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Tobacco and a tipple gave comfort during times of war
Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers
How the coronavirus pandemic could get Trump re-elected
US President Donald Trump is good at channelling voters’ anger. And anger about the effects of Covid-19 is a factor that could help him win another term
Richard Calland: Covid-19 can have positive outcomes
Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable
Colonialism was a disaster and the facts prove it
An academic article asserting the benefits of colonialism caused an outcry and resulted in calls for its removal
‘The teeth that saved the world’
A set of dentures made for Britain's war-time prime minister, Winston Churchill, went under the hammer on Thursday.
Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth
Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll that came out on Monday, which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real. The survey found that 47% thought the 12th century English king, Richard the Lionheart, was a myth.
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