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How the online world relies on AWS cloud servers
The Explainer Chaos caused by Monday’s online outage shows that ‘when AWS sneezes, half the internet catches the flu’
By The Week UK Published
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Five alternatives to cash ISAs
The Explainer Cash ISA allowances may be cut in the Autumn Budget, but there are alternatives
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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10 of the world's most powerful passports that make jetsetting easy
The Explainer Having one of these passports opens up a majority of the world
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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Five things we learnt from Virginia Giuffre’s memoir
The Explainer Nobody’s Girl recounts ‘harrowing’ details of Giuffre’s suffering as a teenage victim of Jeffrey Epstein and his circle
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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What are V levels?
The Explainer Government proposals aim to ‘streamline’ post-GCSE education options
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The disputed claims about Christian genocide in Nigeria
The Explainer West African nation has denied claims from US senator and broadcaster
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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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
By The Week UK Published
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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
By The Week UK Last updated
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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
By The Week UK Published
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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
By The Week UK Published
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