The nursing brokers

In India, brokers lure nurses into private care jobs in the UK, with tall promises that seem worth paying a lot for — until they fail to deliver.

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The politics of Eurovision

The Eurovision contest began in 1956, but Russia and Ukraine began to compete after the end of the Cold War. Over the past decade and a half, their fraught relationship has seeped into Eurovision.

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Disney’s magic fiefdom

In a part of Floriday, Disney can draft construction codes, manage a fire department, run utilities, and even erect a nuclear plant. How did Disney get its own district?

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