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The Week Unwrapped: Pensions, elephants and middle-class drugs
podcast Why is the government changing pension rules? How did a herd of elephants cross China? And will well-heeled drug users be named and shamed?
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Mercenaries, climate angst and the right to repair
podcast What are Russian soldiers doing in Libya? Are doom-laden climate headlines bad for our mental health? And are DIY gadget fixers about to get a break?
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Pay cheques, sporting pressure and ancient plants
podcast Should we all know what our colleagues are paid? How will Olympic athletes cope with social media scrutiny? And could a strange desert plant unlock human longevity?
By The Week Staff Published
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‘It would be a rich irony if Cummings saved the Queen’s life’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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‘In England, the economy matters more than people’s lives’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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‘GB News boycott will infuriate hundreds of thousands of consumers’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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UFOs ‘come from under water not outer space’
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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The rise of the social media influencer
In Depth Who exactly are they? And why are they always going to Dubai?
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Should Twitter have the power to ban Donald Trump’s account?
feature Critics describe the move as ‘censorship’ based on ‘political preferences’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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US election 2020: how Facebook is set to ‘curb foreign interference’
In Depth Social media platform will ban foreign political adverts - but won’t silence Donald Trump
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EU accuses Russia and China of coronavirus ‘disinformation campaigns’
In Depth Allegation marks first time Brussels has pointed finger at Beijing
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Alastair Stewart quits over Twitter ‘errors of judgement’
Speed Read Broadcaster speaks of ‘regret’ after using ‘angry ape’ Shakespeare quote in online row
By The Week Staff Published
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Why everyone’s talking about Facebook’s ‘deepfake’ ban
In Depth Social network to remove videos modified by artificial intelligence from its platforms
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Why Twitter is backtracking on its inactive account purge
In Depth Social media giant had planned to begin the cull in the coming weeks
By The Week Staff Published
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