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The country plays by different rules.
A useful avatar for threats both real and perceived, the notion of a pan-Islamic nuclear weapon has little to do with reality.
Financially illogical and fuelled by irrational dogma, the creation of a new tranche of private sector debt is a missed opportunity.
Pencil by default: the digital skills demanded by the welfare system may baffle Daniel Blake, but he is resourceful, creative and willing to work.
fMRI brain scans are coming frighteningly close to opening a window into our thoughts.
There are a range of linguistic strategies to build rapport with customers, but using their name is always the fall-back – with detrimental results.
The end of Yahya Jammeh should be celebrated, but his democratic neighbours had the strongest of hands to play.
Men are struggling to cope with the pressures of modern life – but they alone cannot solve the problem.
Zika is not gender neutral: women’s rights are at stake.
Wireless charging means these cars could run off much smaller and cheaper batteries.
The US is set to rollback the rules that keep internet companies on a level playing-field. It could make services slower and more expensive.
Post-WWII Britain welcomed child refugees with open arms. Now they are put in camps and treated with contempt.
Opening borders is the easiest way to tackle global poverty and it would make already wealthy countries richer, too.
There is a growing mainstream appetite for things that would previously be considered “deviant” pursuits – and businesses are catching on.
Reports of the time gave the financial scandal what were considered to be female attributes.
Information warfare is a clear and present danger.
Nuclear bunkers are familiar Cold War artefacts, but many have been re-purposed or lie derelict.
The Twilight star used a pioneering technique for turning videos into animations which resemble stylised paintings.
Among the Syrian refugee population it is estimated that there are 2,000 university professionals and 100,000 university qualified students.
The plan is part of a wider trend to outsource and offshore immigration controls.
Obesity is one of the factors behind a large rise in cancer rates among women.
Everything you need to know about predatory publishers.
It can take decades, but investigating one thing can revolutionise our understanding of another.
While few people use the language today, many cherish its history.