Latest articles by Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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Pakistan's solar panel boom
Under The Radar A 'perfect storm' has created a solar 'revolution' in the south Asian country
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'Making memories': the scourge of modern parenting?
In The Spotlight Meghan Markle sends her children emails of each day's 'moments' but is constant 'memory-making' just another burden for parents to bear?
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The Scattered Islands and France's 'triangle of power' in the Indian Ocean
Under The Radar Small, uninhabited but strategically important islands are a point of contention between France and Madagascar
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How the woke right gained power in the US
Under the radar The term has grown in prominence since Donald Trump returned to the White House
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The rise and fall of 4chan
The Explainer Most notorious messageboard on the internet appears to have posted its last meme
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Network states: the tech broligarchy who want to create new countries
Under The Radar Communities would form online around a shared set of 'values' and acquire physical territory, becoming nations with their own laws
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The secrets of lab-grown chocolate
Under The Radar Chocolate created 'in a Petri dish' could save crisis-hit industry
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Christian dramas are having a moment
Under The Radar Biblical stories are being retold as 'bingeable' seven-season shows
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The Israeli army's 'tourist hikes' in occupied Golan Heights
Under The Radar 'Provocative' twice-daily tours into territory seized from Syria have quickly sold out
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Russia's spring offensive: what does it mean for Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Ukraine's military campaigner says much-anticipated offensive has begun
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The micro-cheating phenomenon
In The Spotlight Relationship buzzword covers a host of 'seemingly small betrayals'
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Roblox: new safety features leave kids 'at risk'
The Explainer Gaming platform loved by children has been plagued by explicit content and grooming
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Chappell Roan and those parenting comments
Talking Point Gen Z popstar’s claim that parents are unhappy has been widely criticised
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How wild horses are preventing wildfires in Spain
Under The Radar The animals roam more than 5,700 hectares of public forest, reducing the volume of combustible vegetation in the landscape
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Help! Do we really need four Beatles biopics?
Talking Point The cast of Sam Mendes' Beatles biopics has been announced
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Arts on prescription: why doctors are prescribing museums and comedy
In The Spotlight Stressed-out patients in Switzerland are being prescribed a trip to the museum to boost their mental wellbeing
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China's football crisis: what's happened to Xi's XI?
In The Spotlight String of defeats and finishing bottom of World Cup qualifying group comes a decade after Xi Jinping launched a football crusade
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Pet cloning booms in China
Under The Radar As Chinese pet ownership surges, more people are paying to replicate their beloved dead cat or dog
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The fight for control of Ukraine's nuclear reactors
The Explainer How serious is Donald Trump about US ownership of Kyiv's nuclear power plants?
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The 'secretive and strange' battle for the most powerful role in sport
Under The Radar Sebastian Coe among the contenders as the International Olympic Committee gathers to choose its next president
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Chile's stargazing 'dark skies' are under threat
Under The Radar New chemical plant could spoil celebrated astronomical stronghold
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What is overdiagnosis and is it actually happening?
The Explainer Leading expert says an overcorrection is leading to health problems
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How feasible is a Ukraine ceasefire?
Today's Big Question Kyiv has condemned Putin's 'manipulative' response to proposed agreement
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Greenland's surprising election result
The Explainer Unexpected success for Demokraatit after a campaign overshadowed by Trump's threats
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