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Kim Ju-ae: Kim Jong-un’s teen daughter and North Korea’s next leader
In the Spotlight The girl is believed to be about 13 or 14 years old
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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Gisèle Pelicot’s ‘extraordinarily courageous’ memoir is a ‘compelling’ read
In the Spotlight A Hymn to Life is a ‘riveting’ account of Pelicot’s ordeal and a ‘rousing feminist manifesto’
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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The EU’s war on fast fashion
In the Spotlight Bloc launches investigation into Shein over sale of weapons and ‘childlike’ sex dolls, alongside efforts to tax e-commerce giants and combat textile waste
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Are Hollywood ‘showmances’ losing their shine?
In The Spotlight Teasing real-life romance between movie leads is an old Tinseltown publicity trick but modern audiences may have had enough
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Should ‘bizarre’ school holidays be changed?
In The Spotlight Ofsted chief inspector says current arrangements mean children spend ‘ridiculously low’ amount of time in school
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Epstein files: glimpses of a deeply disturbing world
In the Spotlight Trove of released documents paint a picture of depravity and privilege in which men hold the cards, and women are powerless or peripheral
By The Week UK Published
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Jeff Bezos: cutting the legs off The Washington Post
In the Spotlight A stalwart of American journalism is a shadow of itself after swingeing cuts by its billionaire owner
By The Week UK Published
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Nordic combined: the Winter Olympics sport that bars women
In The Spotlight Female athletes excluded from participation in demanding double-discipline events at Milano-Cortina
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Greenland’s capital becomes ground zero for the country’s diplomatic straits
IN THE SPOTLIGHT A flurry of new consular activity in Nuuk shows how important Greenland has become to Europeans’ anxiety about American imperialism
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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‘Longevity fixation syndrome’: the allure of eternal youth
In The Spotlight Obsession with beating biological clock identified as damaging new addiction
By The Week UK Published
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Trump’s fuel blockade puts Cuba in crisis mode
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Plummeting tourism, scrambling airlines and rolling blackouts are pushing Cuban society to the brink
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Is 2000s reality TV facing an overdue reckoning?
In The Spotlight Wave of tell-all documentaries come amid growing claims of negligent, exploitative and abusive practices during reality’s 2000s boom
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Elon Musk’s pivot from Mars to the moon
In the Spotlight SpaceX shifts focus with IPO approaching
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Parliament is falling down
In The Spotlight Crumbling Palace of Westminster could cost £18 billion and take more than 60 years to restore and repair
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The fall of the generals: China’s military purge
In the Spotlight Xi Jinping’s extraordinary removal of senior general proves that no-one is safe from anti-corruption drive that has investigated millions
By The Week UK Published
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