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Japan sputters as growth streak ends

The world's third largest economy shrinks for the first time in two years as private consumption slowed.
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Celebrating mixed-race identity

Seven people - who like Meghan Markle are from mixed-race backgrounds - celebrate their diverse identities.
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Controversial Russia-Crimea bridge opens

The $3.7bn (£2.7bn) bridge links southern Russia with the territory it annexed in 2014.
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'The biggest impact in sport since Tiger Woods'

Is Vasyl Lomachenko one of the world's leading sportsmen? Mike Costello and Steve Bunce dissect his brilliance in the ring.
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Massa to race in Formula E from 2018-19

Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa signs a three-year deal to race in Formula E from next season.
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Ex-Villa defender Samuel dies in crash

Former Aston Villa and Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel dies in a car crash in Cheshire, aged 37.
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The secrets of ‘elastic thinking’

How to become a versatile problem solver
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A serial-killer comedy shocks Cannes

Lars von Trier returns with The House That Jack Built
Culture
The myth behind long prison sentences

Do they really deter crime?
Future
Is body positivity finally going mainstream?

This could be the year the fashion world finally embraces curves
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The city with a secret underwater world

‘I was very eager to find out how this could at all be possible’
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Life in the Gaza Strip

From the economy to education, health and water, what's everyday life like in the enclave?
Middle East
The rise of the rebel potters

A new wave of inventive young designers is revitalising ceramics
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Why a supermarket is locking up baby milk

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Anne Frank's 'dirty jokes' uncovered

Two pages of the teen's diary, glued over with brown paper, have finally been revealed.
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SuRie stage invader released on bail

The man who invaded the stage during SuRie's Eurovision performance is released on bail.
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Scientists are working on an inhalable treatment that could stop any cold virus in its tracks.
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