Back to the furore: protests set to reignite

Back to the furore: protests set to reignite

The pandemic overshadowed a striking spate of uprisings around the world. In Lebanon economic conditions have only worsened since—and the protesters are back. A look at urban architecture reveals how past diseases have shaped the world’s cities; we ask how much covid-19 will leave its mark. And, can Corona beer, Latin America’s first global brand, escape its associations with the coronavirus?

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Stake and chips: will America take 10% of Intel?

Stake and chips: will America take 10% of Intel?

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Trouble in paradise: US plans for Pacific war

Trouble in paradise: US plans for Pacific war

With China as its new rival, America is reviving old wartime facilities across the Pacific. Our correspondent visits an abandoned airfield that has been given new life. The outlook for climate technol...

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On a win and a player: Britain’s gaming prowess

On a win and a player: Britain’s gaming prowess

As the world’s biggest gaming fair gets underway, our correspondent looks at the surprising success of Britain, the world’s third-largest exporter of video games. Europeans are giving up their vices, ...

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Peace by piece? Zelensky and Trump meet again

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After an inconclusive summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, the stakes are high for Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with the US president in Washington today. Enter the “sol...

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A farewell to arms? Hamas considers its options

A farewell to arms? Hamas considers its options

Opinions of Hamas are shifting—among its international backers, in Gaza, even within its affiliates’ ranks. If it opts to disarm, what would happen next? A new analysis suggests using a sense of risk ...

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Frozen conflict? A special episode in the Arctic

Frozen conflict? A special episode in the Arctic

In Norway’s north, a geopolitical quirk may yet transform into a geopolitical conflict. We visit Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago that contains a Russian company town complete with a bust of Lenin. Ahe...

14 Aug 202523min

Just getting started: El Salvador’s president for life

Just getting started: El Salvador’s president for life

First he came for the gangs; then, for his critics. Now Nayib Bukele has come for El Salvador’s constitution, and there is little to stop him staying in office indefinitely. America’s paltry fertility...

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Next top model: GPT-5 and its AI rivals

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A look at progress in generative AI shows that OpenAI’s latest, greatest model sits on a neat curve of growing utility over time. But what other firms are on that curve, and where is it taking humanit...

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