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Aung San Suu Kyi is arrested as Myanmar’s generals seize power

The army’s motives are unclear

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s election victory (Nov 2020)

Finance & economics

How the GameStop saga threatens Robinhood

The platform’s users are furious, and regulators and lawmakers are on its case

Europe

Shades of Minsk, as Russians again protest against Putin

The Kremlin is adopting tactics crafted in Belarus to quell protests provoked by the arrest of Alexei Navalny

International

Surrogacy reform is spreading in the rich world

While many poor countries are putting up obstacles

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Why penalties are becoming more common in elite football

Referees are less tolerant of rough play, and they spot more fouls thanks to VAR technology

Finance & economics

Free exchange: What would a $15 minimum wage mean for America’s economy?

The large increase carries risks for jobs. But history suggests it could bring large rewards

Books & arts

A plan to beam a musical message to other planets

And back to this one

Vaccinating the world

Leaders

Europe needs quicker vaccinations and more stimulus

Vaccine protectionism is not the answer

Science & technology

More covid-19 vaccines pass clinical trials

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

Science & technology

The promise and perils of vaccine passports

They are divisive, politically tricky and probably inevitable

Europe

Why France’s vaccination roll-out has been so slow

The country that pioneered vaccines has struggled to get covid-19 jabs into arms

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Who will go nuclear next?

January 30th 2021
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Finance & economics

Can China’s long property boom hold?

The country is building five times as many houses as America and Europe combined

Science & technology

Television-makers are pitting rival technologies against each other

Customers will see better pictures on their screens as a result

United States

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

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Poland’s coal-fired home heating creates widespread pollution

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

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Giddy markets

Finance & economics

As trading restrictions are lifted, the GameStop frenzy continues

Regulators and politicians are weighing in

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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