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The year when the Chinese economy will truly eclipse America’s is in sight(142)
Thursday January 5th 2012
Yahoo!'s new boss
Afghanistan
Daily chart
China as number one
Religion
In the beginning were the words
Muslims revere the Koran. But its study is not taboo—and is in some quarters increasingly daring(243)
The downside of social media
Too much buzz
Facebook, Twitter and other social media provide huge opportunities, but will bring huge problems(56)
Syria
Mission failure
The Arab League has failed to stop the bloodshed in Syria, and the opposition is growing ever restless(19)
America's economy
Hard times, lean firms
How much longer can America keep increasing productivity?(55)
Democracy in Hungary
Hungary steps out
Tens of thousands take to the streets to demonstrate against the government's power grabs(145)
Solar power
Building a better suntrap
A novel approach to solar power may help to improve its efficiency(46)
Algeria and France
War by any other name
A conflict that still reverberates today(35)
Iraq
Make it federal
If their country is to function, Iraqis need to share power(82)
Cancer research
Take five
An ambitious plan for curing cancer in a businesslike way is in the works(29)
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Gulliver takes an iPad across Africa
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Johnson on words of the year
Economics blogs
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Financial terrorism
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Aesthetics and money
Old, expensive violins are not always better than new, cheap ones
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Christopher Hitchens assessed
George Whitman, proprietor of a bookshop-cum-socialist utopia in Paris
Infrastructure in India
One of India’s most important industries has a knackered balance-sheet
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