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America’s boom has begun. Can it last?

High-frequency economic data suggest it’s full steam ahead

China

The plight of China’s “left-behind” children

Some 31m live apart from both parents, who have moved for work in cities

Obituary

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is dead

The husband of Queen Elizabeth II was 99

Briefing

The Kurdish spring did not happen

But there have been gains as well as setbacks

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House prices boom despite the pandemic

America’s economic rebound • Workers’ bright future • India’s covid-19 crisis • Jordan’s family feud

Europe

Charlemagne: Emmanuel Macron’s troubles open up space for Marine Le Pen

But they also bring greater scrutiny

1843 magazine

Sage against the machine: can robots learn to taste?

Human tasters still hone the flavour of most manufactured foodstuffs. Now the machines are coming for them

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Science & technology

A second possible break in the laws of physics has been noted

This time it involves misbehaving muons

Business

China’s rulers want more control of big tech

As the Communist Party whips digital platforms into line, trillions of dollars in market value are at stake

Britain

Brexit is the catalyst for rioting in Northern Ireland

With marching season approaching, it is a dangerous time in the province

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Our house-price forecast expects the global rally to lose steam

It predicts France and Germany to be the best-performing markets during the next three years

Vaccinating the world

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With millions vaccinated, rare side-effects of jabs are emerging

The challenge is to sort them from the medical emergencies that happen every day

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Bhutan vaccinated almost all its adults against covid-19 in a week

Only Israel and the Seychelles have inoculated a higher share of the population

Science & technology

Are vaccine passports a good idea?

They are likely to make the biggest difference to international travel

The Americas

Cuba may become the smallest country to make covid-19 vaccines

Whether they will be approved elsewhere remains to be seen

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Special report: The future of work

A bright future for the world of work

Workers the world over have had a torrid year. But the future is bright, argues Callum Williams

Labour markets are working, but also changing

Labour markets have coped with covid-19 better than expected. But they have changed

The biggest losers from covid-19

Covid-19 is a disease of the poor and the powerless

The rise of working from home

The shift to a hybrid world of work will have a big impact on managers

Robots threaten jobs less than fearmongers claim

Recessions and pandemics accelerate automation. Yet warnings of a jobless future are overblown

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