What Just Happened?
The biggest news and entertainment stories this week, in simple terms
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British shops sold less Christmas stuff than they have for ten years
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A million families will lose their child benefits by 2020
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IKEA and Walmart say they’re gonna save the world
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Some (white) instagrammers are appaz pretending to be black to get more followers
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The UK Transport Secretary has been blamed for train delays
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London’s getting a bunch of new skyscrapers
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Amazon is accused of using surge-pricing to take advantage of the Californian wildfires
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Feminism might literally save women’s lives
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Department for Transport wants to reduce cyclist accidents by bribing drivers
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1 in 200 Brits are homeless
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People have some opinions on the fees migrants pay to send money to their families
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AirBnB has got entangled in the conflict between Israel and Palestine
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Now Spain is threatening to scupper any Brexit deal
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Here’s why we drink more alcohol when the weather’s shit
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Should schools ban designer coats?
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A Brexit negotiator suggested Britain stay in the EU till 2022
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Fake meat, including fake blood, is becoming super popular
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New software stops journalists ignoring women
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May’s finally got a Brexit deal. It’s already going tits up.
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Don’t wipe with wet wipes: they block sewers
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Men have longer commutes than women. #EverydaySexism?
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Brits may now need a €60 visa to visit EU
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Are fewer fast food joints a sign poor Americans are getting poorer?
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Chinese shoppers just spent $30 billion celebrating being single
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UK firms want to put microchips in their staff
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Businesses are trying to find people to sit in empty offices
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Thames Water has put up Londoners’ bills to give more money to investors
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Should we be able to ‘self-identify’ as any age we want?
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Democrats win House of Representatives in US midterm elections
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Is Ibiza’s new tourist tax scaring away Brits?
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Scouts try to go gender neutral… and get sued
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Taxpayers *don’t* have to pay for Treasury cat
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Should police prosecute men who laughed at Grenfell fire?
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British women now have to wait as long as men to retire
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Channel 4 has opened a new HQ in Leeds
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America continues sanctioning the shit out of Iran
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Should fireworks boxes show violent injuries and warnings?
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UK Budget 2018: Highlights
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How will the UK Budget 2018 change your life?
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NHS refuses to give IVF to women over 34
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New technology knows when we’re lying
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Women have declared war on make-up
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The Catholic Church made its own version of Pokemon Go
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Getting up earlier won’t (always) make you more productive
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UK police risk becoming “irrelevant”. Uh oh.
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Brexit may sink the Titanic.
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Yeah, you can’t sell things that cause cancer, judge tells firm
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Trump is “very unhappy” with America’s central bank.
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Premier Inn is selling tiny hotel rooms for £19
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The UK’s legal aid organisation is going to court… to defend itself
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Brits are getting fatter. Are takeaway joints to blame?
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Saudi Arabia discovers crime doesn’t pay
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Stop smoking, it’s bad for you, says big cigarette company
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The poorer we feel, the more meat we eat
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Got some dirty money you want to hide? Come to London.
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UK might stay in the EU a bit longer than planned
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More high-street shops are closing: let’s all blame Amazon
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Stephen Hawking could be on the next £50 note, if it exists…
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Californian companies are being fined if they don’t hire senior women
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Brits don’t care about saving for retirement. Uh-oh.
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CEO who tried to share profits with workers is called a socialist and asked to leave
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Trump’s presidency has built up a big, beautiful… budget deficit
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Equal opportunity statements don’t make companies more diverse
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Brazil’s trade in soybeans is causing drama
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Could Universal Credit cause the Tories’ downfall?
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Published 5 months ago
Britain’s about to have the hottest October in years
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Pubs say beer tax means pints are becoming an “unaffordable luxury”
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40% of young people couldn’t afford the cheapest home in their area
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The UK’s government is (almost) the poorest in the world
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England’s just got its first mental health government minister
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It’ll take more than a Nobel Prize to stop climate change, say activists
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Cannabis investors’ high might be in for a come down
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China thinks dead people are bad for the economy
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This zoo spent tens of thousands on an enclosure and filled it with fake penguins
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Amazon ups its minimum wage
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You know that big financial crisis we just had? Prepare for round two.
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Theresa May just said austerity is “over”
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‘Wait, only showing job adverts to men is sexism?’ asks Facebook.
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Costa Coffee criticised avocados. Millennials declared war.
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The President of the United States has been accused of being a tax cheat
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The government says there will be fewer low-skilled migrants after Brexit
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Bad economies = good for bees?
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Cigarette boss says regulating e-cigarettes would be like banning condoms
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The Tories say they need more diverse MPs
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Restaurants may be banned from taking away staff’s tips
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Help to Buy isn’t helping people to buy. Awks.
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Should the NHS pay for diet drinks?
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Asylum seeker aren’t welcome in the north of England, apparently
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‘Vampire’ bank Goldman Sachs wants you to save money in its new account
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Oh great, now Millennials are going to die earlier too
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Foreigners want to open businesses in North Korea
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Is the lack of right-wing comedians an example of market failure?
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Should banks pay back all victims of online fraud?
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Thomas Cook says British sunshine hurts business
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Weet-Bix tries to ban Weetabix to stop customers getting confused
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WeightWatchers are rebranding as a wellness company
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American companies are buying craploads of British businesses
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Labour want a general election before Brexit
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Women are better investors than men
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High-skilled good, low-skilled bad, says new UK migration report
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Britain’s Tory government is spending £2 billion on social housing
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Apple has given Ireland €14.3 billion. Ireland doesn’t want it.
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China and America’s trade war just got even bigger
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We should all stop what we’re doing and focus on fixing poverty in Africa
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Want to save the world? Play the stockmarket.
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Tesco is turning some of its stores into super-cheap supermarkets
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Crossrail has been delayed till 2019
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Asia just got hit by a super typhoon (yes, that’s the technical term)
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Unilever wants to leave Britain (but maybe not because of Brexit)
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California’s dreaming of going carbon neutral
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The National Audit Office just told off the government for its police cuts
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Labour wants businesses to share profits with their employees
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Published 5 months ago
Three-day weekends might actually become a thing
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Thinking of buying a house? It’s going to cost you (even more)
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America wonders if letting people sell deadly painkillers was the best idea
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Published 6 months ago
The UK might be more productive than everyone thought
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Trade unions say May’s Brexit deal should TUC off
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Greece ditches austerity
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Published 6 months ago
Cryptocurrencies lost $20 billion of value overnight
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Published 6 months ago
Attempt at bike-sharing in Manchester goes tits up
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Published 6 months ago
Brits are spending more than they earn. Uh-oh.
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Published 6 months ago
Will paying people more money improve the economy?
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The government has capped energy bills
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Published 6 months ago
Should Mark Carney be rehired as governor of the Bank of England?
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Published 6 months ago
After two deadly accidents, Italy wants to renationalise its roads
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Published 2 years ago
What just happened, 2016?
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Published 2 years ago
Fake news, banking blues and a world without queues. 5-9 December: What just happened?
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Peace deals, protests, and powerful bankers. 25 November – 2 December: What just happened?
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Sea ice shrinks, LinkedIn locked out, Greens demand a recount. 18 – 25 November: What just happened?
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Currency chaos, Snapchat shares, donations galore. 11 – 18 November: What just happened?
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Trump wins, Toblerone shrinks, China shops. 4 – 11 November: What just happened?
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Pipeline fights, solar cars, and swapped votes. 30 October – 6 November: What just happened?
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Calais camp cleared, media mega-merger, British banks (likely to) bail. 22–29 October: What just happened?
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Anti-violence strike, candidates clash, and inequality deepens. 15-21 October: What just happened?
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Ethiopia protests, Yemen bombing, and Samsung slump. 8-14 October: What just happened?
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Hurricane Matthew, India protests and TV debates. 31 September -7 October: What just happened?
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Presidential debate, ‘suspended adulthood’, Martian colony. 24-30 September: What just happened?
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Big firms, dodgy banks, fishy business. 17-23 September: What just happened?
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Millions attend Hajj, US pipeline protests, Great Wall crowdfunding. 10-16 September: What just happened?
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G20 wraps up, social loans, and meaty millennials. 3-9 September: What just happened?
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Apple’s tax woes, climate cost, super courts. 27 August-2 September: What just happened?
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Italian earthquake, UK pay gap, Paralympic threat. 20-26 August: What just happened?
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Published 3 years ago
Floods and fire, Olympic scandal, kidneys for sale. 13-19 August: What just happened?
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Published 3 years ago
Trumponomics, Earth Overshot, tea in crisis. 6-12 August: What just happened?
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Published 3 years ago
Olympics good? Olympics bad? We’ll watch from the moon. 30 July-5 August: What just happened?
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More terror in Europe, Clinton wins nomination, UK delays nuclear future. 23-29 July: what just happened?
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Turkey’s in trouble, Kickass Torrent’s in trouble, Leo’s in trouble. 18-22 July: what just happened?
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Horrific attack in France, Black Lives Matter protests, new UK leader. 9-15 July: what just happened?
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Baghdad terror, Zimbabwe protests and football fraud. 2-8 July: what just happened?
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Terror in Turkey, Spanish elections and Brexit confusion. 25 June-1 July: what just happened?
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Published 3 years ago
Brexit, refugees and Senate sit-ins. 18-24 June: what just happened?
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Gun laws, Cambodia, the Pope – 11 to 17 June: What just happened?
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China, celebrity endorsement and Euro mascots – 4 to 10 June: What just happened?
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Published 3 years ago
Slavery, legal cannabis, cartoon bears – 28 May to 3 June: What just happened?
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Brexit, Cuba, South Korea. 21 to 27 May: What just happened?
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Chickens, chickens, more chickens, and Beyoncé – 14 to 20 May: What just happened?
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Published 3 years ago
Brazil suspends president, protests in Greece, and Thai oxen predict rosy future – 7 to 13 May: What just happened?
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Published 3 years ago
Trump, Greenpeace, North Korea. 30 April to 6 May: What just happened?
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BHS, TTIP, Indian job deficit. 23 to 29 April: What just happened?
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Ecuador rebuilds, EU pursue Google. 16 to 22 April: What just happened?
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Venezuela in crisis, wine wars in France. 9 to 15 April: What just happened?
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Panama Papers, Saudis diversify. 2 to 8 April: What just happened?
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Tesla launch, UK steel on brink. 26 March to 1 April: What just happened?
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Obama in Cuba, Canada’s budget. 19 to 25 March: What just happened?
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No to tampon tax and backpacker tax. 12 to 18 March: What just happened?
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London costs the earth, mobile money on the up. 5 to 11 March: What just happened?
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27 February to 4 March: What just happened?
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