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Buyers of Russian crude are exporting refined oil to the West
The price-cap scheme has created opportunities for middlemen #press
The next threat to commodity supplies will be El Niño
The weather phenomenon could ravage Latin American crops #press
Turkey sits at the crossroads of tectonic plates as well as civilisations
The recent quake was the first magnitude-seven event on the East Anatolian fault in modern times #press
Do Britons even like the royal family?
King Charles III’s coronation raises a thorny question #press
Sudan’s spiralling war, in maps
Four graphics depict the fighting that threatens the entire region #press
South-East Asia is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave
Hotter temperatures and reduced rainfall will also worsen the region’s dreaded haze #press
In drought-stricken Europe, leaky pipes are worsening the problem
Some countries are losing up to 60% of their water supply #press
In America, school test results are still lagging behind pre-covid levels
Only 20% of the decline in pass rates for English has been recovered #press
Suicide rates for girls are rising. Are smartphones to blame?
Hospitalisation rates for self-harm have increased by 140% since 2010 #press
America is less dominant in defence spending than you might think
Meanwhile China and Russia are ramping up #press
The world’s least liveable cities are starting to improve
The Middle East and Africa remain at the bottom of EIU’s index. But their scores are going up #press
A new study of studies reignites controversy over mask mandates
Most papers are inconclusive, though the largest covid-era study showed benefits #press
America is less dominant in defence spending than you might think
Meanwhile China and Russia are ramping up #press
“Bonsoir l’Europe!” How languages affect Eurovision scores
Crunching the numbers on 67 years of largely terrible tunes #press
Why have Russia’s armed forces been so ineffective in Ukraine?
Chaos in the top ranks offers some clues #press
Data on air bases suggest a Chinese invasion of Taiwan may not be imminent
But American aircraft near Taiwan are vulnerable to missile attack #press
Dobbs electrified supporters of abortion rights
New bans made terminations rarer but united Democrats #press
A new study finds that 47,000 Russian combatants have died in Ukraine
The invasion has at least doubled Russia’s total combat losses since 1945 #press
More Americans than ever report a disability
Yet they are more likely to have a job than before the pandemic #press
The rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice brings grim scenarios into view
The extent of newly exposed ocean is the size of Argentina #press