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The pandemic has exacerbated existing political discontent
The problem is worst in middle-income countries
Science & technology
Propellers make a comeback on a new type of aircraft engine
Propfans will be cleaner and more fuel-efficient
Leaders
China’s crackdown on the online-education business marks a turning-point
Less capitalism, more state
The world in brief
Clashes between Afghan and Taliban forces spread across three major cities in south and west Afghanistan...
Donald Trump has $102m in political cash available, making him the most dominant fundraiser in America’s Republican Party...
Six months after seizing power in a coup that toppled Myanmar’s elected government, Min Aung Hlaing, the military ruler, pledged to restore democracy, without specifying when...
South Korean exports jumped to a record high in July as demand for microchips and petrochemical products continued to grow...
Northern Ireland’s schools are slowly becoming less segregated
But most children, whether Catholic or Protestant, live and learn with few from outside their community
Banyan: The Pegasus revelations cast doubt on the health of Indian democracy
The inclusion of prominent critics on a list of hacking targets embarrasses the government
Week in Charts: A more unequal world
The tale of Robinhood • Global lockdown anger • Vaccine-hesitant Americans • Facebook’s dominance
Isamu Noguchi explored what it means to be a global citizen
In his work the Japanese-American artist tried to bring the disparate pieces of himself into contact
The Olympics
Our best stories about the Tokyo games
1843 magazine
Long reads and life
The global normalcy index
Is the world returning to pre-pandemic life?
Weekly edition: July 31st 2021
Dashed hopes: Emerging markets’ growth problem
Why people reject jabs
Surging covid infections and slow vaccinations in some states are caused by health illiteracy, not just partisanship
How far will China's tech-bashing go?
Online-education firms will not be the last victims
Robinhood and the merry mob
Our Wall Street correspondent participates
Proteinotopia: biological origami
Life can make extraordinary variety by following quite simple strategies
1843 magazine: long reads and life
The strange case of WhatsApp and the child-kidnappers
On India’s misinformation front line, a policewoman fights a tech giant
Insect wars: murder hornets v the American honeybee
Killer bugs silently spreading from afar seem like the embodiment of our plague year
“The whole thing’s falling apart.” Northern Ireland’s unhappy birthday
As the province marks its centenary, Protestants don’t feel like celebrating
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An Inca highway still benefits people living nearby
A new study finds that wages, nutrition and schooling levels along a pre-Columbian road are all unusually high
Special reports: June 26th 2021
The Chinese Communist Party
The world’s most powerful political party was founded a century ago. James Miles says it is projecting ever greater confidence, while fortifying itself against collapse
The push to revamp the Chinese Communist Party for the next 100 years
Trying to heal the party’s wounds
Busybodies, backed by AI, are restoring the party’s visibility
The party is eager to expand its influence within business
Getting into the vanguard of the Chinese elite
As Chinese citizens head overseas, the party does likewise
A future, but with Chinese characteristics
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