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Finance & economics

Oil markets prepare for lofty prices and restrained supply

A failed attack on a Saudi refinery is only the latest event pushing prices up

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Commodity prices are surging

The Americas

Only America can break the deadlock between Canada and China

The incarceration of two Canadians has paralysed the relationship between the two countries

United States

Black American radicals once forged links with Chinese communists

Now only echoes remain

Middle East & Africa

Niger’s president wins the Ibrahim African leadership prize

Mahamadou Issoufou is bowing out after two terms, but leaves a troubling legacy

Graphic detail

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

The Americas

Bello: Vaccination is going well in Chile. Why not its neighbours?

Jabbing is politicised in much of Latin America

Science & technology

Cracking the security on a trove of 17th-century letters

Before envelopes, there was “letterlocking�

Britain’s royal ructions

Britain

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry discuss palace intrigue with Oprah

Those who seek individual attention do not do well in the royal family

Britain

How Princess Diana shaped politics

A populist in the palace

Britain

Harry, Meghan and Marx

Brand Sussex represents the biggest threat to the monarchy so far

1843 magazine

From the archive: Meghan the moderniser?

At a time of flux, she appeared to be an asset to the royal family

Weekly edition

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

March 6th 2021
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The post-covid welfare state

Leaders

How to make a social safety-net for the post-covid world

Governments must remake the social contract for the 21st century

Briefing

Covid-19 has transformed the welfare state. Which changes will endure?

The pandemic may mark a new chapter in the nature of social safety-nets

Finance & economics

Might the pandemic pave the way for a universal basic income?

A true UBI seems far off. But more experimentation is likely

Finance & economics

Could the pandemic cause economists to rethink welfare?

At the American Economic Association’s annual shindig, Emmanuel Saez argues for change

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Business

McKinsey’s partners suffer from collective self-delusion

The smuggest guys in the room

Science & technology

DNA from Neanderthals affects vulnerability to covid-19

One genetic legacy is protective. Another is harmful

International

Violence against women is a scourge on poor countries

But women’s campaigns are starting to have an effect

Graphic detail

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

1843 magazine

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

Asia

From the archive: Survivors of Japan’s tsunami struggle to pick up the pieces

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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