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China

The gig economy challenges China’s state-run labour unions

A clampdown on civil society has made life harder for workers looking for help

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China’s economy zooms back to its pre-covid growth rate

Europe

Delays in covid-19 vaccine delivery are causing tempers to flare and timetables to slip

Britain and the EU are at loggerheads again

Business

Can Boeing fly without government help?

Probably not

Middle East & Africa

Why it’s hard for Congo’s coltan miners to abide by the law

American rules against conflict minerals have unintended consequences

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Day traders have sent GameStop’s share price sky-high

A Reddit mob drives the markets—and its professionals—wild

Britain

Schumpeter: Can Boeing fly without government help?

The profit margin of smaller exporters could be wiped out

Science & technology

Irradiating small animals used as fish food makes them bigger

The result is Godzilla the rotifer

Vaccinating the world

Science & technology

How fast can vaccination against covid-19 make a difference?

Israel has some answers

Science & technology

China’s jabs may have an important role

But there is uncertainty over their efficacy

Leaders

The marathon of covid-19 vaccination

Even as governments sprint to get inoculate programmes going, they need to keep an eye on what comes next

United States

America’s vaccination roll-out will improve with practice

How one large medical system used 100% of doses made available to it

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Business

A Tesla bull debates a Tesla bear

It is easy to make a positive and a negative case for the electric-car maker's $800bn market capitalisation

Leaders

The struggle over chips enters a new phase

The age of their manufacture in China could be beginning

International

Messaging services are providing a more private internet

This has advantages—and risks

Graphic detail

The smallpox vaccine took decades to bear fruit

Vaccination campaigns are hard

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In context: Joe Biden’s first 100 days

Leaders

The outlook for America looks grim, but that could quickly change

What to expect from a Biden presidency

Briefing

After the chaos of the Trump era, what can Joe Biden hope to achieve?

Joe Biden faces multiple crises as he takes office

United States

Tracking the Biden administration

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Fear and hope on inauguration day

Special report: Generation Xi

Young Chinese are both patriotic and socially progressive

That mix is already changing their country, says Stephanie Studer, our China correspondent

The gap between China’s rural and urban youth is closing

But it remains large, even as more youngsters return home to the countryside

How nationalism is shaping China’s young

They feel more defensive than ever of their country’s achievements

How to rebel in China

The alternatives are rave or pray

As attitudes to the West sour, China’s students turn home

They think China is best served by picking aspects of Western culture that suit it

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