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People wearing protective gear use sledgehammers to break a television set to vent their anger outside the Shadow Rage Room in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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How do you deal with stress? In Nigeria, swinging a sledgehammer in a ‘rage room’ helps

In Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, people are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a…

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Divorce no option for UK’s unhappily marrieds as inflation bites
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Divorce no option for UK’s unhappily marrieds as inflation bites

New official statistics from the UK offer a nuance on Leo Tolstoy’s famous observation. Happy families may all be alike, but the country’s unhappy families…

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Why the UK economy stopped working
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Why the UK economy stopped working

With an election looming next month, voters across the UK will be passing judgment on a British economy that’s come under significant pressure. The combination…

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London mayor urges closer UK ties with EU
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London mayor urges closer UK ties with EU

LONDON: London’s mayor called Thursday for closer ties with Europe and a better debate about immigration as he branded Brexit a “key contributor” to Britain’s…

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