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Global terror attacks fell by a third in 2018, and deaths caused by them by a quarter Major decreases in violence in Syria and Iraq led total global terror attacks to fall significantly in 2018, a report indicates Society World
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Dramatic fall in global executions reported in 2018 Global executions fell by 31 per cent in 2018, says Amnesty International, reaching the lowest figure in at least a decade Justice Society World
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'Inequality is not inevitable, it's a choice' Inequality is a policy choice. Governments can close the gap between rich and poor, and some are already doing so Economics Society
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What went right? July to September 2017 From war clouds over Korea and wranglings over Brexit, to a shooting in Las Vegas and violence in Catalonia: bad news has dominated in recen... Society
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From hearts to hamburgers: 5 facts about emoji use around the world We examine the popularity of different emojis around the world Society
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Fighting back against fake news: meet the factcheckers From glaring fabrication to masterful manipulation, fake news is a global problem. But society is fighting back. We meet the people separati... Media Society
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