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The business boys of Kingston

Jamaica's Alpha School for Boys, famed for teaching generations of reggae and ska musicians, is now educating students in fashion, media and entrepreneurship
16/06/2017

Jamaica's Alpha School for Boys, famed for teaching generations of reggae and ska musicians, is now educating students in fashion, media and entrepreneurship

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Washington State: eight months of legal marijuana

Washington is the second US state after Colorado to legalise recreational cannabis use
16/06/2017

Washington is the second US state after Colorado to legalise recreational cannabis use

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Netanyahu’s lunatic diplomacy makes Israel's isolation inevitable

The four-term Prime Minister's vision forms a bleak future for Israel
16/06/2017

The four-term Prime Minister's vision forms a bleak future for Israel

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Legalisation is the best tool against ‘narco’ in Uruguay

16/06/2017

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INTERPOL is becoming the chosen tool for tyrants

The international policing organisation pursues politically motivated cases that have nothing to do with crime or justice
16/06/2017

The international policing organisation pursues politically motivated cases that have nothing to do with crime or justice

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Colorado drug reform, a year on

16/06/2017

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Terry Pratchett: “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away”

Humanism was at the heart of Discworld creator Terry Pratchett's brilliant writing and tireless campaigning
16/06/2017

Humanism was at the heart of Discworld creator Terry Pratchett's brilliant writing and tireless campaigning

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Little Atoms weekly round up (the everything edition)

16/06/2017

This week on Little Atoms, featuring democracy in Africa, reform in the Gulf, drugs in Europe, and odd childhood stories from everywhere

Africa's new democratic revolution

Paul Melly says the fall of Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré suggests the days of the "Big Man" leader are over

 

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Africa's new democratic revolution

African politicians such as Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré yearn for the days of the "Big Man" leader, but now they are forced to accept the will of the people
16/06/2017

African politicians such as Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré yearn for the days of the "Big Man" leader, but now they are forced to accept the will of the people

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Education is the key to soft power in the Gulf

The rise of Islamic State will give fresh impetus for the Gulf states to renew their social contracts
16/06/2017

The rise of Islamic State will give fresh impetus for the Gulf states to renew their social contracts

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