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The hantavirus Andes strain: can it be contained?In the Spotlight As passengers from the MV Hondius quarantine, health experts do not believe the virus will cause a pandemic
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The BJP takes West Bengal: is India a one-party state?In the Spotlight After the party won a ‘stunning’ majority, it has a dominance not seen since Congress Party rule in the 1960s
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Quiz of The Week: 9 – 15 MayQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: Will driverless cars find their way through London?Podcast Plus, why has BBC Verify closed? And what’s behind a rise in doping among young gym-goers?
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Zurbarán: a ‘magnificently choreographed’ showing of the Spanish ‘genius’The Week Recommends The ‘stupendous’ exhibition ‘significantly enlarges our understanding’ of the fascinating artist and the ‘mesmerising paradox’ of his works
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Jeremy Vine picks his favourite booksThe Week Recommends The broadcaster selects works from Agatha Christie, Kumi Taguchi and John le Carré
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Kokuho: ‘masterfully sweeping’ epic about a bitter rivalryThe Week Recommends ‘Lavish picture’ has become Japan’s highest highest-grossing live-action film of all time
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The Sheep Detectives: ‘ludicrous’ cosy crime caperTalking Point Family-friendly film about a flock of sheep trying to solve a murder is an ‘odd viewing experience’
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The Black Death: a ‘horribly compelling’ global history of the plagueThe Week Recommends Thomas Asbridge’s ‘powerful portrait of a world that stared death in the face’
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Dyson PencilVac Fluffycones: a luxury vacuum ‘you’ll actually enjoy using’The Week Recommends One of the ‘most innovative’ Dyson products of the last year, it is a ‘fantastic option’ for hard floors
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How GPS jamming is playing havoc in the Middle EastIn the Spotlight Electronic interference in the region is ‘next-level’, affecting both commercial and military navigation systems
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Five moments it all went wrong for StarmerThe Explainer Winter fuel and welfare U-turns, national insurance hikes, Peter Mandelson’s appointment and disastrous local elections have brought PM to the brink
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A glorious trip through the Bergen islandsThe Week Recommends This gorgeous world of ‘picture-postcard’ seascapes and villages is worth exploring
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Why Palantir is fast becoming one of the world’s most notorious companiesThe Explainer CEO Alex Karp has recently called for universal conscription, encouraged the development of AI weapons, and condemned the West’s ‘vacant and hollow pluralism’
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Griddled olive, tomato & basil flatbreads recipeThe Week Recommends Warm, soft flatbreads are paired with salty olives
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals unite to take him downIn the Spotlight An unlikely alliance has formed in the hopes of crowding out Israel's longest-serving prime minister
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Germany learns the cost of provoking TrumpTalking Point Friedrich Merz’s comments on ‘humiliated’ US have unleashed the president’s wrath
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Kimi Antonelli: the Italian teenager dominating F1In the Spotlight Mercedes wunderkind is proving a ‘mighty big thorn’ in the side of both his rivals and his British teammate, George Russell
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Are we on the brink of World War Three?In Depth Defence experts believe the world may be ‘edging towards a form of conflict that is already under way, even if not yet fully recognised’
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Quiz of The Week: 2 – 8 MayQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: Has art fallen victim to politics in Venice?Podcast Plus, is Bucharest’s left-right coalition a sign of things to come? And should female sterilisation be as easy to access as vasectomies?
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In Bloom: How Plants Changed our World – a ‘consistently illuminating’ exhibitionThe Week Recommends The Ashmolean’s show presents a ‘mix of the wonderful, the weird and the downright wacky’ of the plant world
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream: an ‘effervescent’ new interpretationThe Week Recommends A ‘lively, progressive’ take in Birmingham has similar feel to Globe’s ‘effervescent comic performances’
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The Devil Wears Prada 2: ‘champagne-crisp’ sequel reunites old castThe Week Recommends Merry Streep returns as ‘silvery terror’ Miranda Priestly navigating the ‘choppy seas’ of magazine editing in the digital age
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