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The two-child benefit cap: should it be lifted?
The Explainer Labour MPs have long disliked the policy of limiting benefits for families with more than two children
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Democrats vs. Republicans: who are US billionaires backing?
The Explainer Younger tech titans join 'boys' club throwing money and support' behind President Trump, while older plutocrats quietly rebuke new administration
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Last updated
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China’s rare earth controls
The Explainer Beijing has shocked Washington with export restrictions on minerals used in most electronics
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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What are grooming gangs? The UK scandal, explained
The Explainer National inquiry ‘stalled’ as senior jurists decline to lead it, while panel members disagree over scope of investigations
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The Crown vs. Greenpeace: who owns the seabed?
The Explainer Greenpeace is threatening to sue the Crown Estate over its ‘aggressive’ use of its monopoly
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Who are the new-wave hackers bringing the world to a halt?
The Explainer Individual groups and nations are beginning to form concerning partnerships with new ways to commit cybercrime
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The EU’s new Entry/Exit System: how new European travel rules may affect you
The Explainer Britons will eventually have to pay for a visa waiver as part of the new European Union border checks
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Last updated
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French finances: what’s behind country’s debt problem?
The Explainer Political paralysis has led to higher borrowing costs and blocked urgent deficit-reducing reforms to social protection
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The Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners being released
The Explainer Triumphant Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament as families on both sides of the Gaza war reunite with their loved ones
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The quest to defy ageing
The Explainer Humanity has fantasised about finding the fountain of youth for millennia. How close are we now?
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How does the Nobel Peace Prize work?
The Explainer Activist María Corina Machado wins prestigious prize, despite public campaign by Donald Trump
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Pope Leo wants to change the Vatican’s murky finances
The Explainer Leo has been working to change some decisions made by his predecessor
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Winter fuel payment explained – who is entitled to it?
The Explainer Most pensioners will receive the politically controversial benefit again this year after a government U-turn, but some will still lose out
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Last updated
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Icarus programme – the ‘internet of animals’
The Explainer Researchers aim to monitor 100,000 animals worldwide with GPS trackers, using data to understand climate change and help predict disasters and pandemics
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Youth revolts rattle Morocco as calls against corruption grow louder
THE EXPLAINER Snowballing controversy over World Cup construction and civic services has become a serious threat to Morocco’s political stability
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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