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'We have a chance to show the truth': into the heart of Chernobyl

'We have a chance to show the truth': into the heart of Chernobyl

At first they thought it was just a fire, then the chickens started to turn black. When it comes to the Chern…

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Who killed the 20th century's greatest spy? | Simon Parkin

Who killed the 20th century's greatest spy? | Simon Parkin

This much is certain: Ashraf Marwan, a man some describe as the 20th century's greatest spy, was alive when h…

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Killer robots: The soldiers that never sleep

Killer robots: The soldiers that never sleep

On a green hill overlooking the tree-lined perimeter of Daejeon, a city in central South Korea, a machine gun…

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Eve Online: how a virtual world went to the edge of apocalypse and back | Simon Parkin

Eve Online: how a virtual world went to the edge of apocalypse and back | Simon Parkin

Nataliia Dmytriievska was 15 years old and enveloped by flames when she first heard the call of outer space. …

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A Journey to the End of the World (of Minecraft)

A Journey to the End of the World (of Minecraft)

On March 28, 2011, a man who calls himself Kurt J. Mac loaded a new game of Minecraft. As the landscape fille…

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Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever Created

Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever Created

Morgan van Humbeck completed his shift in front of the television and passed out. Ten minutes later, his cell…

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The Creator

The Creator

When Markus Persson visited Las Vegas in 2011, for the first international convention held in honor of Minecr…

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Shooters: How Video Games Fund Arms Manufacturers

Shooters: How Video Games Fund Arms Manufacturers

The American confectionery company Victoria Sweets claims to have invented the candy cigarette. A thin stick …

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