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FT journalists pick their favourite non-FT articles of the year
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Marshall Islands launches universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency - in world first
Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nationThe Marshall Islands has introduced a national universal basic income (UBI) scheme that offers payments via cryptocurrency, alongside more tradit…
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Tech community must play a part in closing the employment gap for blind and sight-impaired people
Tech and digital leaders have a vital role to play in making technology more usable and inclusive for sight-impaired people - boosting their employment and supporting the economy
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The tech products ZDNET staffers couldn't live without this year
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Video: Jane Austen fans celebrate 250th anniversary of her birth
Fans of English novelist Jane Austen have been celebrating the anniversary of her birth 250 years ago.
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EU Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit
Deal agreed for £570m to rejoin exchange programme in 2027, fulfilling Labour election manifesto pledgeEurope live – latest updatesYoung people across the UK will be able to study or gain work experience through the EU’s Erasmus scheme for the first time since Brexit, after the government announced …
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Is Longchamp’s Le Pliage the most popular handbag on the planet?
Owned and run by the Cassegrain family, Longchamp is flying high after being embraced by Gen Z
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Mobile health app aimed at improving sanitation in resource-limited communities
An international team of researchers co-led by Professor Christine Stauber in the Georgia State University School of Public Health is empowering residents of low-income communities to improve sanitation in their neighborhoods through an innovative mobile app.
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Every LEGO Book Nook Set Now Available to Buy in 2025
Hide some LEGO within your book collection.
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We found 35+ unique gifts under $50 for the holidays
Shop tons of unique gift ideas under $50, including a bunch of budget-friendly products we've tested and loved ourselves.
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The Guardian’s Hope appeal raises more than £350,000 for charities
The 2025 appeal is helping charities that bring divided communities together and promote toleranceThe Guardian’s Hope appeal has raised more than £350,000 for inspirational grassroots charities that bring divided communities together, promote tolerance and positive change, and tackle racism and hat…
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Childhood friends find '$55,000 diamond' in India
The friends dug up the 15.34-carat gem-quality diamond in central India.
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Church altar featuring homeless man goes on display a stone's throw from his grave at the Vatican
In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope
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When giving to charity engage your brain, as well as your heart
How to ensure any gifting you do this Christmas does the most good
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Watch For These Early-Bird Mating Displays This Winter
Aside from the cold and darkness, a long winter can wear on birders eager for the excitement of spring, when avians are their loudest and most colorful all for the sake of winning a mate. But not all...
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Get a Sonos Era 100 Smart Speaker for as Low as $134 and Pick It Up in Time for Christmas
Give the gift of Sonos without having to spend a pretty penny.
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