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There are a lot of misconceptions about how social media is changing society. Here are some of the most important.
The revelation that a Bosnian company had broken the arms embargo on Iraq unified three armies which had been fighting each other a decade before.
Thanks to South Korea, there is a chance for peace with North Korea. Whether the Trump administration can take it is another matter.
The principle argument as to why women should remove the niqab in court seems compelling, but it is based on flawed assumptions.
From the outside, it might look like another case of a pension black hole problem hitting another UK institution. Not so.
Women played and integral role in the year-long struggle – despite a culture that expected them to stay at home.
How parents who post about their kids do so out of pride, but can spark family conflict too.
Period product brands may appear all ‘woke’ and taboo busting, but we shouldn’t forget they helped create the taboos in the first place.
Psychological phenomena have long been thought of as universal. But it turns out scientists may have been blinded by their own culture.
Why are Iraqi applicants for asylum in the UK treated so much worse than Syrians?
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The audio version of a long read on the daring mathematicians who took to the skies to help make early air travel safer.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party is under mounting pressure.
Doing exercise throughout your adult life can maintain your muscle mass, bone and immune system, and keep you healthy in old age.
Nerve agents were discovered by accident in the 1930s.
These female workers had their health destroyed by a horrific disease known as ‘phossy jaw’. It caused their jaw bones to glow in the dark and rot away.
Reforms to fossil fuel subsidies must be combined with effective anti-poverty policies.
Only 5% of rape complaints in the UK end in convictions – what a legacy for the #metoo generation.
Corruption has gotten so bad in Nigeria that animals are getting in on the act.
Pregnant women and new mothers who feel totally powerless are taking their own lives in increasing numbers in Nepal. More mental health training for local midwives is needed.
New WHO guidelines warn that medicalisation of birth is creating a lack of choice for birthing women.
The word only appears 14 times in the UK’s parliamentary record between 1803 and 2005. Now it is everywhere.
Surprising new results from the Juno mission may us help work out what’s going on at Saturn and other gas giants, too.
The EU has ruled out any cherry picking from the UK for things like single market access for financial services.
Escape the romance trap with these heroines.