Articles in this issue: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon This week’s cover Inflation will be harder to bring down than markets think Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation is part of Britain’s great moderation Israel’s proposed legal reforms are a dreadful answer to a real problem The world won’t decarbonise fast enough unless renewables make real money Nigeria desperately needs a new kind of leadership Letters to the editor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on why he is running to be Nigeria’s president Peter Obi on why he is running to be Nigeria’s president The overhaul of Israel’s judiciary will maim its democracy, says Polly Bronstein Lots of investors think inflation is under control. Not so fast India and Pakistan are choking on each other’s pollution The Taliban are digging an enormous canal Australia re-bans alcohol in some Aboriginal communities After silencing critics at home, Narendra Modi goes after foreign media How China’s police are ensnaring thousands of suspects abroad How much of a concern are China’s overseas police stations? Chinese propaganda is surprisingly effective abroad China is losing Taiwanese heart and minds Nikki Haley competes with Donald Trump Pandemic eviction bans have spawned a renters’-rights movement In the wake of violence American cities resort to youth curfews Should tech platforms be liable for the content they carry? Volunteers teach debating skills to America’s incarcerated What America has been shooting down in the sky Why proposed laws targeting drag shows are proliferating in America Can a political underdog save Nigeria? Proposed legal reforms could be dire for Israel Bashar al-Assad does not want to let a calamity go to waste Latin America’s left-wing presidents risk stoking inflation Daniel Ortega expels 222 political prisoners from Nicaragua Latin America’s prisons are overcrowded and violent Why there are so few babies in southern Europe Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of construction scams Moldova fears it may fall victim to a Russian coup plot Poland’s rule-of-law conflict with the EU is coming to a head Trouble at Italy’s San Remo song festival What’s behind France’s fatal fascination with Russia Nicola Sturgeon leaves with Scotland split in two Britons take against asylum hotels The shape of the post-pandemic economy in Britain The mystery of the twitching crabs Britain could soon give up its last African colony The Brexit Re-enactment Society Throughout the rich world, the young are falling out of love with cars What Tencent’s rebound says about prospects for China’s big tech What European business makes of the green-subsidy race Adani companies’ decent earnings offer only moderate relief Corporate intrigue at the heart of K-pop Bob Iger makes big changes at Disney Why it’s time to get shot of coffee meetings at work AI-wielding tech firms are giving a new shape to modern warfare War and subsidies have turbocharged the green transition Cobalt, a crucial battery material, is suddenly superabundant Scrutiny of major crypto institutions is intensifying Why more Chinese tourism means more capital flight Investors expect the economy to avoid recession The World Bank’s embattled chief steps down Lael Brainard will take control of America’s economic nerve centre The case for globalisation optimism A new way to clean up the steel industry A step towards a contraceptive pill for men? Vaccines based on mRNA need to get out of the freezer Plants call for help with a chemical employed by people as a drug Two of the most enigmatic phenomena in the cosmos may be linked A portrait of the Russian artist in the age of Z William Byrd was a favourite composer of Elizabeth I “My Nemesis” is a tale of middle age, femininity and desire American business and propaganda for free markets An author reconstructs the life of her murdered sister If stigma is the problem, using different words may not help Economic data, commodities and markets Poor areas suffered 3.5 times more damage in Turkey’s earthquake Will avian flu be the next human pandemic? Maya Widmaier-Picasso helped to revive her father’s creativity Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)
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Articles in this issue: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon This week’s cover Inflation will be harder to bring down than markets think Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation is part of Britain’s great moderation Israel’s proposed legal reforms are a dreadful answer to a real problem The world won’t decarbonise fast enough unless renewables make real money Nigeria desperately needs a new kind of leadership Letters to the editor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on why he is running to be Nigeria’s president Peter Obi on why he is running to be Nigeria’s president The overhaul of Israel’s judiciary will maim its democracy, says Polly Bronstein Lots of investors think inflation is under control. Not so fast India and Pakistan are choking on each other’s pollution The Taliban are digging an enormous canal Australia re-bans alcohol in some Aboriginal communities After silencing critics at home, Narendra Modi goes after foreign media How China’s police are ensnaring thousands of suspects abroad How much of a concern are China’s overseas police stations? Chinese propaganda is surprisingly effective abroad China is losing Taiwanese heart and minds Nikki Haley competes with Donald Trump Pandemic eviction bans have spawned a renters’-rights movement In the wake of violence American cities resort to youth curfews Should tech platforms be liable for the content they carry? Volunteers teach debating skills to America’s incarcerated What America has been shooting down in the sky Why proposed laws targeting drag shows are proliferating in America Can a political underdog save Nigeria? Proposed legal reforms could be dire for Israel Bashar al-Assad does not want to let a calamity go to waste Latin America’s left-wing presidents risk stoking inflation Daniel Ortega expels 222 political prisoners from Nicaragua Latin America’s prisons are overcrowded and violent Why there are so few babies in southern Europe Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of construction scams Moldova fears it may fall victim to a Russian coup plot Poland’s rule-of-law conflict with the EU is coming to a head Trouble at Italy’s San Remo song festival What’s behind France’s fatal fascination with Russia Nicola Sturgeon leaves with Scotland split in two Britons take against asylum hotels The shape of the post-pandemic economy in Britain The mystery of the twitching crabs Britain could soon give up its last African colony The Brexit Re-enactment Society Throughout the rich world, the young are falling out of love with cars What Tencent’s rebound says about prospects for China’s big tech What European business makes of the green-subsidy race Adani companies’ decent earnings offer only moderate relief Corporate intrigue at the heart of K-pop Bob Iger makes big changes at Disney Why it’s time to get shot of coffee meetings at work AI-wielding tech firms are giving a new shape to modern warfare War and subsidies have turbocharged the green transition Cobalt, a crucial battery material, is suddenly superabundant Scrutiny of major crypto institutions is intensifying Why more Chinese tourism means more capital flight Investors expect the economy to avoid recession The World Bank’s embattled chief steps down Lael Brainard will take control of America’s economic nerve centre The case for globalisation optimism A new way to clean up the steel industry A step towards a contraceptive pill for men? Vaccines based on mRNA need to get out of the freezer Plants call for help with a chemical employed by people as a drug Two of the most enigmatic phenomena in the cosmos may be linked A portrait of the Russian artist in the age of Z William Byrd was a favourite composer of Elizabeth I “My Nemesis” is a tale of middle age, femininity and desire American business and propaganda for free markets An author reconstructs the life of her murdered sister If stigma is the problem, using different words may not help Economic data, commodities and markets Poor areas suffered 3.5 times more damage in Turkey’s earthquake Will avian flu be the next human pandemic? Maya Widmaier-Picasso helped to revive her father’s creativity Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)