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Violence against women is a scourge on poor countries

But on International Women's Day it is cheering to report that women’s campaigns are starting to have an effect

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United States

How Joe Biden got his sizeable stimulus bill through the Senate

And what that says about coming political combat in Washington

International

Poor countries struggling with debt fight to get help

New power struggles among lenders are complicating negotiations

Asia

America’s top brass responds to the threat of China in the Pacific

American bases are easy targets for Chinese missiles

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How covid-19 triggered America’s first female recession in 50 years

Recent studies find that women dropped out of the labour market to school their children

Europe

Charlemagne: How Germany’s Greens conquered the industrial heartland

Winfried Kretschmann stresses both climate protection and economic growth

Europe

Despot, genius or both? France argues about Napoleon

As his bicentenary approaches, tempers rise

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From the archive: What if women ruled the world?

Only 6.3% of all international leaders are women. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and Africa's first elected female head of state, suggests ways to redress the balance.

Business

Is the lot of female executives improving?

Our glass-ceiling index shows some progress in some places. But not enough

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The battle over birth

Why do so many expectant mothers feel judged, anxious and inadequate about how they deliver their babies?

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Bouncing back: a safety net for the post-covid world

March 6th 2021
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McKinsey’s partners suffer from collective self-delusion

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Science & technology

DNA from Neanderthals affects vulnerability to covid-19

One genetic legacy is protective. Another is harmful

Business

Rupert Murdoch prepares to hand over his media empire

As the mogul turns 90, investors and offspring get ready for a battle over its future

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New data show that leading covid-19 vaccines have similarly high efficacy

Studies of millions of people, with the same place and time, provide fairer comparisons than clinical trials do

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Fukushima ten years on

Leaders

Nuclear power must be well regulated, not ditched

It is an essential weapon in the fight against climate change

Asia

The Fukushima disaster was not the turning point many had hoped

Instead of spurring reform, the nuclear accident bred disillusionment

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After the tsunami: what happened to the girl from Fukushima?

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From the archive: The twilight zone

Special report: The future of travel

What will travel look like after the pandemic?

Covid-19 has brought international travel to a standstill. But it will recover and may even become a better experience, says Simon Wright

Could covid-19 shake up air travel for the better?

Governments’ re-entry into airlines may spur more competition

How today’s reviled airlines could become greener

The pandemic has drawn attention to the environmental damage caused by air travel

Business travel may never fully recover from covid-19

Business class was late to the game. It might be early to leave too

The pandemic has hurt corporate jets less than commercial ones

The wealthy are not bound by airline schedules

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