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Ebrahim Raisi wins a rigged election in Iran. What next?
The supreme leader is consolidating power. The new president may help
Middle East & Africa
Few things are harder than building a state in Iraq
But hints of progress can be detected
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Investors in technology need to pay attention to corporate governance
Investors in technology firms too often put up with ropy corporate governance. They may come to regret it
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Ebrahim Raisi, a staunch hardliner and judiciary chief, will become Iran’s next president, having won 62% of the vote in Friday’s election...
The delta variant is on its way to becoming the globally dominant strain of the coronavirus causing covid-19, the World Health Organisation’s chief scientist said...
The Dow Jones share index suffered its worst week since October 2020, as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve’s change of tack on monetary policy...
The United Nations adopted a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar and calling for a ban on selling arms to the junta...
What is Juneteenth, America’s newest national holiday?
June 19th commemorates the end of slavery, but the country remains divided over racial injustice
Schumpeter: Once a bonanza for sponsors, the Olympics are becoming a drag
Track and minefield
The number of forcibly displaced people reaches another record high
People continued to flee Syria, Venezuela and Afghanistan even as covid closed borders
Kenneth Kaunda was a bad Zambian leader but a great ex-president
The founding president led his country to ruin, but set a model in relinquishing power
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Crypto-miners are probably to blame for the graphics-chip shortage
Secondhand graphics-card prices move nearly in lockstep with those of Ethereum
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