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Why Microsoft is splashing $69bn on video games
The tech giant’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is its biggest-ever deal
Middle East & Africa
The Arab world is re-embracing its Jews
Changing attitudes and self-interested leaders are behind a surprising religious revival
Explainer: Why do American airlines say 5G networks will ground their planes?
They claim the technology will interfere with instruments in some aircraft. Regulators are in a muddle
The world in brief
The chair of the House Committee on Transport and Infrastructure and the chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation called on AT&T and Verizon to postpone the launch of new 5G mobile-phone services, planned for Wednesday...
Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a video-game maker, for almost $70bn...
Goldman Sachs reported profits of $3.9bn for the final three months of 2021, down by 13% year-on-year and lower than analysts had forecast...
Tonga’s government made its first statement since being struck by a tsunami caused by an underwater volcano on Saturday...
As Austin thrives as a tech hub, will it avoid San Francisco’s problems?
The capital of Texas will have to grapple with the downsides of growth
Charlemagne: Europe’s energy crisis will trigger its worst neuroses
A surge in gas prices is the stuff of nightmares
China stands alone in its attitude towards the pandemic
It is one of few countries where normalcy has regressed over the past year
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Weekly edition: January 15th 2022
Beware the bossy state
Boris Johnson, party animal
With him in office, Britain can expect a rough ride
Kazakhstan’s steppe in the dark
Russian troops are no guarantee of stability
The dangers of Hindu chauvinism
The ruling party does nothing to stop the bigots
Do tips make for better service?
The evidence is mixed—and the practice varies widely across the world
Sectarianism in India
Hindu bigots are openly urging Indians to murder Muslims
And the ruling party does nothing to stop them
India’s government is ignoring, and sometimes even encouraging, hatred of minorities
Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is determined to preserve its power
Narendra Modi’s sectarianism is eroding India’s secular democracy
The Indian prime minister has united a broad coalition against him
The Indian government’s toolkit for persecuting critics
Its treatment of them is not just unfair, but wildly hypocritical
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Europe
As war looms larger, what are Russia’s military options in Ukraine?
The Kremlin’s aim would probably be to shatter Ukrainian military power and dictate terms
Special reports: January 15th 2022
The new interventionism
After a long liberalising era, the state has bounced back. That is not a good thing, argues Jan Piotrowski
Governments’ widespread new fondness for interventionism
Many countries are seeing a revival of industrial policy
The growing demand for more vigorous antitrust action
Enthusiasm for regulation, often in areas like the climate, shows no sign of flagging
The long trend of falling corporate taxes is being reversed
However justified, more government intervention risks being counterproductive
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