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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime By Jacob S…

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From the archive: A day in the life of (almost) every vending machine in the world
From the archive: A day in the life of (almost) every vending machine in the world

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …

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‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID
‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID

When Donald Trump set about dismantling USAID, many around the world were shocked. But on the ground in Sierra Leone, the latest betrayal was not une…

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‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose
‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose

When a fishing boat left port in Alaska in December 2019 with an experienced crew, an icy storm was brewing. What happened to them shows why deep sea…

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From the archive: ‘If you decide to cut staff, people die’: how Nottingham prison descended into chaos
From the archive: ‘If you decide to cut staff, people die’: how Nottingham prison descended into chaos

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …

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‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages
‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages

How did an obscure district in a neglected state become India’s byword for digital deceit? By Snigdha Poonam. Read by Mikhail Sen. Help support our i…

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From the archive: how we lost our sensory connection with food – and how to restore it
From the archive: how we lost our sensory connection with food – and how to restore it

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …

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The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist

Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merel…

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‘The jobless should lead the attack’: a radical Jamaican journalist in 1920s London
‘The jobless should lead the attack’: a radical Jamaican journalist in 1920s London

Economic insecurity, race riots, incendiary media … Claude McKay was one of the few Black journalists covering a turbulent period that sounds all too…

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From the archive: ‘We are so divided now’: how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders
From the archive: ‘We are so divided now’: how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …

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