Articles in this issue: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon This week’s covers Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect The war in Ukraine is a powerful reason to enlarge—and improve—the EU Joe Biden may come to regret his claim to be pro-union A humanitarian disaster is under way in Nagorno-Karabakh Forget the shutdown. America’s real fiscal worry is rising bond yields The lessons from Microsoft’s startling comeback Letters to the editor David Keith on why carbon removal won’t save big oil but may help the climate How Microsoft could supplant Apple as the world’s most valuable firm China is flooding Taiwan with disinformation The world’s greatest toilet culture South Korea’s opposition leader narrowly avoids arrest Australians looks set to reject new provisions for Aboriginal people Narendra Modi wants a lot more women in Indian politics Can a $12 phone get 300m illiterate Indians online? India is testing America’s friendship Politics hamper China’s efforts to stimulate the economy China’s persecution of Uyghurs extends to those it once favoured After an unsuccessful boycott, women’s tennis is back in China The new Supreme Court term takes aim at the administrative state Bob Menendez’s indictment is colourful even by Jersey standards America’s government will probably shut down, again, on October 1st DEI initiatives have foundered over the past three years in America The flow of migrants into Chicago is a crisis and an opportunity Donald Trump is found liable for fraud in his real-estate dealings A Trump Party in the Reagan Library America, Israel and Saudi are “at the cusp of a deal” Saudi Arabia wants to become a force in electric-vehicle manufacturing Why Emmanuel Macron is pulling French troops out of Niger Why there is a bear market in rhinos Kenya’s cops are spinning wild tales The spat with India only adds to Justin Trudeau’s woes Mexico’s gangs could be the country’s fifth-biggest employer Andrés Manuel López Obrador puts his stamp on Mexico’s schools The EU is finally rebooting the enlargement machine War has arrived in Crimea Seven years after a terrorist attack, Nice has rebuilt itself The definition of Europe has always been both inspiring and incoherent Britain’s Labour Party takes lessons from Joe Biden Why shoplifting is rising in Britain Britons take laughing gas merrily. Tories take it more seriously Why Britain’s government would be wrong to cut HS2 Could Britain’s Liberal Democrats matter again? Is lab-grown meat kosher? Blind optimism is the only bet for Britain’s Tories States are becoming more brazen about killing foes abroad Slowing human ageing is now the subject of serious research Eating fewer calories can ward off ageing Ageing bodies need to get rid of decrepit cells Alternatives to the laboratory mouse Older genomes have more dodgy genes Fighting ageing requires properly equipped cells What the young can give to the old Some claim human lifespans can be lengthened indefinitely Video: In search of forever Will the auto workers’ strike jeopardise Joe Biden’s manufacturing boom? Hollywood’s strike enters its final act, as writers reach a deal Can Europe’s power grid cope with the green transition? Ties between foreign businesses and China go from bad to worse Films and the white-collar workplace Pharma’s big push for a new generation of obesity drugs Customer service is getting worse—and so are customers The costs of Russia’s war are about to hit home The city that encapsulates China’s economic stagnation Investors’ enthusiasm for Japanese stocks has gone overboard America’s Federal Reserve could soon be flying blind Why fear is spreading in financial markets Sri Lanka shows how broken debt negotiations have become Why the state should not promote marriage Sticking together makes bacteria nearly invincible Colonies of bacteria could save the Pentagon billions Glaciers on volcanoes could serve as early-warning systems Antarctic sea ice is at a record low A new book by Mary Beard looks at the glitz and gore of Rome Some people in China are bravely trying to document the past In favour of simple writing Dave Portnoy, an internet personality, has become pizza’s kingmaker Hyperreal art is Instagram-worthy and booming Economic data, commodities and markets Places claiming to be centenarian hotspots may just have bad data Fernando Botero became famous for his over-size people and animals 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 covers Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect The war in Ukraine is a powerful reason to enlarge—and improve—the EU Joe Biden may come to regret his claim to be pro-union A humanitarian disaster is under way in Nagorno-Karabakh Forget the shutdown. America’s real fiscal worry is rising bond yields The lessons from Microsoft’s startling comeback Letters to the editor David Keith on why carbon removal won’t save big oil but may help the climate How Microsoft could supplant Apple as the world’s most valuable firm China is flooding Taiwan with disinformation The world’s greatest toilet culture South Korea’s opposition leader narrowly avoids arrest Australians looks set to reject new provisions for Aboriginal people Narendra Modi wants a lot more women in Indian politics Can a $12 phone get 300m illiterate Indians online? India is testing America’s friendship Politics hamper China’s efforts to stimulate the economy China’s persecution of Uyghurs extends to those it once favoured After an unsuccessful boycott, women’s tennis is back in China The new Supreme Court term takes aim at the administrative state Bob Menendez’s indictment is colourful even by Jersey standards America’s government will probably shut down, again, on October 1st DEI initiatives have foundered over the past three years in America The flow of migrants into Chicago is a crisis and an opportunity Donald Trump is found liable for fraud in his real-estate dealings A Trump Party in the Reagan Library America, Israel and Saudi are “at the cusp of a deal” Saudi Arabia wants to become a force in electric-vehicle manufacturing Why Emmanuel Macron is pulling French troops out of Niger Why there is a bear market in rhinos Kenya’s cops are spinning wild tales The spat with India only adds to Justin Trudeau’s woes Mexico’s gangs could be the country’s fifth-biggest employer Andrés Manuel López Obrador puts his stamp on Mexico’s schools The EU is finally rebooting the enlargement machine War has arrived in Crimea Seven years after a terrorist attack, Nice has rebuilt itself The definition of Europe has always been both inspiring and incoherent Britain’s Labour Party takes lessons from Joe Biden Why shoplifting is rising in Britain Britons take laughing gas merrily. Tories take it more seriously Why Britain’s government would be wrong to cut HS2 Could Britain’s Liberal Democrats matter again? Is lab-grown meat kosher? Blind optimism is the only bet for Britain’s Tories States are becoming more brazen about killing foes abroad Slowing human ageing is now the subject of serious research Eating fewer calories can ward off ageing Ageing bodies need to get rid of decrepit cells Alternatives to the laboratory mouse Older genomes have more dodgy genes Fighting ageing requires properly equipped cells What the young can give to the old Some claim human lifespans can be lengthened indefinitely Video: In search of forever Will the auto workers’ strike jeopardise Joe Biden’s manufacturing boom? Hollywood’s strike enters its final act, as writers reach a deal Can Europe’s power grid cope with the green transition? Ties between foreign businesses and China go from bad to worse Films and the white-collar workplace Pharma’s big push for a new generation of obesity drugs Customer service is getting worse—and so are customers The costs of Russia’s war are about to hit home The city that encapsulates China’s economic stagnation Investors’ enthusiasm for Japanese stocks has gone overboard America’s Federal Reserve could soon be flying blind Why fear is spreading in financial markets Sri Lanka shows how broken debt negotiations have become Why the state should not promote marriage Sticking together makes bacteria nearly invincible Colonies of bacteria could save the Pentagon billions Glaciers on volcanoes could serve as early-warning systems Antarctic sea ice is at a record low A new book by Mary Beard looks at the glitz and gore of Rome Some people in China are bravely trying to document the past In favour of simple writing Dave Portnoy, an internet personality, has become pizza’s kingmaker Hyperreal art is Instagram-worthy and booming Economic data, commodities and markets Places claiming to be centenarian hotspots may just have bad data Fernando Botero became famous for his over-size people and animals Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)