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'They just want to blow people up': Russia attack shows Islamic State is down, but not out

If last Friday night's deadly ambush at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow proved anything, it's that while Islamic State might be down, it's certainly not out. 
A man in uniform carrying a large gun stands on a road at night, looking at the camera

The town that chocolate built: How a global cocoa crisis poured money into these remote PNG villages

Over the last few years, a peculiar change has taken place in Papua New Guinea's north-west, with remote, traditional villages modernising at a rapid pace. Here's how the price of cocoa is fuelling development.
A close up of a man holding a bright fruit cocoa pod pulls apart small pillowy seeds.

US judge recommends disbarment for former Donald Trump lawyer

John Eastman, the ex-lawyer of former US president Donald Trump, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his attempt to form a legal strategy to stop Joe Biden's presidential certification in 2020. 
John Eastment stands behind a podium gensturing with his hands wearing a hat. Rudy Giuliani is next to him smiling

Two bodies pulled from river as Baltimore bridge collapse moves from recovery to 'salvage operation'

The bodies of two men, a 35-year-old and a 26-year-old, were recovered from a pick-up truck submerged under the mid-section of a collapsed Baltimore bridge.
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An image of a very large cargo ship with a collapsed bridge sitting over its stern. Some parts of the bridge are submerged.

Tax havens and worker exploitation behind shipping company in Baltimore disaster

The chequered record of the ship's owner in the Baltimore bridge tragedy offers a glimpse of the "murky world" of tax havens and worker exploitation in global shipping.
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An aerial view of a steel truss bridge that has fallen on top of a container ship in a river.

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