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Donald Trump, Venezuelan oil, and ‘the 51st state’The Explainer As first barrel of Venezuelan crude arrives in the US, controversial oil deal with Caracas is seen by many as US asset seizure
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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 ObservatoryThe 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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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 dilemmaTalking 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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How extreme weather survivors are working for a better future
Under The Radar ‘Emotion’ and ‘humanity’ are turning tears into power
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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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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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