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Bitcoin is more than premium bonds for hipsters or the veganism of finance, writes Omar Hamdi.

Spud life; Toy story; Elephant reprieve.

Update from India by Tom Lawson.

Update from Iran by Lydia Noon.

Update from Canada by Janet Nicol.

Anniversary of The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Update on a large-scale dam in the AmazonTom Lawson.

Richard Swift profiles Zimbabwe’s new leader.

Update from France by Claire Fauset.

Update from Kenya by Moses Wasamu.

Update from Ireland by Megan Nolan.

Alessio Perrone reports on Algeria’s marginalized Kabylia region, where the politics of identity has spilled over into football.

As president Bashar al-Assad’s regime tightens its grip on war-torn Syria, Sally Hayden reports from three government strongholds on life for ordinary citizens, who are seeking normality, even if rubble and memories are all they have left.

There has been a dramatic rise in heart disease in Africa over the past 25 years – a situation made worse by fake medicines on the market. Now doctors are beginning to fight for change, as Lea Surugue reports.

It is not rationality that unites us, but the fragility of our physical bodies. Tom Whyman finds a germ of optimism in the philosophy of the Frankfurt School.