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North Korea's stranded migrant workers
The Explainer Hermit kingdom sent labourers overseas to fund cash-starved regime and weapons programme, but shut borders during pandemic
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Sweden clears final NATO hurdle with Hungary vote
Speed Read Hungary's parliament overwhelmingly approved Sweden's accession to NATO
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Modern royal scandals from around the world
The Explainer From Spain to the UAE, royal families have often been besieged by negative events
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Zelenskyy says 31,000 troops dead in 2 years of war
Speed Read Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a rare official military death toll
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Biden meets Navalny's widow, sets sanctions
Speed Read The president expressed his condolences to the family of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Quiz of The Week: 17 - 23 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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How Tehran became the world's nose job capital
Under the radar Iranian doctors raise alarm over low costs, weak regulation and online influence of 'Western beauty standards'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Haitian judge indicts slain president's widow
Speed Read Former first lady Martine Moïse is charged as an accomplice in the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Speed Read Russian opposition leader 'felt unwell' and 'lost consciousness' after a walk, according to prison service
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Quiz of The Week: 10 - 16 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Where does Indonesian democracy go from here?
Today's Big Question With a controversial former general dogged by allegations of human rights abuses poised to take over the third-largest democratic country on Earth, Indonesia faces an uncertain path forward
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'Spermageddon': global decline in sperm count could threaten humanity
Under the radar 'Drastic shift' linked to environmental factors including pollutants and chemicals, and lifestyle issues such as obesity
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Africa's renewed battle against female genital mutilation
Under the radar Campaigners call for ban in Sierra Leone after deaths of three girls as coast-to-coast convoy prepares to depart
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Madagascar to allow surgical castration of paedophiles
The Explainer Activists say new law is a necessary deterrent against the country's 'rape culture'
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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