TOK: Faith
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Europe flirts with far-right in Dutch election
Today the Netherlands heads to the polls, and all eyes are on its blonde-haired anti-Islam politician, Geert Wilders. Is this the first wave in a tsunami of far-right support across Europe?
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‘Lent can help us be happier by wanting less’
Today is Mardi Gras, the day before Lent. Millions will give things up. But why? Wouldn’t we be happier doing something more positive? Or can self-denial be more fulfilling than we suspect?
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Cosmos may be expanding faster than we think
We know that the universe is expanding and accelerating — but recently physicists have begun to disagree about the speed. Now some say that they could be missing a major piece of the puzzle.
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Six die in ‘cowardly’ attack on Quebec mosque
Yesterday vigils were held in Canada for the six Muslims who were shot and killed in Quebec City on Sunday. The country is famously welcoming to all cultures — are those values under threat?
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I shot wounded men on battlefield says writer
A distinguished journalist has revealed how, 60 years ago when he was a marine, he shot two helpless and wounded enemy fighters dead. When this is done in battle, is it truly murder?
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Heir to throne sparks row with Ladybird book
The UK’s future king yesterday published a picture book about the risks of climate change. He says it explains the science. Others say it is deeply slanted — and undermines the monarchy.
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Berlin reels from attack on Christmas market
For the first time, Germany has become a victim of a major terrorist attack. Twelve people are dead. The nation is in shock. And some are predicting the end of multiculturalism. Why?
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Latest Star Wars film expands religious myths
Much of the action in Rogue One takes place on the planet Jedha, a holy land and place of pilgrimage for Jedi Knights. What...
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New call for policy to be about happiness
Good mental health and having a partner make people happier than doubling their income, a new study has found. Could this lead to a new politics, in which well-being comes before money?
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‘This time Labour really might be finished’
Labour is in the midst of the greatest crisis of its 116 year history. Its core voters are deserting it. Hardly anyone thinks Jeremy Corbyn can be prime minister. Is the party done for?
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AA Gill’s deathbed request: ‘the full truth’
Three weeks after revealing his diagnosis, the Sunday Times journalist has died. He leaves behind a brutally honest article about his experience...
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Immigrants ‘should swear oath’ to UK values
A new report on social divisions in Britain has proposed that all immigrants take an ‘oath of integration’. The suggestion has caused a media storm. What do oaths mean in this day and age?
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And now for the second French revolution
Francois Fillon, a latter-day Thatcherite, has trounced his rivals and is favourite to become president of France. He vows to slash state spending and launch an economic revolution.
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Parents hope ‘frozen’ child will live again
The UK courts have allowed the body of a teenage girl to be frozen, in case she can live again one day. There is no minimum age for the process — and the youngest ever patient was just two.
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Pope vows to heal 500 years of division
It split Europe in two. It launched wars and strife. But as the 500th anniversary of the Reformation approaches, Pope Francis wants to end the rift between Catholics and Protestants. Can he?