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What life on Mars might really be like
Six astronauts have landed back in the real world following a challenging eight-month training exercise in Hawaii. Mars is 34 million miles from Earth. Would you want to live there?
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Poor countries addicted to junk food
Is cheap food doing more harm than good? Hunger: a problem for many in poorer countries. Processed food is cheap and filling but also unhealthy. Poor countries have a new issue — obesity.
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Boys and girls: should labels be scrapped?
A secondary school has introduced a “gender neutral” uniform. John Lewis has removed its “girls” and “boys” labels from children’s clothes. Should girls and boys wear different clothes?
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‘Go outside and play’ Zuckerberg tells daughter
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have a simple wish for their newborn daughter. They hope she takes time “to smell all the flowers”. Should we all spend more time playing?
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Alt-right rallies and racism in Virginia
A rally called “Unite the Right” in Charlottesville, Virginia turned violent on August 12th. The far-right group clashed with counter-protesters. What happened and who are the alt-right?
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Zuckerland: Facebook plans to build its own village
If the plans get the go-ahead, Facebook’s Silicon Valley employees will start moving to “Willow Campus” in around four years’ time. Should more big businesses build homes for their workers?
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Treasure in Nigeria: A history of glass
A recent discovery could mean we need to rewrite the history books. Glass making materials have been found along with thousands of glass beads in Nigeria. What can this teach us about past...
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London Bridge: what happened and how politicians reacted
There have been three terrorist attacks in the UK this year. One took place in central London while the UK’s election campaign was in full swing. What happened, and how did politicians react?
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Girl Guide Revamp: do they need new badges?
Girl Guides is undergoing its biggest badge overhaul of the past 50-years. Guides will soon have a range of new badges to choose from. Will they help Girlguiding stand the test of time?
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Alex Rider author told: ‘no black characters’
The author of the Alex Rider series says he was warned against including a black person in his next story. Should white writers be allowed to invent black characters?
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‘Battle of New Orleans’ as statues removed
For some, they are symbols of racism and inequality. For others, they are simply expressions of history. The Confederate statues in New Orleans are being taken down. Is this the right move?
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Corbyn: ‘Make Saints’ Days public holidays’
The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn thinks Britain should get four new bank holidays — one for each UK patron saint. Will this make people prouder to be British?
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Education chief: ‘We must expose fake news’
This weekend, as a senior economist warned of the harm caused to children by fake news, a professor at the London School of Economics said it really might help save good journalism. Why?
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Internet’s ‘most-hated app’ goes public
Peeple (with two ee’s) — an app which asks users to rate their friends and acquaintances — is launched today. It has already been slammed as creepy. Is there anything good about it?
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Robots are ‘electronic persons’, says EU
Lawmakers should give robots rights and a legal status, according to a group of EU politicians. Is it immoral to harm a robot? Or should human needs always come before those of machines?