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Dementia cases to double by 2050 amid aging populationsThe Explainer Researchers analyzed data from 22 studies across the world
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What is ‘circadian depression’?The Explainer Scientists suggest one in four people with depression could fall into new subtype linked to a disrupted body clock
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The fight to save Jodrell Bank Observatory
The Explainer Pulling funding from world’s third largest telescope is ‘act of national self-harm’, with planned cuts ‘just the tip of the iceberg’, say scientists
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The long path to Oxford Street's pedestrianisationThe Explainer £150m transformation of the ‘nation’s high street’ has come after decades of controversy
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Talking Points
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Can Manchester United stop the rot?Talking Point From serial champions to ‘rotten institution’, the club’s priority now should be ‘to think big again, and invest big’
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The two-week half-term dilemma
Talking Point More schools are offering a longer break, forcing parents to take unpaid leave or pay for more childcare
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Can the AI bubble avoid bursting?Talking Points Wall Street reassesses its tech exuberance
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Under the Radar
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‘Japanese chess’ elite accepts first female playerUnder the Radar Tomoka Nishiyama breaks through male-dominated shogi ceiling
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Road to nowhere: Malawi’s deepening fuel crisisUnder the Radar The southeast African nation has been hit by a currency shortage – and the nation’s drivers are paying the price
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Turning over a new reef: AI could help save beachesUnder the radar Artificial reefs can both monitor and restore coastlines
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Speed Reads
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Macklemore launching ‘Free Palestine’ concert tourSpeed Read It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran’s tour
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Trump administration runs taxpayer-funded ‘love me’ adSpeed Read Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad
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Trump hosts Xi for lavish visit with few public gainsSpeed Read The two leaders have “never gotten along better,” Trump claimed
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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong KongSpeed Read The parts were “inexplicably diverted” to the city, Bloomberg reported
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