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Anime has never been more popular. So why does the industry have a labour crisis?
25 min read
As Java sinks into the sea, locals have been forced to live with water
3 min read
The sportswear giant is trying to recapture the zeitgeist. But can a big brand still be cool?
27 min read
Jonathan was enthusiastic about serving after October 7th. Now he is ashamed
16 min read
Athletes want to break records. The founders hope to take performance-boosting drugs mainstream
The plant-based boom failed to deliver. But there may yet be hope
19 min read
It’s not easy to satisfy the working class and the super-rich. But do they both just want to have fun?
Palestinians brave checkpoints and gunfire to see their favourite Arabian stallions compete
2 min read
Thomas Massie has launched a one-man rebellion from Kentucky
26 min read
The scavengers are vital for public health in India. But politics is interfering with efforts to breed them
23 min read
A vast capital is being built in the desert. Will it put the country on the map again or bankrupt it?
As gunfights rage in Port-au-Prince, ordinary people struggle to survive
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