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Donald Trump talking to North Korean politician Kim Yong-chol

Trump v Kim: The mind games that led to the Korea summit

8 June 2018

The road to the Singapore summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has been marked by nuclear bluffs. Let's hope the talks are for real, says Christopher Boehm
Richard Branson

Why Richard Branson's promises about space tourism are empty

7 June 2018

The billionaire businessman says he'll ride into space within months, paving the way to routine suborbital passenger trips. Don't get too excited, says Paul Marks

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