Bitcoin of the realm: El Salvador’s experiment

Bitcoin of the realm: El Salvador’s experiment

President Nayib Bukele thinks obliging businesses to take the cryptocurrency will help with remittances, inclusion and foreign investment. So far, few are convinced. From after-school tutoring to endless extracurricular activities, education is an increasingly cut-throat affair; we examine the costs of these academic arms races. And Sally Rooney’s new novel and the question of what makes great contemporary fiction.

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Revolting: The January 6th committee’s public hearings

Revolting: The January 6th committee’s public hearings

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Second time’s the charm? Somalia’s new president

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The wrath of Khan: Pakistan’s turbulent spring

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After the party, the hangover: Boris survives, barely

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Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, narrowly survived a no-confidence vote last night. As he limps on, the informal contest to succeed him will intensify, as will questions about the Conservative...

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A farewell to arms control? Ukraine and nuclear weapons

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Hide, park: Russian money in London

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War and blockades in Ukraine are the largest but far from the only problems squeezing the global food system—and with prices already way up, a catastrophe of hunger looms. The prospect of whole-genome...

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