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MH370 timeline: Malaysia agrees to new search for missing flight
The Explainer Marine robotics firm will comb new areas in a 'no win, no fee' deal
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Brazil's war on illicit hot air balloons
Under the Radar Secret 'baloeiros' fly flamboyantly colourful creations over Rio's favelas, despite nationwide ban
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Inside the house of Assad
The Explainer Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, ruled Syria for more than half a century but how did one family achieve and maintain power?
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Is it safe for refugees to return to Syria?
Talking Point European countries rapidly froze asylum claims after Assad's fall but Syrian refugees may have reason not to rush home
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Quiz of The Week: 14 - 20 December
Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
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The countries where being gay is still illegal
In Depth Mali's new anti-LGBTQ legislation adds it to the 'block of intolerance' across Africa
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Assad's fall upends the Captagon drug empire
Multi-billion-dollar drug network sustained former Syrian regime
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Are we heading for World War Three?
In Depth Russia's authoritarian allies wait to see how Donald Trump will react to geopolitical tensions, as former Ukraine commander believes war has already begun
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Top Russian general killed in Moscow blast
Speed Read A remote-triggered bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense
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Ukraine assassinations: what is Kyiv hoping to achieve?
Today's Big Question Ukrainian security services are thought to be responsible for a string of high-profile deaths inside Russia
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The complex world of Shen Yun
In the Spotlight World-famous Chinese dance group navigates scrutiny over spiritual links and care for performers
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Assad's future life in exile
The Explainer What lies ahead for the former Syrian dictator, now he's fled to Russia?
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Haitian gangs massacre hundreds accused of 'witchcraft'
Under the Radar Vodou practices blamed for gang leader's son's illness, as elderly are hacked to death in Port au Prince
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Why Assad fell so fast
The Explainer The newly liberated Syria is in an incredibly precarious position, but it's too soon to succumb to defeatist gloom
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