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The wind-power boom set off a scramble for balsa wood in Ecuador

It has had unintended consequences

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Science & technology

More covid-19 vaccines pass clinical trials

But variants of the virus will make vaccinating the world trickier than expected

Finance & economics

As trading restrictions are lifted, the GameStop frenzy continues

Regulators and politicians are weighing in

Britain

Hong Kongers eye British citizenship but fear retaliation from China

China voices fury at the opening of a new visa scheme

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The week in charts: The expanding nuclear family

Palestinian leadership • Vaccine wars • Budget-busters • Market madness

United States

Lexington: Republicans face a choice between Donald Trump and reality

Most of the party’s voters still revere him, in part because they do not believe he was defeated

1843 magazine

Ye olde Substack: publishing’s hot new business model has 17th-century origins

The gossip sheets of yesteryear have been reborn as email newsletters

Vaccinating the world

Europe

Europe’s delays in covid-19 vaccine delivery are causing tempers to flare

Britain and the EU are at loggerheads again

United States

Racial minorities in America are much more vaccine hesitant

That need not be such a hurdle to getting Americans vaccinated once their access to the vaccine improves

Science & technology

The promise and perils of vaccine passports

They are divisive, politically tricky and probably inevitable

Science & technology

China’s jabs may have an important role

But there is uncertainty over their efficacy

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Who will go nuclear next?

January 30th 2021
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Leaders

The world is facing an upsurge of nuclear proliferation

To stop it, the nuclear powers need to act

United States

Joe Biden terminates much of Donald Trump’s legacy

What a recent flurry of executive orders shows about the drawbacks of executive fiat

Business

The secrets of successful listening

Lessons from a hostage negotiator. Hear, hear

Graphic detail

Poland’s coal-fired home heating creates widespread pollution

The government is backing away from coal—but not fast enough

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Finance & economics

The frenzied rise of GameStop

Retail punters 1, short-sellers 0

Finance & economics

Why you should ignore the siren call of market timing

Few manage to profitably outwit the herd

Finance & economics

Why the crazy upward march in stock prices might just continue

Finance & economics

Shares in emerging markets have hit a record peak

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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