ "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/02/illustrations_9_23.png 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/02/illustrations_9_23.png" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content 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