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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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Investors can no longer take low interest rates for granted
The Federal Reserve is responding to higher inflation. More is on the way
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What the ousting of Toshiba’s chairman says about Japanese capitalism
The plight of an industrial giant offers ammunition to both sides of the corporate-governance debate
The world in brief
Shareholders of Toshiba staged a successful revolt, forcing Nagayama Osamu, the chairman, to resign...
President Joe Biden struck a deal on an infrastructure bill worth around $1.2trn, roughly half in new spending, with a group of senators from both parties...
Mr Biden declared a state of emergency in Florida after the collapse of a 12-storey block of flats in Miami, allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster-relief efforts...
Didi Chuxing, China’s answer to Uber, is seeking a valuation of more than $60bn as it prepares to list on the NYSE...
Haiti’s crisis appears to be getting worse
The postponement of a referendum is bad news for President Jovenel Moïse
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Dubious papers taint specialist journals long after they have been retracted
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