Deaths spiral: America’s spike in murders

Deaths spiral: America’s spike in murders

Estimates suggest that last year’s rise in murder rates was the greatest in perhaps half a century, reversing a long decline; we ask what is behind it. Amid Europe’s woefully slow vaccine rollouts, Serbia stands out as an unlikely success story. And the pandemic’s natural experiment on the ideal number of working hours.

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Power failure: South Africa’s ANC stumbles

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Cool heads needed: COP26 begins

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Going critical: Iran’s nuclear programme

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Winter is coming: Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

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