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How Do Countries Without Rivers Get Their Water?
Groundwater, desalination, rainfall capture and reuse can supply places without permanent rivers, but each source has a cost.
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What Makes a Passport Powerful?
Passport rankings measure ease of access, but the real story lies in agreements, entry conditions and what those rankings leave out.
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Why Are Shipping Canals So Important to Everyday Prices?
A narrow waterway can save ships thousands of kilometres—and its disruption can work through supply chains into household costs.
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What Happens When a Country Runs Out of Water?
Water crises usually begin long before the last reservoir empties—and their effects spread from household taps to food and jobs.
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How Do Undersea Cables Connect the World?
Most intercontinental data travels through glass fibres on the seabed, linking landing stations into a vast physical internet.
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Who Owns Antarctica?
Seven countries claim parts of Antarctica, but a treaty keeps the question of ownership from deciding how the continent is used.
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Why Do Some Countries Have More Than One Capital?
A capital can be a symbol, a seat of government or the home of a particular institution—and those roles need not share one city.