From God’s mouth to a ballot box near you.
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Many African elections are less than ideal. But is the rest of the world really that much better?
Alisdare Hickson
Journalism needs to rebuild public trust, but it won’t be easy.
3D render of Pluto.
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Images from New Horizons spacecraft provide more evidence about the surface of Pluto.
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The whole island has been in common ownership for centuries, but foreign investors want individual property rights.
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Two separate studies have concluded that fracking was the likely cause of a fault line rupture, precipitating the 5.5 earthquake.
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New findings show what the public really thinks about how we prioritise treatments at the end of people’s lives.
What’s there to smile about? Babchenko at his press conference resurrection.
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A stunning feat of security service showmanship speaks volumes about Ukraine’s abject state of decay.
South Sudanese women queue to vote.
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South Sudan’s chiefs wield real power, administering customary laws to resolve local disputes. But they often reinforce gender inequalities – could the new chief change this?
We obsess over whether Trump is a fascist.
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If we don’t, we risk missing what’s really important.
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Nanotechnology isn’t science fiction – you can find it in the latest TV screens, solar cells and tennis rackets.
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Racist ‘jokes’ embed negative stereotypes. Here’s why it’s not humourless to refuse to join in.
Sonic interference could cause mild brain injuries.
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US diplomats in Cuba and China have shown symptoms of brain injuries.
Fighter? Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen.
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The measure of women’s political advancement isn’t the number of female leaders, but the changes they make to everyday women’s lives.
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Sausages, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, beans, bread and hash browns. All are accounted for.
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Japan has a big ageing population, and others are looking to it for answers in how to provide better care for the elderly.
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Sleeping tablets such as Ambien can have serious side effects.
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The Sun’s treatment of Raheem Sterling exposes the ethical failings of its reporting.
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Recent political events have raised the subject of Irish unity once again. But several issues need to be addressed first.
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An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society.
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It might not be effective now, but the development of self-driving vehicles could be a game changer for public transport services.
Matteo Salvini: the League has left its roots.
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The history of north Italian regionalism, and why Matteo Salvini’s League represents the end of a long era.
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Food safety issues are at heart political.
With heroism, comes citizenship.
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Citizenship is increasingly becoming something that must be ‘earned’, but this undermines basic rights.
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Britain has always been good at projecting its values to the world. It’s going to need that soft power once it leaves the EU.
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Serbia was pumping out lead pollution while Britain was still in the stone age.