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Every year tens of millions of young Indians compete in what are probably the world’s toughest exams. Register for free to learn why the country’s schools fail to set them up for success
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Since Xi Jinping took power in 2012, liberals in China have been all but silenced. But the country’s leaders do sometimes worry that censorship can go too far. Register for free to learn why
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The PISA results released this month were a disappointment for many countries. But the 12,385 mainland Chinese who sat the tests made their parents proud. Register for free to learn why
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Those who have met Morocco’s king recently describe a visibly unwell man. Ahead of his eventual succession, the country’s security agencies are jostling for position
Regulatory restraints have allowed the Bombay Stock Exchange to mount a comeback against an upstart rival
Bob Mackie’s garments had to proclaim the personality of the wearer, or of the character they played, as loudly as possible. It didn’t matter what it was for, but who and why. Read our obituary
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The trade war with Canada “really does bite for a lot of American producers”, says @asdomash. He discusses the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs, on our “Checks and Balance” podcast
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Donald Trump said he was considering a ban on diesel exports from America, amid record prices for the fuel. Register for free to learn why such a move would be unwise
As with military rearmament, countries are boosting intelligence services to prove their value to America—and to protect themselves if it turns away
Nikole Hannah-Jones won plaudits for a story about sending her daughter to a school with mostly poor, non-white pupils. Her latest article about her daughter’s subsequent ordeal has triggered a torrent of anti-woke schadenfreude
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At 300,000 square feet and with a reported price tag of $1bn, the museum is one of the most conspicuous and intriguing to launch this decade anywhere in the galaxy. Is it worth visiting?
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The number of America’s 100 biggest cities that our “Carrie Bradshaw index” deems unaffordable has fallen to 30—the lowest since it began three years ago
It’s too kind to say the Xi-Trump summit was big on pageantry and light on substance. Given the urgent problems that can’t be tackled without China and America, to squander the meeting was a selfish dereliction of duty. My take
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Wars are ending lives. AI agents are breaking free of their human trainers. In such a moment the two most powerful men on Earth could have talked. Instead the leaders of America and China put selfish interests first
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The main achievement of this week’s summit appears to be an extension of the economic truce that America and China reached last year. Register for free to learn why a period of calm suits both sides
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What happened at the latest meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping amounted to a derelection of duty, and leaves the rest of humanity as the losers. The 21st century is hurtling onwards without responsible leadership
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Some widely used surgical procedures, such as spinal fusions and rotator-cuff repairs, have effects indistinguishable from placebo or non-surgical care such as physiotherapy
“He could never get the world of fashion to esteem him quite as much as he wanted.” On “The Intelligence” our obituaries editor pays tribute to Bob Mackie
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Whether Democrats win back the Senate depends in no small part on the race in Alaska, which depends in no small part on fish. Register for free to learn why
In Donald Trump’s latest skirmish with the press, as in others, he craves victory. But merely starting the fight has an impact
