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Rwanda remembers its genocide 25 years on
This week, Rwanda commemorates the massacres of 1994, in which 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days. The country is now stable, but how does any society recover from such a horror?
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Shock report: poor diet deadlier than smoking
For many, the Easter holidays will be crowned by a feast: chocolate eggs and an epic roast. But a major new study says bad eating, high in fat and sugar, now kills more people than smoking.
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Global fury at Brunei’s ‘inhuman’ anti-gay law
Under new laws introduced today in the small Islamic kingdom, gay men face being stoned to death. The international community has condemned the move as “barbaric” and “abhorrent”.
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Violent crime: ‘a disease rotting our society’
Yesterday, Theresa May summoned politicians, police and experts to an emergency summit on knife crime at Downing Street. Amidst the debate, four common myths tend to come up again and again.
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‘Bad old days’ as racism returns to football
In a hard-hitting interview with the New York Times, England star Raheem Sterling argues that the media is fuelling hatred against black players. What can be done to stamp it out?
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Outcry after Shamima Begum’s baby dies in Syria
The UK has been accused of abandoning the teenager’s newborn son, who died on Thursday. Now, it has emerged that two more British ISIS brides have been stripped of their citizenship.
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Women at risk in a world still made for men
On International Women’s Day, a new book is shedding light on how everything from smartphones to stab vests are designed for the “average” man, with dangerous consequences for women.
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‘Time to stop listening to Michael Jackson’
In a new documentary, two men allege that they were abused as children by Michael Jackson. They are not the first to speak out against the star. Should we stop listening to his music?
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City centres ‘could become ghost towns’
Should we mourn the decline of shops? A committee of MPs has warned that a boom in online shopping could soon leave town centres deserted. Thousands of shops have closed in the last year.
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Calling all men: feminism can save your life
Is feminism good for men? A growing pay gap at hundreds of British companies has sparked a debate about gender equality. But a more feminist society could be good for men too.
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The new diet that could save the planet
Much less meat and lots more vegetables! That is what we should all be eating according to scientists who have assembled a new diet which could “transform” the future of planet Earth.
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ISIS teen bride begs for return to Britain
Should she be allowed back? Four years ago, Shamima Begum fled Britain to join Islamic State. Now, with the caliphate in ruins, she wants to return. Her plea has caused division and uproar.
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Sweet or sickly: The Valentine’s Day divide
Today, couples around the world will show their affection with flowers, cards and messages of love. But research shows that nearly half of us cannot wait for it to be over.
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Trump rallies supporters amid wall deadlock
As another government shutdown looms, Trump used a rally in El Paso, Texas, to insist that his wall is being built. But the city’s mayor says there is no crisis at the border.
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Win lifetime Beyoncé tickets… on one condition
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are offering free tickets to their concerts for life, if fans promise to go vegan. Plant-based diets are all the rage right now, but are they always a good idea?