You shall not pass: standardising vaccine passports

You shall not pass: standardising vaccine passports

Covid certificates are a global mess, with countries operating a patchwork of incompatible systems. We look at why it’s so difficult to standardise digital health passes. When the results of Uzbekistan’s elections are published today, the only surprise will be the margin of victory for Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the country’s autocratic leader since 2016. The question is how far he can take his agenda of economic and political reform. And Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), a way of representing ownership of digital media, have taken the art world by storm. Why The Economist is getting in the game.

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Flee country: Britain seeks to slash migration

Flee country: Britain seeks to slash migration

Britain’s home secretary Shabana Mahmood proposed a big shift in immigration policy this week. Our correspondent explains Labour’s reforms – and the reasoning behind them. Why military spy balloons ar...

21 Nov 202523min

War graft: scandal engulfs Ukraine

War graft: scandal engulfs Ukraine

Pentagon officials are meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss a Russia-US peace proposal Ukraine had no part in writing. That merely adds pressure as a giant corruption crisis is alre...

20 Nov 202525min

Crown prince arming: Trump sells jets to MBS

Crown prince arming: Trump sells jets to MBS

Muhammad bin Salman’s first visit to the White House in seven years earned the Saudi crown prince new weapons, giant tech deals and a burnished reputation. Our correspondent explains Trump’s warm welc...

19 Nov 202521min

After Sheikh: what next for Bangladesh?

After Sheikh: what next for Bangladesh?

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s former prime minister, has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. The country is at a pivotal moment as it heads towards parliamentary elections next year. D...

18 Nov 202519min

Gang-buster: Can Sheinbaum beat Mexico crime?

Gang-buster: Can Sheinbaum beat Mexico crime?

This weekend, thousands of people protested in Mexico City about violent crime. But our correspondent notes that the government has had some success in confronting drug gangs and cutting homicides. Th...

17 Nov 202525min

Toil and rubble: who will rebuild Gaza?

Toil and rubble: who will rebuild Gaza?

After two years of war, over 80% of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed. Our correspondent assesses various plans for reconstruction. Do large lay-offs in American firms mean AI is coming for wh...

14 Nov 202523min

Opening punch: Shutdown ends, now more Epstein emails

Opening punch: Shutdown ends, now more Epstein emails

Last night Donald Trump finally managed to end the longest federal government shutdown in history. But, amid a new release of emails relating to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the political sto...

13 Nov 202523min

The little green look: China’s energy revolution

The little green look: China’s energy revolution

America has boycotted this week’s COP climate talks, but China has sent a giant delegation. The world’s biggest polluter is increasingly pivotal to tackling global warming. Why young protesters around...

12 Nov 202522min

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