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Ten ideas to save the planet: the nuclear option
Governments are already striving to replace nuclear fission reactors with cleaner alternatives, but given the scale of climate change should we be investing in fusion? Channel 4 News asks the experts.
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Seeking the holy grail of Bolivian lithium
The holy grail is high up in the Bolivian Andes, 3,700 metres above sea level, hidden beneath a crust of pure white salt. The Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat, contains the world’s largest reserves of lithium, the essential ingredient in the batteries which power electric cars. President Obama has said he wants…
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Is Hillary just the warm-up act?
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Hillary Clinton has landed in Jakarta and she says it’s no accident that it is one of the countries she is visiting on her very first trip abroad as US Sec of State. She specifically mentioned the fact that Pres Obama lived in Indonesia as a child. Which will increase speculation about…
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‘When Musk amplifies disinformation it leads to offline violence in many cases’ – disinformation expert
Nina Jankowicz was the Executive Director of the Disinformation Governance Board of the United States – and is now Co-founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project, an organisation tackling disinformation.
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Is Iran really ‘the world’s leading state sponsor of terror’?
President Trump has claimed that Iran is the world’s “leading state sponsor of terror”. But is that fair? Before he became president, Trump said the “world’s biggest funder of terrorism” was Saudi Arabia – not Iran. So is his latest claim is just political rhetoric?
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FactCheck: Why experts are split over Trump’s mental health
There are deep divisions among mental health professionals regarding questions about Donald Trump’s mental health. FactCheck looks into the details.
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FactCheck: has Trump kept his big campaign promises?
It’s a year since Trump’s election. FactCheck looks at how he’s getting on with the wall, the “Muslim ban”, the “greatest jobs president” and more…
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The confederate flag – key questions
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for the confederate flag to be taken down after the killing of nine black churchgoers. Why does the flag provoke such controversy?
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Escaping China: the perilous journey of the Uighurs
Nearly 300 Uighurs have been found sitting in silence on a mountain in Thailand. Asia correspondent John Sparks investigates and traces the escape route of thousands of Uighurs desperate to flee China.
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US spy drone flies in UK airspace for the first time
The Ministry of Defence reveals that an unmanned US spy drone flew through UK airspace three times recently as part of the Nato trial, Unified Vision.
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Guillermo Galdos wins Journalist of the Year at OWM awards
Guillermo Galdos is named Journalist of the Year at the One World Media Awards after he tracked down and interviewed “La Tuta” – the drug lord of one of Mexico’s most feared cartels.
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Armed ‘Russians’ seize Ukraine base in Sevastopol
Armed men, thought to be Russians, seize a Ukrainian military base in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s premier rejects Crimea’s planned referendum.
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Four killed in Egypt tourist bus blast
Three Korean tourists and their Egyptian driver die in an explosion in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
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Syria peace talks to proceed after Iran invite withdrawn
The Syrian National Coalition confirms it will attend peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, after the UN withdraws its controversial last-minute invitation for Iran to attend.
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Channel 4 News blogs: the best of 2013
From Syria to Sri Lanka, Nelson Mandela to Weinergate, Nigel Farage to Quentin Tarantino – this is a selection of some of our best blogs from from the past 12 months.