Stranger than fiction
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The mystery of the ‘Mad Gasser’ of Mattoon
feature Investigators have puzzled over spate of unexplained illness in US town for almost 80 years
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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Prince Andrew and the £1m ‘gift’ from Turkish ‘fraudster’ explained
feature Court told that Duke of York received cash from elderly woman ‘hoodwinked by crooked middleman’
By The Week Staff Published
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Why world leaders are refusing to give Russia their DNA
feature Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz ruled out using Kremlin PCR tests during recent visits
By The Week Staff Published
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Saudi Arabia and Thailand settle 30-year dispute over $20m jewel theft
feature Two countries to appoint ambassadors for the first time since 1989
By The Week Staff Published
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Two men take dead body into post office to claim his pension
feature Police in Ireland expected to make arrests following investigation into ‘outlandish’ events
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Paris is ugly’: French capital to get makeover in viral campaign victory
feature Mayor announces push to beautify the City of Lights following social media outcry
By The Week Staff Published
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Man who triggered Australia lockdown is jailed
feature Tim Gunn tested positive for Covid-19 after breaching quarantine
By The Week Staff Published
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Quidditch to change name over J.K. Rowling trans row
feature Alternatives include ‘quickball’, ‘quicker’, ‘quidstrike’ and ‘quadraball’
By The Week Staff Published
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Why Sweden’s first female prime minister lasted just seven hours
feature Political ‘bulldozer’ hits the skids as Green Party quits governing coalition
By The Week Staff Published
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Canadian woman diagnosed with ‘climate change’
feature Doctor links world-first case to deadly heatwaves and wildfires
By The Week Staff Published
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Parents sue IVF clinic after birthing wrong baby
feature Mother says memory of birth ‘tainted by sick reality’ of having delivered child that was ‘not mine to keep’
By The Week Staff Published
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Millionaire ‘mugged’ of bitcoin fortune by masked raiders
feature Co-founder of ‘Spanish Facebook’ says he was tortured into revealing cryptocurrency passwords
By The Week Staff Published
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German minister ridiculed over ‘Willygate’ dispute
feature Social Democrat Andy Grote’s complaint about offensive tweet triggered police raid
By The Week Staff Published
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FBI sting nets couple who hid atomic secrets in peanut butter sandwich
feature US navy engineer charged with trying to sell sensitive nuclear submarine data
By The Week Staff Published
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