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Will bitcoin succeed in the Central African Republic? Probably not

The Central African Republic has become the second country to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender, but experiences in El Salvador, the first nation to do so, point to a gloomy outlook

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Why is it hard to count the number of deaths caused by the pandemic?

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How repealing Roe v Wade in the US will lead to more women’s deaths

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Elon Musk buying Twitter has set him up for a scuffle with the EU

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - MAY 29: A mask-clad Nova Medical School final-year student gives a woman a blood glucose test to check possible diabetes at a screening post in Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Nova Medical School final-year students perform free cardiovascular screening, hypertension, diabetes and obesity check-ups to passers-by in a joint project with Lisbon's Areeiro Parish (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Health

Is covid-19 causing a global surge of diabetes cases?

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Nuclear power station construction

Environment

UK energy security strategy won't provide enough energy or security

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Space

What does Amazon's attempt to dominate space mean for everyone else?

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We can still avert climate catastrophe – but there is barely time

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Pedestrians walk past images of workers of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) fixed to hoardings outside a temporary field hospital, set up in the grounds of St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London on January 5, 2022. - Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) is struggling with staff forced to stay at home after testing positive, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised action to plug staffing gaps in the worst-hit areas. The reactivation of emergency

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We shouldn't dismiss 'incidental' covid-19 infections in UK hospitals

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Environment

The Amazon has descended into lawlessness in Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil

A corruption scandal is the latest fallout from the Brazilian president's efforts to stifle institutions meant to protect the rainforest, fuelling a sharp increase in deforestation

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Health

Should I worry about 'deltacron' and other covid-19 recombinants?

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Technology

Could nuclear material stolen from Chernobyl be used in a dirty bomb?

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Technology

Is Russia getting ready to use chemical weapons in Ukraine?

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Mind

Brain scanning studies are usually too small to find reliable results

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