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Lula hopes to secure a fourth term by beating Flávio Bolsonaro

Similar results, our data analysis shows, can yield strikingly different outcomes

Are smugglers or Nicolás Maduro’s regime the target?

Jamaica and Cuba are in its path

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The bias in favour of boys is shrinking in developing countries even as a preference for girls emerges in the rich world

Challenge yourself with this addictive color perception game. Find the different colored square, compete on the leaderboard, and see how far you can go!

Many bosses doubt that the upcoming election will change that

A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It is already more lucrative than the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerf...

Track who is ahead in the polls, and explore our forecast model in the run-up to February’s election

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Manchester demonstrates how hard it will be to tackle

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What happens to an oil town when the drilling stops?

Here’s how the world’s hunger monitoring-and-response system is supposed to work – and why it’s not achieving its mission.