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The world has an astonishing chance to take a billion people out of extreme poverty by 2030
Poverty
The austerity debate
Dismal pugilists
Mudslinging between economists is a distraction from the real issues
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India’s ungoverned spaces
Out of the trees
A murderous attack highlights neglect in India’s “outland”
Colombia and the FARC
Digging in for peace
A deal on land marks a welcome breakthrough in peace talks. But there is still much to do, and not much time to do it in
The war in Syria
Argument and arms
Everyone threatens to up the military ante in the run-up to a conference
After Malaysia’s election
Time on whose side?
Angry at an unjust defeat, Malaysia’s opposition has reasons to be hopeful
Investing
What's going on in Japan?
Market wobbles may indicate that Japan has a difficult escape route from its crisis
The defence industry
Guns and sugar
More governments are insisting that weapons-sellers invest in side deals to help them develop their industries. This is a bad idea
Special report: Myanmar
A Burmese spring
After 50 years of brutal military rule, Myanmar’s opening has been swift and startling
Social-media science
No hiding place
A plan to assess people’s personal characteristics from their Twitter-streams
The euro crisis
The sleepwalkers
In the euro zone, desperately in need of a boost, no news is bad news
Barack Obama
How to save his second term
Despite the rancour over scandals, big reforms are still possible
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