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Leaders

As covid-19 recedes, let migrants move again

Where it is safe enough to welcome tourists, it is safe enough for immigrants

Related

Many curbs on immigrants could outlast the pandemic

Business

Air travel’s sudden collapse will reshape a trillion-dollar industry

The pandemic has knocked the airline-industrial complex harder than it has most sectors

Highlights
The Americas

Covid-19 has strained Canada’s relations with America

Donald Trump wants Canada to open its border to Americans. Canadians say no

Middle East & Africa

Turkey is wielding influence all over the Arab world

Its muscle-flexing worries many

From our columnists
China

Chaguan: Digging up China’s past is always political

Officials claim an archaeological site proves that China has 5,000 years of continuous history

Daily chart

Week in charts: Google’s search for mid-life meaning

Aviation on the tarmac • Migrants immobilised • Emerging markets’ uncertain recovery • Divided Britain

Moreover
1843

A Greek tragedy purges the plague

The ancient Greeks believed that watching theatre could heal society. During the pandemic, it's the audience, not the actors, who are wearing masks

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How to cope with middle age

August 1st 2020
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United States

Would a Biden administration be softer than Trump on China?

United States

What is a police department for?

Finance & economics

Emmanuel Farhi has died at the age of 41

Graphic detail

Twitter’s algorithm does not seem to silence conservatives

The platform’s recommendation engine appears to favour inflammatory tweets

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In context: The new economics of the pandemic

Leaders

Governments must beware the lure of free money

Budget constraints have gone missing. That presents both danger and opportunity

Briefing

The covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics

It is not yet clear where it will lead

Finance & economics

What Wall Street’s results tell you about America’s economy

Finance & economics

Why real-time economic data need to be treated with caution

Special report: The Midwest

A region with outsized punch

America’s Midwest matters out of proportion to its size, says Adam Roberts

The urban prairie

For the region to prosper, its bigger cities must flourish

Separate, downtrodden

The region has particular problems with segregation and policing

America’s Mittelstand

Advanced manufacturing can thrive, as Grand Rapids shows

From rustbelt to brainbelt

How higher education can drive prosperity

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