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UK politician in trouble over reality TV getaway
For the next few weeks, Nadine Dorries will abandon her job in the British Parliament to compete in a reality TV show. Her party and public are not impressed.
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Triumphant Obama re-elected as US President
The long battle between the 51-year-old ‘skinny black kid with the funny name’, and the 65-year-old white Mormon plutocrat is over. The kid won. What next?
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Polls neck-and-neck as USA chooses next president
Today, US citizens will go to the polls to choose a leader. The winning candidate will become the most powerful person on Earth – and the result is in the hands of just a few ‘swing states’.
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Inequality grows as the super-rich become richer
In a new book, journalist Chrystia Freeland shines a light on the global elite – a tiny group of super-wealthy globetrotters whose fortunes are only increasing. How destructive is inequality?
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Global war: engines of destruction
Increasingly, America’s weapon of choice is the unmanned drone. Today, they are flown by remote control, but soon they will not need humans at all. The age of robot wars is at hand.
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Russia begins new crackdown on dissidents
Two members of female punk band Pussy Riot have been sent to labour camps, and now new treason laws will make it easier for Russia to jail opponents of ‘elected autocrat’ Vladimir Putin.
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Disney’s first ‘Latina’ princess – or is she?
This week, campaigners cheered as Disney prepared to introduce its first Latin American star. Yet Princess Sofia, when unveiled, looked indistinguishable from a European.
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Obama claims upper hand in fierce online battle
Viral videos, joke memes, and tens of millions of tweets: the battleground of this year’s US presidential election has been online. A sign that democracy is changing?
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Cameron’s tough yet tender take on crime
The British Prime Minister has appealed to traditional Conservatives with his call to punish offenders. But he also wants to help criminals go straight. Desperate politics or sensible strategy?
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Starbucks exposed for avoiding millions in tax
Despite making billions of pounds in coffee sales, Starbucks have paid next to nothing in tax. No laws have been broken, but customers are furious all the same.
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Trade in human beings on the rise
Hundreds of men, women and children are trafficked into the UK every year – and according to new data, the numbers are increasing. What is fuelling the trade in people?
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Letters of ‘Meddling Prince’ to remain secret
The Prince of Wales is known for his outspoken views. Now, access has been blocked to a stash of letters passed between prince and politicians, and many are suspicious. Is Charles’s time up?
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Serbia risk football ban after racism sparks brawl
Throughout England’s under-21 international, Serbian fans hurled missiles and verbal abuse at England’s black footballers. The game ended in chaos. Should Serbia be banned?
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International limelight for war crimes defendant
As he begins a two-year defence against war crimes charges in The Hague’s international court, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić has a platform for his flamboyant defiance.
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Scottish deal begins new era of teenage voting
A deal between the UK government and Scotland’s pro-independence leaders will give teenagers of 16 and over the vote for the first time. Will the rest of the UK follow, and should it?