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Djibouti is a tiny country of huge importance

Papua New Guinea abandons death penalty

‘Lions for Lambs’ raises questions on duty and politics

Facts about electricity production and consumption

Metaverse platforms will build on today’s gaming

Teens wanted for trucker jobs in US

Background on possible global conflict in Ukraine

China’s falling births threaten country’s stability

Why some stuff can be annoying, bugging and irritating

kabul chronicle

‘It’s too cold so we need to wait for Spring’

It's too soon to call Covid endemic, WHO says

Earth is setting new heat records more frequently

Tips to help you fight distraction

Nuclear war has no winners, say China, Russia and US

Drop in birth rates is accelerating

Crypto firms are paying more to persuade politicians

More Africans are leading world organizations

‘Good Kill’ is a timely film after ‘Casualty Files’ report

More research is needed on Black youth suicide

Pipelines crisscross the world

’Poet X’ is gorgeous and inspiring

‘Squid Game’ shows Korea’s growing soft power

Inflation has become the No 1 threat

Covid fight requires more than vaccines

Reading is best in print, not on screen

Why Russia may invade Ukraine

‘Fifth Estate’ about Assange and WikiLeaks

kabul chronicle

'I don’t know what’s going to happen'

Brazil shows how to drop fossil fuels

Success – a definition

Data is the oil of this century

French nonbinary pronoun sparks debate

Christmas is made in China

Covid’s Greek names aim to avoid confusion

History’s fake news rhyme

Covid mutations causing concern

Oil prices lead to emergency measure by Biden

Sweden gets its first woman prime minister, kind of

Right-wing radicalism rises among UK youth

Cryptos continue march towards mainstream

Testosterone is key in debate on transgender athletes

Women’s tennis stands up to China

Gen Z’s income will surpass Millennials’

You’re tougher than you think

Life and work will move to the metaverse

This is Earth after global warming

Money talk nowadays is all about ‘tapering’

Lagos to become world’s biggest city

Universities fail to counter sexual misconduct

Tips for academic success

Africa will suffer most from global warming

Countries are bringing back the military draft

Attention shoppers! Expect higher prices and shortages

Insects as food is a growing market

Europe fears winter is coming

Haiti’s misfortunes began with slavery and colonialism

‘World According to Xi’ gives an intro to China

Investigation shows how politicians hide their money

The Moon is Moving Away From Earth

Wall Street banker says we must protect nature

Germany enters uncertain future after elections

‘Default’ is a word making headlines

Climate may be changing birds’ bodies

UK faces storm of economic troubles

Evergrande’s debt troubles burden the world

EU left with tough choices after US submarine deal

Food prices become global threat

Facebook knows Instagram can hurt teens

CO2 capturing station opens in Iceland

Israel prosecutes children in military courts

China gets stronger in international law

Language evolves instead of deteriorates, tbh

El Salvador is first to adopt Bitcoin as currency

More Americans identify as multiracial

How to fight procrastination

North Africa’s press freedom is hurting

Covid mutations may become new Deltas

A person could live up to 150 years

China extends limits to minors’ gaming time

Cryptocurrency addiction is growing

McDonald’s runs out of milkshakes due to Brexit

Europe follows US military lead

Ikea starts selling renewable energy

Tips for better Internet search results

change makers

Teens are creating platform for paid internships

Coffee’s history has been bumpy

Amazon makes money everywhere

Malala documentary shows Taliban horrors

July 2021 was Earth’s hottest month on record

Covid delta outbreak hurts shipping

Future of Earth’s climate is in humans’ hands

New York is getting its first woman governor

‘The Road’ helps visualize a post-apocalyptic world

The Taliban are taking back Afghanistan

Uber is failing its own non-discrimination policy

Natural gas causes friction between US and Europe

Plastic waste’s alarming numbers

‘Tyrant’ documentary gives a cheat sheet to politics

Music as a drug

Mexico wants US to keep out

Victoria’s Secret seeks to redefine what sexy is

How you react is what matters

‘Sevan’ by teen author Derek Schmitz: An excerpt

Borrowing cash helps the superrich avoid taxes

change makers

Teens Paris and Avril team up to end exclusion

WhyFI Matter$

Netflix vs Blockbuster teaches valuable lesson

South Asia’s monsoons to become more extreme

Google to suggest gender-neutral language

Color psychology plays key role in sneaker design

Getting closer to making ecocide a crime

Follow your interests and do what motivates you

Five megatrends shaping the world

Spanish Civil War teen fighter dies

Twenty companies make half the plastic waste

Some facts on menstruation

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