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How political life in Britain became so dangerous
The security of politicians has increasingly been in the spotlight.
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How Brick Lane became the latest neighbourhood to battle against a data centre
The government has fast-tracked approval for a data centre at the site of a historic brewery in east London.
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Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weapon
An incomplete peace agreement has become a useful political tool to the Ethiopian government, the TPLF and Eritrea.
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Rwanda’s national pension fund has helped power the economy, but it faces new challenges
The Rwandan case demonstrates the potential to use pension fund assets for strategic investments in the national economy.
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$40 trillion debt balloon is a warning sign for US economy and the world
After topping a record US$40 trillion, US national debt looks set to climb further.
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Syringe litter did not increase after a needle exchange ban was overturned in Pueblo, Colorado, but health services suffered
Evidence suggests that people who receive syringes from a needle exchange are less likely to dispose of them improperly.
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Shifting the cleanup cost of packaging waste to companies could encourage greener packaging – but only if states are aligned
Extended producer responsibility policies are gaining steam in the US, but what they entail can differ widely from state to state.
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The long afterlife of QAnon conspiracy theories haunting American politics
Ideas from QAnon’s conspiracy theory have appeared on government social media sites during Trump’s second term and continue to divide America amid social and economic crises.
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The United States’ human rights practices are taking a nosedive
New data from a global rights-tracking project shows the country had large declines in 2025 on 8 of the 9 civil and political rights it measures.
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Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition
The vast majority of people around the world are lactose intolerant. But American propaganda and scientific biases have made milk and dairy products a staple in global diets.
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Britain’s quarter century: crime falls, sea-levels rise and education yet to recover from COVID
How big policy areas like crime, education, transport and energy have changed.
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Latest sanctions on Iran risk strengthening Tehran and undermining US credibility
Washington has promised to unleash “economic D-Day” on Tehran and its allies. But Iran has lived through US sanctions for nearly 50 years.