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Is North Korea’s economic miracle sustainable?The Explainer Kim Jong Un says ‘everything has fundamentally changed’, but analysts caution that growth is just a war-fuelled ‘Russian sugar high’
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The dangerous driving videos flooding TikTokThe Explainer ‘They’re thinking about the likes; they’re thinking about kudos’
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A family beach holiday in LithuaniaThe Week Recommends Plus New York’s real Little Italy, and luxury boltholes in the wild Algarve
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Riding in the mountains of KyrgyzstanThe Week Recommends Get a taste of ‘nomadic life’ in this ‘Edenic’ paradise
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‘Year zero’: how punk erupted onto Britain’s streets and stagesThe Explainer Fifty years ago, punk rock – noisy, anarchic, rude and dressed to shock – erupted onto Britain's streets and stages
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Anthropic: the largest IPO ever?In the Spotlight AI start-up is expected to float at a valuation of $2 trillion or more, putting SpaceX’s IPO in the shade
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Roasted figs with blue cheese and prosciutto recipeThe Week Recommends Light and tangy starter, with a nutty crunch
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The Mecca accord: an Islamic Nato for the Middle East?Talking Point Landmark tripartite accord between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey marks a regional shift away from the US security umbrella
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: gearing up for a White House run?In the Spotlight Idol of the Democratic left has distanced herself from the excesses of ‘woke’ culture in moves seen as possible preparation for a 2028 run
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Rolls-Royce Spectre II: update ‘ticks pretty much every box’The Week Recommends The two-door, four-seat coupe brings the ‘best parts of the EV experience with the majesty and swagger’ of luxury carmaker
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Quiz of The Week: 15 – 21 AugustQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: What can we learn from the case of Louai Abu Ridi?Podcast Plus, is ADHD overdiagnosed? And how should we approach conversations about what famous women look like?
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Mario Vargas Llosa by Gerald Martin: a ‘gossipy, erudite and deeply researched’ bookThe Week Recommends Biography examines the dark side of the Peruvian novelist
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My Brilliant Career: Australia’s answer to Pride and PrejudiceThe Week Recommends Adaptation of Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel has ‘pluck and sass’
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Lady: Sian Clifford dazzles in ‘barnstorming’ comedyThe Week Recommends Fleabag star plays a ‘haughty, but troubled’ aristocrat in ‘frequently hilarious’ mockumentary
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Kemi Badenoch: backing a former neo-NaziTalking Point The Tory leader’s supporters have commended her for her approach to ‘second chances’, though, but critics are concerned her strategy is inching further rightwards
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What the easyJet takeover means for budget travelTalking Point The Apollo takeover also has implications for the London market
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A pretty Dutch village built on canalsThe Week Recommends Plus the timeless charms of Tinos and a cookery and craft retreat in Japan
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A lost city in the Mexican jungleThe Week Recommends Head south from Cancún to explore ‘magical’ ruins amid an ‘impenetrable’ rainforest
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China’s green revolution and what it means for the worldThe Explainer Beijing is embracing clean energy on a massive scale
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Putin’s Russia: a land that has ‘run out of workers’In the Spotlight Russia is undergoing its worst labour crisis in decades, placing the country on the verge of economic collapse
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Quiz of The Week: 8 – 14 AugustQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: How have Syrians reacted to the trial of Bashar al-Assad?Podcast Plus, why are so many African nations enacting homophobic laws? And after obesity, is tiredness next in line for a chemical ‘cure’?
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Is Burnham’s prisoner release flip-flop his first mistake in office?Today's Big Question PM has ‘belatedly realised that the politics of the problem are simple’
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