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Back to SearchMake it rain: What is cloud seeding?
Officials in Lahore, Pakistan have been using artificial rain in an effort to lower levels of air pollution. They make it rain through cloud seeding,…
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Can blind dates fix China’s shrinking population?
China’s population is shrinking so its government is trying to get more people to have kids by offering financial incentives and its own dating app. …
2 years, 2 months ago
How Vladimir Putin changed everyday life in Russia
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin says he’s going to stand for the top job again in March. He’s been in charge of the country in some way or another …
2 years, 2 months ago
Bigfoot, Chupacabras and Yetis: What are cryptids?
From the Chupacabra to the Yeti, lots of countries and regions around the world have their own myths about strange creatures whose existence has neve…
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Are billionaires a good thing?
There are more than 2000 billionaires worldwide with a combined wealth of $13 trillion. Some say they’re good for society, others call them a symbol …
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The Nile: A big dam problem
Ethiopia says its huge dam upstream on the Nile will generate electricity for millions. But downstream countries like Sudan and Egypt are worried abo…
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Kush: The mystery drug that’s got Sierra Leone hooked
Kush is rumoured to contain everything from chemicals used to preserve dead bodies to shoe polish. Nobody really know what’s in it or where it’s comi…
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Work hard, play hard
Indian software billionaire Narayana Murthy (the father-in-law of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak!) - says that young people in his country should be h…
2 years, 2 months ago
Fascination and fear: Why are volcanoes a hot topic?
A volcanic eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland has captured the world’s attention. But how dangerous are volcanoes, and how muc…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sudan: What’s happening in the world’s ‘forgotten war’?
Since April this year the Sudanese army and a rival military group called the RSF, the Rapid Support Forces, have been locked in a civil war that’s r…
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