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China’s Communist Party at 100: the secret of its longevity
Ruthlessness, ideological agility and economic growth have kept it in power
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How to reform America’s voting laws
Joe Manchin’s proposals would help fix three significant defects in how national elections are run. They deserve bipartisan support
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Haiti’s crisis appears to be getting worse
The postponement of a referendum is bad news for President Jovenel Moïse
The world in brief
President Joe Biden struck a deal on aninfrastructure bill worth around $1.2trn, roughly half in new spending, with a group of senators from both parties...
Congressional negotiators announced progress in agreeing the framework of a police-reform bill, but gave no further details...
Didi Chuxing, China’s answer to Uber, is seeking a valuation of more than $60bn as it prepares to list on the NYSE...
Hong Kong promoted two of the officials behind the crackdown on protests against the territory’s government and its national-security law...
Which countries are becoming less peaceful?
Many parts of the world are becoming more troubled. Watch out for possible shocks in Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone and Laos
Dinosaurs once flourished near the North Pole
The bones of their young suggest they were permanent residents, not migrants
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Zombie research haunts academic literature long after their supposed demise
Dubious papers taint specialist journals long after they have been retracted
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