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The Weekend Intelligence: Detoxified

How do you detoxify a Nazi monument? Do you tear it down and start over, or memorialise it and...

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Open to debate: Harris and Trump clash

On Tuesday night in Philadelphia Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took part in what might be the...

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Come on out, the vacuum’s fine: SpaceX

Capsule that can withstand vacuum? Check. Low-pressure spacesuit? Check. Space-friendly Doritos?...

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Chip wreck: Intel is on the rocks

One of America’s stalwart tech giants is on the ropes, having first missed the move to mobile and...

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Don wan: Harris keeps Trump tame

The vice-president turned in a confident if imperfect performance, leaving Donald Trump...

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Mario druthers: Draghi’s plan for Europe

The EU’s unofficial chief technocrat issued a doorstop of a report outlining how the bloc can...

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Plainly reigns but on a plane to Spain: Venezuela’s leader

Nicolás Maduro has stolen an election, again—but this time the rightful winner felt so threatened...

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Grand Barnier: France’s new prime minister

Two months ago, French politics was thrown into crisis after a snap election left no party with a...

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Current affairs: how batteries will green the grid

Though we use more renewable energy than ever before, electricity grids need ways to cope with...

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Beyond the bullets: we go to Ukraine

We take a look at the grim conditions in and prospects for the frontlines in the country’s east...

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The sound of fury: pressure builds within Israel

The recovery of six hostages from Gaza has provoked mass demonstrations on the streets of Israel...

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Extremes come true: Germany’s far-right triumph

The hard right has taken Germany into uncharted territory, winning one state election and racking...

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For whom the well tolls: Why we must price water

Water scarcity is growing even in parts of the world that used to be drought-free. Since  most...

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Nvincible? What could curb Nvidia’s supremacy

The American chip designer has become one of the world’s most valuable companies on the back of...

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Cryptic message: why arrest Telegram’s founder?

As Pavel Durov sits in a French cell waiting to find out if he will be charged, our correspondent...

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Block busters: how Russia flouts sanctions

Since the invasion of Ukraine, the West has deployed massive economic restrictions on Russian...

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The chips are down: will diet drugs devour junk food?

Snack-food companies have long shown their adaptability to changing diets. How could the rise of...

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The Weekend Intelligence: The war the world ignores

In this episode of The Weekend Intelligence, Africa correspondent Tom Gardner tells the story of...

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KamaChameleon: What does Harris stand for?

After an electric week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris now faces...

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Electric eye: AI is helping fight terrorists

Predicting political violence is a painstaking job. Now AI is helping analysts look for clues and...

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