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Climate change could kill 150,000 Europeans per year by 2100

Here's why your attitude is more important than your intelligence

This is why you shouldn't separate your personal and work lives

These are the countries that pay the highest taxes in Europe

This myth about antibiotics needs busting

Japan has sent a robot assistant to the international space station

Do tax reductions boost employment? This is what history tells us

Why sitting down all day is bad for your brain

Hyperloop One has just gone faster than ever before

How China is moving out of debt and up the value chain

Is this Japanese concept the secret to a long, happy, meaningful life?

What Montenegro’s NATO membership means for the Balkans and the Alliance

What every leader needs to navigate the Fourth Industrial Revolution

7 Chinese superstructures that leave the rest of the world in the shade

Kosovo’s upcoming match against Iceland is more than just football

These 8 people are changing how you work

Why focusing on goals at work is making you a monster

For refugees who left home with nothing, this bit of paper might be exactly what they're looking for

Why being intelligent could mean you're more prone to making stereotypical judgements

Most men in the US and Europe could be infertile by 2060

Why failing to protect the open internet could crush US tech startups

Scientists have found a way to potentially stop us ageing

Today Kenya's goes to the polls. Here's what we know

Why economists need to expand their knowledge to include the humanities

Six lessons that will help us achieve the Global Goals on health

These lifestyle changes could decrease your risk of dementia

4 charts that show tech is still a man’s world

Social reform might not sound like an exciting investment, but it can pay off - literally

Venezuela was once South America’s richest country. Here's what went wrong

Why getting people to say yes might be the best way to advance your career

Sharing makes us happy, but only if we do it this way

Your boss might be bad for your health

Are you ready for the next stage of virtual reality?

This new theory for how life was created goes against everything you thought you knew

Facebook is fighting identity theft in India, to stop people stealing your profile picture

Urban grit and pink lights: this is London's take on farming

What this female coach's success tells us about soccer's gender divide

This futuristic building is helping tackle air pollution - thanks to 23,000 plants

How data can heal our oceans

The insurance sales gap is widening. This is how we can close it

Hamster wheels - or why technology is a blessing and a curse

China has pulled off a 'profound' feat of teleportation

Scientists thought humans couldn't live past 115 - but now some say there could be no limit

A neuroscientist who studies decision-making reveals the most important choice you can make

Here's how we could create super-intelligence

Two questions to help you become more successful in life, according to a Harvard professor

This is what you should do when someone lies to you

You probably won't guess the country with the lowest unemployment in the EU

Rap could help young people with mental health problems. Here's how

How one transgender boxer is fighting to change attitudes in Thailand

This smart ‘tree’ has the environmental benefits of a small forest

The soft power superpower, shame-driven terrorists and other top stories of the week

How can young people secure a better future for Africa?

This Japanese artist designs homes for refugees

Where do Europeans go on holiday?

These are 2017’s most attractive employers for students

Dogfooding - or why this start-up's employees have to wear an AR headset

People in Japan will have to retire later because they're not having children

Dunkirk survivors’ terror didn’t end when they were rescued

Scientists have edited human embryos to safely remove disease for the first time

Bitcoin has split into two. Here's what that actually means

China's economy is more resilient than people think. Here's why

These Kenyan schoolgirls are headed to Google HQ with their app to prevent FGM

Everything you think you know about self-confidence could be wrong. Here's why

Top jobs women don’t have, co-workers who interrupt and other top gender stories of the week

NASA is hiring a planetary protection officer

Unemployment in the Eurozone has fallen to its lowest level since 2009

A glimpse into the future of migration

Honolulu has banned texting while crossing streets in bid to curb injuries

Watch this incredible new soft robot grow and twist like a vine

5 reasons managers need to think about the skills gap

We've got our daily routine all wrong - and students show us why

There's a fifth freedom Brexit negotiators need to keep in mind

Whatever gets you out of bed could be the answer to a good night's sleep, according to this neurologist

Here's why women are taking the centre field in farming

These modern parenting styles can harm your children - but there's a solution

Science shows yoga may protect your brain in old age

Women and girls are still carrying the bulk of the world's water

Entrepreneurial, creative, sceptical. The truth about MENA millennials

Can feeding seaweed to cows help fight climate change?

Parents in these places spend the most on their children’s education

This is how Switzerland’s direct democracy works

Venezuela’s economic decline is ‘sharper than the US Great Depression’

Skill, re-skill and re-skill again. How to keep up with the future of work

There’s a bright side to stress

Scientists have cracked Rome's secret to waterproof concrete

Science says you should never feel guilty about taking a break

Here's what NASA's chief astronaut learned from near-disaster

One change to a CEO's pay package can make them take more chances

You could soon sell your data for money

This country's mobile payments market is 50 times the size of America's

We should let the robots take our jobs - and then pay us all a basic income

This Japanese doctor lived to 105. Here's his advice for a long life

The geopolitical landscape of Asia Pacific is changing dramatically. Here’s how

Businesses weren't ready for electricity or digitalization. Here's how they can get AI right

This is your role in helping children stress less

It’s official: money really does buy you happiness (but only if you spend it in the right way)

There's a compelling reason scientists think we've never found aliens

US Muslims are proud to be American, but think discrimination is rising

Why do you think of nurses as women and firefighters as men?

You can build this pop-up house in 24 hours using just one tool

Want to solve humanity's biggest problems? It's time to go back to nature

These are the world’s best ‘new’ universities

Want people to save the forests? Pay them

Editing humans, unicorn-picking AI and other top stories of the week

Terrorists don’t kill for their religion. It’s something else entirely

Lifelong learning helps people, governments and business. Why don't we do more of it?

South Korean women will soon outlive us all. What's their secret?

Feel like you're burning out? Here's how you can stop it

A leadership expert says every business team needs a Jobs and a Wozniak

Are the best days for US growth long gone? These two economists disagree

This camera shows you how you get ill

One of the most common questions in American small-talk is considered rude in much of the world

9 of the most successful people share their reading habits

This chart reveals a huge difference in how millennials and their parents spend money

Big frog in a small pond, or the other way around? It's all to do with your upbringing

Telling languages apart may begin in the womb

Why scale might be the most important factor in the development of new technology

The Indian government wants to take on Uber and Ola

France becomes the world No 1 for soft power

Venezuela's economic crisis can be stopped. Here's how

This key fitness principle can make you more productive at work

How forcing your friends to compliment you could help you at work

American startups led by women receive a tiny portion of venture capital

This is how playing video games changes your brain

A real life Planet of the Apes: how close are monkeys to speaking?

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have argued about the future of AI. This is what they disagreed on

When it comes to kids and social media, it’s not all bad news

One bot dish: this AI turns your photos into recipes

Robots have been taking our jobs for 50 years, so why are we worried?

The UK is banning all new petrol and diesel cars by 2040

A glimpse into the future of neuroeconomics and neurotechnologies

Picture this: all the plastic we have produced weighs the same as 25,000 Empire State Buildings

This is when a robot is going to take your job, according to Oxford University

Why women aren’t CEOs, diversity in computing classes and other top gender stories of the week

The green bond market, explained

8 ways body language can trump intelligence

5 ways successful people use the summer to get ahead

Even 5 years-olds feel financial pressures

This existing malaria drug could protect babies from the Zika virus

Only 11% of architects and engineers are women. Let's build a new pipeline for female talent

Rage against the machines: is AI-powered government worth it?

These 5 economic myths stand in the way of a more equal world

A change to your diet could help save the world's animals from extinction

The inequality we're not talking about: house prices

This is the IMF's projection for global growth

Could extreme gardening help us to defeat malaria?

Losing their religion? These are the world’s most atheistic countries

Here's what smartphone apps are really doing to your memory

20 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes have just been released in California. On purpose

This silent meditation technique can help you succeed at work

Is productivity growth becoming irrelevant?

The cost of universal basic income might be lower than you think

These robots are teaching themselves to walk, run and jump

What the casting of a female Dr Who tells us about science fiction and women

Crossing the line: a creative approach to improving rural education

This is why babies are so much better than you at learning languages

Worried about AI? Relax it's dumber than you think

These are the novels Bill Gates recommends you read

The ins and outs of how you'd travel on Hyperloop One

Africa's manufacturing renaissance and other top economic stories of the week

Iran has opened possibly the world's biggest bookstore

This AI can create a video of Barack Obama saying anything

A computer was asked to predict which start-ups would be successful. The results were astonishing

This CEO shares his 3 favourite management books

You've heard of Boomers, Gen X and Millennials - but how about the Xennials?

We’re losing trust in business. How can we get it back?

The smartphone is going to die - and these tech companies are leading the race to kill it

Here's why you should let your children play in the road

Extreme heat makes it harder for planes to take off - this is why

Humans have caused surprising changes to the planet that will be visible billions of years from now

You don't care enough about data. Here's why that needs to change

Two vertebrate species go extinct every year - but nobody has seemed to notice

Do you know why we speak so many languages?

Here's how you can find and retain the top talent in your business

Countries winning the digital race, neoliberalism’s end and other top stories of the week

These are the world’s most valuable sports teams

Japan plans to put a man on the moon by 2030

Uganda’s policy towards refugees is the best in the world. Here's why

You're probably avoiding this conversation with your boss, and it's holding you back

Here's how our bodies change the organisms that try to infect us

The UN wants urgent action to save coral reefs from climate change

What the Fourth Industrial Revolution can teach us about healthcare in poor countries

Can blockchain help us to solve climate change?

A startup is looking to rule India’s cow economy with dung soap and urine toothpaste

Are Disney princesses failing as role models?

Worried about job-snatching robots? There's a solution staring us right in the face

Bill Gates: this is what cowboys can teach us about feeding the world

These are the risks and opportunities of green finance

This is the most resilient lifeform that has ever existed

This Japanese island where women are banned has been declared a UNESCO world heritage site

The economics of the populist backlash and other top economic stories of the week

When an interviewer asks why you're leaving your current job, this is what to say

The most important things that job hunters need to know

Bitcoin's biggest appeal might also leave it with a huge weakness

China has just built the world’s longest elevated cycle path

This is the future of translating languages

Science may just have found a new way to treat the flu and common cold

Why growing up in a high-stress environment could tap into hidden skills

Kangaroos are confusing self-driving cars

It looks like a real heart, it beats like a real heart, but it's made by a machine

This AI can detect a concussion years after it happened

The science behind why you shouldn't look at your phone before you sleep

This is what makes your city better

Brexit and equal pay, robots in Afghanistan, and other top gender stories of the week

More people live inside this circle than outside it - and other demographic data you should know

Why Japan's streets are spotless

How can creative industries benefit from blockchain?

This man has created a car that is powered by whisky

These are the snap judgements people make when they first meet you

These are the biggest lessons leaders learned at business school

Want to improve your children's literacy skills? Here's what you should do

This is how you've evolved to fight the bugs that make you ill

India’s new solar powered train coaches could save thousands of litres of diesel

How concrete can act as a sponge for air pollution

These personalised cancer vaccines could offer new hope

These are the world's most digitally advanced countries

This golden banana could save thousands of lives

25 things you can do to make yourself feel happier

There are 4 types of Facebook user. Which one are you?

A glimpse into the future of technology, values and policy

The end of neoliberalism?

The internet knows you better than you know yourself. Should you be worried?

Researchers have created a battery-free phone that is powered by sunlight

Why cyberattacks could be war crimes

If you want to age well you should focus on your friendships

Greenland's ice sheet is melting, but there's one way to see how much time we have

Tired of cliches? Leadership advice to help you give 110%

This CEO 'fast-hired' an entire department. Here's what he learned along the way

The surprising hit to mother's self-esteem? Their children

Why Ukraine is central to Europe’s energy security

In the technological revolution, older Chinese people are being left behind

Here’s how nature is thriving in the age of extinction

The mini-gardens cheering up London's commuters

Space technology is improving our lives and making the world a better place. Here’s how

A new global arms race, China’s green mega-city and other top stories from the past week

Navigating the Middle East’s perfect storm

You are naturally biased to be negative. Here's how to change

Equal pay at Wimbledon, Palestine’s speed sisters and other top gender stories of the week

The countries where people pay the most tax and the least tax

We shouldn't be worried about the huge Antarctic iceberg, it's the little glaciers behind it

Facebook is planning to build its own town

Why high returns await those investing in health

This one call with a career coach, could change the entire way you view your job

This woman who's spent a decade in HR, shares when to quit your job

These futuristic spacecrafts could nudge asteroids away from us

The US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement might not be as bad as you think, thanks to renewable energy

Why managing screen time is about much more than hourly limits

Zika has been in Africa since the 1940s, so why do we know so little about it?

This is how we can boost gender diversity in business and break cultural stigma

These are four of the most lethal infectious diseases of our time, and how we’re overcoming them

Why we might need an 'interpreter', to build our trust in AI

5 ways tech can help to close the gender gap

China has created a giant panda-shaped power plant

Tech for dinner: how our food is changing as fast as our iPhones

NASA's plan for an Earth-bound asteroid? Crash into it

Water for people or nature is a false choice. We need to think bigger to protect the world’s water

Just $8.39 per person could give women control over their fertility

Voting with their feet? Why young Africans are choosing migration over the ballot box

This new 'vertical bike' allows people to scale buildings

Here's why your boss lacks emotional intelligence

Here's how trash talking in the workplace can affect your performance

France is making 11 vaccines mandatory to fight against preventable disease

Scientists think they might soon be able to edit human memories

Want to see your doctor? They could soon be only a text message away

Why solar lights could offer a solution to the world's poor

The science behind immortality

Your ears could go back in time, thanks to this tool

Is AI going to be a job killer? Maybe not

Addicted to your smartphone? Learn how to be bored instead

The Amazon could hold the key to solving our biggest challenges

These are the lessons we can learn for the future of Aid-for-Trade

Eat salmon to ward off air pollution

These color- changing tattoos could help millions monitor their health

Four reasons to question the hype around blockchain

A Frenchman in Silicon Valley: France needs an innovation revolution

Digital can lift the developing world out of poverty. Here's how

What the platform economy means for healthcare

This is the role that the G20 will play in the refugee agenda

What a career coach can tell you about your own work

Here's how you can make an impact at a conference

Fact-checking 'fake news' stories is a waste of time

Without the humanities, great tech cannot exist. Here's why

Cash bans and citizen plans: The digitization of India

Why Mark Zuckerberg is advocating universal basic income in the US

How we’ll earn a living 150 years from now

Add up the populations of the US, Brazil and Russia. That's how many children live in poverty

These global cities have the most trees

This map reveals rising temperatures that are causing chaos in the US

4 ways Africa can achieve a manufacturing renaissance

These are the 11 smartest companies in 2017

How women won the fight for equal prize money at Wimbledon

These countries have the most positive influence on the world

5 places relocating to flee rising seas, drone-lead precision forestry and other stories you may have missed this week

A neuroscientist explains why being bilingual makes your brain more robust

These are the words you should avoid in the workplace

3 ways women can squash sexism at work

At this year's G20 summit: who will take the US’s place as a global leader?

This 82-year-old spent 3 decades trying to bring water to his village

These are the 15 predictions Bill Gates made in 1999

How self-control can turn you from sedentary to a 100-mile marathon runner

These are the economies that climate change will hit hardest

Cleaning up space rubbish means thinking like a gecko. Here's why

These experts say we have three years to save the planet from the worst effects of climate change

It's the age of unicorns. And here's how China is ranking

Facebook’s solar-powered drone is a step closer to bringing internet to all

Women hold a quarter of all Google leadership roles and other top gender stories of the week

Here's why robots could be the future of finance

Why keeping your smartphone close is actually making you dumber

At this year's G20 summit, it's Trump against the world

A succesful CEO shares advice on a tricky balancing act

9 things that separate merely successful startups from billion dollar businesses

Trust: why self-driving cars need it just as much as we do

China’s newest megacity will run entirely on renewable energy

Putting a price on the Great Barrier Reef

There are two new cases of plague in the US. Here's why it's back

These are the 17 most dynamic cities in Europe

Researchers have made AI that can link sound, sight and text to understand the world

China's consumer boom creates mountains of waste, and a big opportunity

This is how a universal basic income can end financial exclusion

Blockchain: the ledger that will record everything of value to humankind

5 reasons not to give up on global trade

Want to become a better listener? This is what you need to do

Here's how to make your résumé stand out, according to a Facebook director

The tropics are expanding. Here's why you should be worried

This sea creature could help us regenerate damaged heart tissue

DNA libraries could help us find new drugs

Cybersecurity is not just about good coding, it's a matter of economic incentives

Sweden can teach the world about educating child refugees. Here's why

Finland's 'education miracle' and the lessons we can learn

What a single person's flu can tell you about how the virus mutates around the world

These farms are shaping Africa's agricultural future

France is now leading the way in the battle against climate change

11 facts about the world's changing population

Yes, you really can plant trees all over a city to make it cleaner and better

Why 'cashless societies' don't benefit the poor

These are the books that every jobseeker should read

Here's what budding entrepreneurs should know about building a business

Finland is one of the best countries to live, so why are so many smart young people leaving?

Why Chinese youth are increasingly dropping out of society

The US Senate’s new health-care bill doesn't even mention the word "women"

Why supporting developing countries to defeat disease is in our interests

Bill Gates thinks the battle against Polio could be over

An unknown object is making our solar system wobble

Support for same-sex marriage hits a 20-year high in the US

Automation will affect women twice as much as men. This is why

The time has come to change our model of heroism

6 steps to switch off and boost your social health this summer

Indian teen builds world's 'lightest satellite'

Here's what science says about beating anxiety

Why productivity growth still matters and other top economic stories of the week

5 places relocating people because of climate change

Why life experiences might protect our brains from memory loss and dementia

This region of China just ran on renewable energy for an entire week

This CEO who worked at Google shares his tips for planning your career

Why you shouldn't send follow-up emails when you need an answer

Are you 'old' yet? What the science says

2,000 leaders of tech and state just met in China. Here are the highlights

These three areas show how bad America’s racial inequality is

How microlending could end extreme poverty

A surprising new source of fuel: your leftovers

Scientists have created a device that can harvest water out of thin air

Millenials might have a bad reputation for screen-time, but they're the biggest library users

The most forward-thinking college in America is teaching every student the same thing

These drones can plant 100,000 trees a day

19 amazing facts we learned at our meeting in China

5 reasons why Chinese cinema shouldn't fear Hollywood

This is how India can eliminate TB by 2025

How China's high-tech boom can help global health

Lost ground on boards, sex doesn’t sell and other top gender stories of the week

A glimpse into the future of the blockchain

These rich countries have high levels of child poverty

A Facebook chatbot recently created its own non-human language

Spray them, fly them, shoot them - batteries are about to get wonderfully weird

Surgeons have admitted that robots would prevent mistakes in surgery

Italy is handing out castles for free. But there's a catch

This VC shares how to turn your internship into a full-time job

Wildfires are massively raising air pollution and endangering human health

Why having more connections on social media could make you a happier person

Ugly animals are missing out on donations to protect them from extinction

Most of northern China's water is 'unfit for human touch'. But here's what's being done

Making a career change? Here's how to use your non-traditional background

These will be the world's 10 biggest cities in 2030

What does the Fourth Industrial Revolution mean for migration?

Chinese shoppers will add a new Germany to the global economy by 2021

5 ways robots are our friends (already)

Everything you need to know about gene editing

Take this quiz to find out what kind of public servant you are

The global economy will be $16 trillion bigger by 2030 thanks to AI

These are the benefits of being your own boss

Education can't keep up with our fast-moving world. Here's what needs to change

How two questions can help you develop the 'must-have executive skill'

Machines could soon be able to understand and summarize text for you

Fighting the rise of fake news means taking another look at your phone. This is why

Here's what space tourism could do for science and health research

It's likely that our Sun had a twin, 4.5 billion years ago

Thanks to the internet, the voices of China's vegetarians are being heard

How our filthy money could help scientists track disease

Sweden has passed a law accelerating its timetable to become carbon-free

A new tool that measures strength in adversity

How the US and China compare on action against climate change

What Bhutanese hazelnuts tell us about using data for good

China’s Belt and Road policy can foster trade and inclusive growth

How China’s social enterprises can prosper alongside the country’s state-run businesses

How China became an AI leader

A ‘robot pilot’ has landed a Boeing 737 in a simulator

China's ‘Uber for bikes’ model is going global

Four key questions for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

These are the best books for someone just starting out in their career

China's mobile economy, explained

9 lessons from the world's Blue Zones on living a long, healthy life

Democracy is under threat from bots. This is why

Lessons from the latest wave of cyber-attacks

Artificial leaves could power tomorrow’s cars – and China may be best placed to lead the way

These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2017

Education must foster creativity - and fight inequality

6 ways silence can make you a better leader

5 ways virtual reality could improve your health

Our growing cities are forgetting about water. We need to be much smarter

The replacement for the large hadron collider will be three time bigger

Rising sea levels could make one fifth of the world's population refugees by 2100

South Africa’s public works programme is creating jobs, but it can do more for women

Gordon Brown: we're failing to give refugee children an education

Why gender-neutral Swedish preschools could make children more successful

The fall and rise of global borders

6 things to know about our meeting in China

We have the power to code a new operating system for humanity

China’s $900 billion New Silk Road. What you need to know

Nature-inspired design: how the Amazon can help us solve humanity's greatest challenges

3 ways the world's fastest growing economies can close the infrastructure gap

From smog diamonds to algae street-lights. This man is designing a cleaner, greener, brighter future

Soul music: how 'unresponsive' patients learned to communicate

The numbers that make China the world’s largest sharing economy

The Internet of Things will power the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Here's how

Globalization and soccer in China, the rise of RegTech and other stories you may have missed this week

10 astounding facts to help you understand China today

Why you should consider betting on emerging markets' tech companies

The inner path to becoming a systems entrepreneur

How technology is helping the push for financial inclusion in China

5 trends for the future of manufacturing

Scientists just found 40 new genes that affect your IQ

4 books that will help you understand China in 2017

Towards a human-centered model of economic growth

If we don't change the way research is funded, we risk running out of new drugs

A glimpse into the future of specialized robots

It’s time to think differently about cyber security

12 lessons to take charge of your career

These are the countries with the best paternity policies in the world

Why disappearing jobs keep students out of college

You're just as active at 60 as you are as a teenager

More people are living displaced from their homes, than at any time since World War II

Square-dancing mothers and the surreal world of Chinese online games

How to build a world-class megacity

China doesn't have leftover women. It has leftover men

If we want to save children's lives, this is what we need to do

Wireless charging for electric vehicles could overcome their limited driving range

As scientists, we must fight fake news with truth

5 ways to use solar power to drive socio-economic growth

Why robots should inspire hope, not fear

Q&A: What role will robots play in our lives?

Companies benefit from the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but do countries?

Hyper-personalized manufacturing can drive inclusive growth – here's how

China's clean, green buildings of the future

Nature is more valuable than you thought. Here are four reasons why

When it comes to world leaders, West isn't necessarily best

Healthy coral reefs are good for tourism – and tourism can be good for reefs

China's stocks have taken a major step toward global acceptance

Chad is more vulnerable to climate change than any other country. This is why

The Colorado river is shrinking because of climate change

Landfill mining: is this the next big thing in recycling?

Sweden has fewer smokers than any other European country. This is why

This is how you can unplug from work when you go on vacation

This is how you can earn the loyalty and respect of your employees

This is when robots will start beating humans at every task

How a new generation of machines will ‘see’ like humans

We need to give our brains difficult tasks to understand 'real thinking'

Warning: potential employers are looking at your social media profiles

Loneliness can make us more self-centred

Internet devices will soon be talking to each other more than to humans

French elections, our feminist future and other top gender stories of the week

China’s ivory ban was a big step forward. But we all must do more

Six ways to spot a cyber security risk before it explodes

Four key technologies that will make energy more democratic

84% of refugees live in developing countries

George Soros: what a change of approach from Theresa May could mean for Brexit

These universities have the best reputation worldwide

The US banned Mexican workers in 1965. What happened next?

The UN has ranked nations for innovation - how does yours do?

The number of displaced people in the world just hit a record high

Google's Eric Schmidt says these are the most important traits for job candidates

This CEO meets every interviewee and these are his top hiring tips

These are the books Stanford is asking students to read this summer

How a ‘materials lag’ slows product innovation – and how AI can solve it

Universal basic income is a step closer to reality in Haiwaii

IKEA is selling rugs made by refugees

Is this the solution to Japan's demographic issues?

This South Korean start-up is only hiring people over 55

People in advanced economies are more upbeat about their economic situation. Here's why

Migrant or refugee? Why the line is sometimes blurred

Your brain doesn't just tune into speech, it picks up the rhythm of sign language as well

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