It is also a windswept, unwelcoming crumb of land, floating in open ocean far from anywhere and covered with razor-sharp limestone and petrified coral.

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Assuming Mr Abbas does achieve a truce that lasts long enough for peace negotiations to get started, it is far from clear that such talks will lead anywhere.

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With the news that Facebook launched a feature enabling voice messages through its Messenger app, we may not be far from a world where you can talk to almost anyone, anywhere, without dialing a phone number.

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