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1. Couples’ phoney war A UK YouGov poll finds that a third of people in a relationship have been victim to "screen snubbing" — their partners being too busy on their phones to properly talk to them. The poll was commissioned by a lawyer after a surge in divorce inquiries she received as a result of people spending too much time on their phones. In its report, which includes a test of whether you are a snubber or a snubee, The Guardian helpfully observes that screen snubbing is to a degree understandable. "After all, your partner is just a person and your phone is effectively the sum total of all human knowledge." 2. The army decides The ultimate test of a "shit hole" country is whether the army intervenes. Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has just thanked the army for defeating the "coup", as he calls the protests against him. In Algeria, where there have been mass protests against Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term, the ailing president this week withdrew his candidacy...
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