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Leaders

Russians and Belarusians are tired of backwards-looking autocrats

The old tools of truncheon and syringe may keep them in power. But for how long?

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The uprising in Belarus and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny

Finance & economics

The Fed makes its biggest inflation-policy change in decades

It now weighs jobs as heavily as prices, but has not made the radical shift many had hoped for

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United States

Wisconsin’s summer of fury

Another round of shooting and protests

Business

TikTok’s American boss hits the eject button

Kevin Mayer resigns from the Chinese-owned video app as the tussle for control of its American arm reaches the endgame

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United States

Lexington: Hail to the king

Trump at the convention

Daily chart

Does bribery pay?

Yes, according to a new report, as long as you don’t get caught

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Prospero

“Tenet” obscures its interesting premise in a disappointing spy caper

Rather than show off his unique film-making sensibility, Christopher Nolan imitates a James Bond film

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What Putin fears

August 29th 2020
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Britain

Mass unemployment threatens Britain

China

China’s rulers will pay a high price for repression in Hong Kong

Science & technology

Robots that can walk are now striding to market

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Conspiracy theories about covid-19 vaccines may prevent herd immunity

Anti-vaccination sentiments are more prevalent in rich countries than in poor ones

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In context: Work after covid-19

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What is the point of the office?

As the pandemic leaves offices around the world empty, Catherine Nixey asks what was the point of them anyway?

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How has the pandemic changed working lives?

A study concludes: more meetings, more emails, longer hours

Business

IG Metall is pushing for a four-day week

Business

The decline of the office romance

Special report: Dementia

As humanity ages the numbers of people with dementia will surge

The world is ill-prepared for the frightening human, economic and social implications

The search for a cure for dementia is not going well

But behavioural changes can reduce the risk of developing it

The big question about dementia care is who is going to do it

The best care is “people-centred”, ie, labour-intensive

Might dementia tourism to lower-wage economies become a trend?

It will remain a niche market; but shows how the best care needs a lot of carers

No country has found a sustainable way to finance dementia care

And most have not even tried

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