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Jan 18, 2021 · 5 min
How to throw away £200m
The digital currency Bitcoin is so hyper-secure that some people have lost millions by accident
Jan 15, 2021 · 7 min
Donald Trump's executions
No US president in modern times has sent more people to the death chamber than Donald Trump
Jan 14, 2021 · 5 min
The pop star and the strongman
Bobi Wine, a Ugandan pop star, is fighting to lead his country. Why is the old president afraid of him?
Jan 13, 2021 · 7 min
On the run from the United States
Can the American government get its hands on Julian Assange, one of its most wanted?
Jan 12, 2021 · 6 min
The dark story of the Boeing 737 MAX
After two plane crashes and 346 deaths, Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a US criminal case. Is that enough?
Jan 11, 2021 · 6 min
7 shots in the back - in self defence?
Jacob Blake was shot 7 times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin last August - another high-profile victim of police violence. But now the district attorney has decided not to press charges against the police. How can that be?
Jan 8, 2021 · 5 min
Racing ahead: Israel and the vaccine
Israel is vaccinating its people against coronavirus faster than any other country in world. How are they doing it?
Jan 6, 2021 · 5 min
Where is Jack Ma?
One of the richest men in the world seems to have disappeared. What's going on?