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From Mao and Nixon to Xi and Trump: A history of China-US trade
With Presidents Xi and Trump expected to meet in the United States this week, Will Bain looks back on the history of trade between the two great nati…
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The dictators' survival guide
Xi Jinping is known to be a ruthless leader. In the last five years alone, China’s richest man, Jack Ma, China’s defence minister and the country’s f…
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Can we live without our phones?
For many of us, our phones are the first thing we look at in the morning and the last thing we put down at night. But with growing pressure over scre…
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How to leave this Earth
Dalia Mogahed is one of the most prominent Muslim voices in American public life. For three decades, she has researched and defended the experiences …
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Stories from the New Silk Road: The ‘frenemy’
Katy Watson highlights Australia’s complex, turbulent and evolving relationship with their number one trading partner - China. Having signed a free t…
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Clever ways to cut waste from napies to games and desks
We look at three solutions connected to the “three Rs” – reduce, reuse and recycle. The city of Brussels in Belgium is in the process of moving all 4…
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Turkey on trial: Can courts control a nation?
Political analysts and human rights organisations say Turkey's courts are increasingly being used to silence political dissent and to shape a more so…
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The cost of war: Inside Russia's economic unease
Economic unease is growing among Russian workers as fuel shortages and Ukrainian drone strikes disrupt key sectors of the economy.
Ed Butler examines…
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The Briefing Room: Are Gen Z movements reshaping politics?
In May, the Chief Justice of India unwittingly gave a name to a generational protest. He called unemployed young people “cockroaches” and the mass yo…
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The business of modern dating
Evidence suggests that millions around the world are ditching the most popular dating apps to pursue alternative options. Users complain that swiping…
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