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Quiz of The Week: 19 - 25 October
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Cuba's energy crisis
The Explainer Already beset by a host of issues, the island nation is struggling with nationwide blackouts
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Vladimir Putin and the rise of the 'short kings'
Talking Point Critics suggest Russian president has 'Napoleon complex' but several other top world leaders share his stature
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Is Putin's anti-Western alliance winning?
Today's Big Question Brics summit touted by Russia as triumph against US-led world order, but key faultlines in alliance are growing
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Why do Russian oil bosses keep dying?
Under the Radar There have been 'at least 50' mysterious deaths of energy company executives since Putin ordered Ukraine invasion
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Did the Covid virus leak from a lab?
The Explainer Once dismissed as a conspiracy theory, the idea that Covid-19 originated in a virology lab in Wuhan now has many adherents
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Exodus: the desperate rush to get out of Lebanon
Talking Point As the Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalates Lebanon faces an 'unprecedented' refugee crisis
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A storm of lies: the politics of hurricane season
Talking Point Trump and allies weaponise hurricane season, falsely accusing Biden-Harris administration of misusing relief funds
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What is the Hat Man? 'Shadow people' and sleep paralysis
In Depth Lore around 'sleep demons' has been fuelled by TikTok's fascination with the paranormal, but the explanation could be medical
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What is Lammy hoping to achieve in China?
Today's Big Question Foreign secretary heads to Beijing as Labour seeks cooperation on global challenges and courts opportunities for trade and investment
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Quiz of The Week: 12 - 18 October
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What's happening at the North Korea border?
The Explainer Tensions rise as hermit kingdom blows up 'symbolic' roads after accusing Seoul of flying drones over Pyongyang
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Is China going to invade Taiwan?
In Depth President Lai Ching-te warns conflict in Taiwan Strait would have 'more profound impact on world' than invasion of Ukraine or Covid pandemic
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Cameroon bans reports on health of missing President Biya
Under the Radar Biya, 91, hasn't been seen in public in weeks, fuelling widespread speculation that he might be dead
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