• 18 Jun ' 17:39

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  • The rise of China’s currency will change the way the world does business (Feb 2013)

  Democratic Republic of Congo

  Art of darkness

  Almost unnoticed, the UN is about to fight its first war. That is a gamble worth taking 62

  • A new UN intervention force in eastern Congo has the most robust of mandates2

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  Czech politics

  Petr Nečas quits his job as prime minister and party leader

  

  

  The Economist explains: How vulnerable are medical devices to hackers?

  The Economist explains 48 mins ago

  The euro crisis: The question before the court

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  "Peter Grimes" at the Aldeburgh Festival: Soaring from the sands

  Prospero June 18th, 18:21

  

  Egypt’s presidential woes: Morsistan

  Pomegranate June 18th, 18:20

  Freedom of speech in Ecuador: Stop press!

  June 18th, 18:14

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  • Revamping Skopje: Stones of contention

  • A change of tack?
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• 18 Jun ' 10:57

  • Protests in Brazil

    The streets erupt

    
  • NSA snooping

    Foiled plots and bathtubs

    

  • Debate

    Germany's role in Europe

    

  • The size of it

    

  Iran's election

  Victory for the Islamic Republic

  The triumph of a relative moderate could be a blessing for both Iran’s reformists and its conservative establishment 120

  • A change of tone?
  • Good riddance to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad25
  • Iran vetoes two would-be presidential candidates27

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  China and America

  After you

  Will a bipolar world be peaceful? 36

  • American grumblings are not about power, but other things253
  • Xi Jinping tries a smooth move in America’s backyard13
  • China's president shows interest in reviving ties with America170

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  Americans and climate change

  Americans are building beachfront homes even as the oceans rise 116

  • Apocalypse perhaps a little later199
  • The trade-offs of climate change251

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  The Prods, the Papists and the Prez

  Obama's Ulster fans live separately but play together

  

  Not there yet

  It will be some time before Canada’s resource companies will have to disclose payments to governments

  

  Who opposes e-cigarettes, and why?

  

  

  Czech politics: Resignation amid scandal

  Eastern approaches 7 mins ago

  

  Property in Mozambique: Moving to Maputo

  Baobab 33 mins ago

  

  Antibiotic resistance: A global health catastrophe?

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  Supercomputers: Fall of the titans

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  Protests in Brazil: The streets erupt

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  : The size of it

  Graphic detail 2 hrs 9 mins ago

  

  Monetary policy: Bernanke: mission accomplished

  Free exchange 2 hrs 34 mins ago

  • Marijuana legalisation: Leveraging racism

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• 18 Jun ' 04:30

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  Britain’s leader envisages a world of tax compliance and clear corporate ownership 15

  • It will be some time before Canada’s extractive companies have to disclose payments to foreign governments1
  • Court documents shed light on the manoeuvrings of Shell and ENI to win a huge Nigerian oil block34

  The yuan

  The cheapest thing going is gone

  After enduring a decade of criticism for its weakness, China’s currency now looks uncomfortably strong 29

  • The rise of China’s currency will change the way the world does business16
  • Turning from green to red (Oct 2012)170
  • Debate: Whether the yuan will become the world's main reserve currency

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  Start me up

  Helping youngsters to sell stakes in their future

  

  Who drinks most vodka, gin, whisky and rum?

  

  

  Jihadis in Syria: A Salafi shindig

  Pomegranate 14 mins ago

  

  Transparency in Canada's extractive industries: Not quite there yet

  Americas view 55 mins ago

  • : Syria v Libya v Iraq

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• 17 Jun ' 22:38

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    Watching the watchers

  • The Economist explains

    Opposing e-cigarettes

    

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  The Economist explains: Who opposes e-cigarettes, and why?

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  Extractive-industries transparency

  June 17th, 19:50

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• 17 Jun ' 16:35

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  • Coastal cities

    You’re going to get wet

    
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  Consultancies and spy chiefs

  Hiring digital 007s

  A new cyber-industrial complex is rising. Should you worry? 4

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  • How to disappear online: It’s hard, and getting harder
  • 441

  Schumpeter column

  Too much of a good thing

  Leaders need to learn to beware of their strengths 13

  • Boomerang bosses: When retired chiefs make a comeback their return is often less than triumphant7
  • The age of smart machines: Brain work may be going the way of manual work69
  • A hospital case: Sweden is leading the world in allowing private companies to run public institutions55

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  Facing a dark past

  A priest protests over moves to whitewash Stalin's repression

  

  The Economist explains

  Why are the rights to “Happy Birthday” in dispute?

  

  Iran's new president: A change of tone?

  1 hrs 45 mins ago

  Inequality: The 1 percent needs better defenders

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  Extractive industries transparency: Not there yet

  Schumpeter 3 hrs 11 mins ago

  June 17th, 16:56

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  Democracy in America June 17th, 15:22

  • Charlemagne: L’exception française
  • Europe’s reluctant hegemon

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• 17 Jun ' 10:03

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    Iran’s election

    Victory for all

    

  • Oil prices

    The triple-digit barrel

    
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    Daily chart

    High spirits

    

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  Secrets, lies and America’s spies

  A government’s first job is to protect its citizens. But that should be based on informed consent, not blind trust 257

  • Will scrutiny spur change in American surveillance?
  • How to disappear online9
  • Should the government know less than Google?440

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  Lifts and skyscrapers

  The other mile-high club

  A new lightweight lift cable will let buildings soar ever upward 32

  • Things are looking up for the liftmaking business11

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  An ill wind

  The crisis is helping many Spanish firms sharpen up

  

  Golf, fatherhood and Justin Rose

  Modern dads don't have time to play a round

  

  

  Russian history lessons: Facing a dark past

  Erasmus 6 mins ago

  

  Croatia's economy: Finnish lessons for Croatia

  Eastern approaches 35 mins ago

  

  Daily chart: High spirits

  Graphic detail 1 hrs 20 mins ago

  Edward Snowden: Whistleblowers and the economy of esteem

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  The euro crisis: The ECB is not breaching the law

  Free exchange 2 hrs 23 mins ago

  Africa and Brazil: Of great friendships and natural partners

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  Iran’s election: Victory for the Islamic Republic

  Pomegranate 3 hrs 33 mins ago

  • 5Germany and Europe: The reluctant hegemon

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• 17 Jun ' 03:49

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  Modelling tsunamis

  The dangers of insularity

  Islands may amplify the biggest waves, not break them 0

  • A millennium-and-a-half ago, Geneva was destroyed by a giant wave. It could happen again2
  • How to make a better tsunami-prediction system6

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  Too hot to handle

  Southern California says good bye to nuclear power

  

  The Antarctic continent

  Opening up an empty quarter

  

  Commoners in search of a commons

  Private citizens in Bangkok take it upon themselves to find land for a new park

  

  

  The US Open: Golf, fatherhood and Justin Rose

  Game theory 8 mins ago

  

  Nuclear power: Difference Engine: Too hot to handle

  Babbage 2 hrs 53 mins ago

  

  Domestic surveillance: The trade-off: Watching the watchers

  Democracy in America 2 hrs 13 mins ago

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• 16 Jun ' 22:37

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    China's cheap currency

    Going, going, gone

    
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    Whose "Happy birthday"?

    

  The G8 agenda

  The transparency summit

  Britain’s leader envisages a world of tax compliance and clear corporate ownership. The obstacles have become a bit less daunting

  • Court documents shed light on the manoeuvrings of Shell and ENI to win a huge Nigerian oil block and on the dilemmas of their industry20

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  Abenomics in Japan

  Not so super

  The “third arrow” of reform has fallen well short of its target; time for Shinzo Abe to rethink

  • Shinzo Abe disappoints with a timid attempt at structural reform
  • Fears are growing that rising government bond yields pose a threat to Abenomics27
  • The Shinzo Abe shaking up Japan’s economy has not given up the nationalistic posturing144

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  Nelson Mandela and South Africa

  Praying for his comfort and dignity

  

  Edward Snowden's strange haven

  Freedom without democracy leads Hong Kong into all sorts of trouble

  

  Planet of the apes

  Chimpanzees’ personas seem more complex than people’s

  

  The route from New Jersey to the White House is steep and narrow

  

  June 16th, 23:50

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• 16 Jun ' 17:51

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  The Economist explains: Why are the rights to “Happy Birthday” in dispute?

  The Economist explains 1 hrs 25 mins ago

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