Suicide is on the rise among South Korean women December 10, 2020 at 05:09PM

An inspiring history of the Enlightenment Dec 12th 2020The Enlightenment. By Ritchie Robertson.Allen Lane; 1,008 pages; £40. To be published in America by Harper in...

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Six months after mass protests began, what is the future of BLM? December 10, 2020 at 05:09PM

Six months after mass protests began, what is the future of BLM? Dec 12th 2020CHICAGO“WHEN THERE’S a chance to make change, we must be ready...

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Assessing the threat from America’s far right December 10, 2020 at 05:09PM

Assessing the threat from America’s far right Dec 12th 2020Weaponised Words. By Kurt Braddock.Cambridge University Press; 302 pages; $29.99 and £22.99.Oath Keepers. By Sam Jackson.Columbia...

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Can SAP’s new boss reset its business model? December 10, 2020 at 05:09PM

Can SAP’s new boss reset its business model? Dec 12th 2020BERLIN“COUNT ON US, hold us accountable and together we will reinvent the way businesses run.”...

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Accent discrimination betrays a small mind December 10, 2020 at 05:09PM

Accent discrimination betrays a small mind Dec 12th 2020IN THE EARLY 1790s French revolutionaries commissioned a priest, Henri Grégoire, to take a census of the...

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The final countdown to Donald Trump’s election defeat December 10, 2020 at 03:09PM

The final countdown to Donald Trump’s election defeat Dec 9th 2020FOUR YEARS ago Democrats groused that Donald Trump had secured victory in the presidential election...

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The strange appeal of snow globes December 10, 2020 at 03:09PM

The strange appeal of snow globes Dec 10th 2020by K.F.THE SNOW globe is a peculiar object, something between toy and decoration. The wintry scenes suspended...

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Why has civil war returned to Ethiopia? December 10, 2020 at 01:09PM

Why has civil war returned to Ethiopia? Dec 10th 2020by G.B.BY SOME RECKONINGS Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, but it is far...

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“Facebook will not go quietly, and they have a huge amount of money to fight it”—landmark lawsuits December 10, 2020 at 01:09PM

“Facebook will not go quietly, and they have a huge amount of money to fight it”—landmark lawsuits Dec 10th 2020AMERICAN REGULATORS have put mergers that...

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Economists look at more than GDP when choosing countries to study December 10, 2020 at 01:09PM

Economists look at more than GDP when choosing countries to study Dec 12th 2020ECONOMIC RESEARCH can reverberate beyond the ivory tower. In 2003 a study...

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A surge in inflation looks unlikely December 10, 2020 at 01:09PM

A surge in inflation looks unlikely Dec 12th 2020IN 1975 Adam Fergusson, a journalist on the Times, published a book called “When Money Dies”. A...

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A formidable alliance takes on Facebook December 10, 2020 at 01:09PM

A formidable alliance takes on Facebook Dec 12th 2020LETITIA JAMES, New York’s attorney-general, couldn’t be blunter in describing the antitrust case lodged on December 9th...

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After the pandemic, will inflation return? December 10, 2020 at 01:09PM

After the pandemic, will inflation return? Dec 12th 2020ECONOMISTS LOVE to disagree, but almost all of them will tell you that inflation is dead. The...

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A thin, last-minute Brexit trade deal is better than no deal at all December 10, 2020 at 01:09PM

10 December 20204 April 2021

A thin, last-minute Brexit trade deal is better than no deal at all Dec 12th 2020WITH THE Brexit trade talks deadlocked—again—Boris Johnson flew to Brussels...

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The final countdown to Donald Trump’s defeat December 09, 2020 at 11:09PM

9 December 20209 January 2021

The final countdown to Donald Trump’s defeat Dec 9th 2020NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, DCFOUR YEARS ago Democrats groused that Donald Trump had secured victory in...

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Companies have raised more capital in 2020 than ever before December 09, 2020 at 11:09PM

9 December 20209 January 2021

Companies have raised more capital in 2020 than ever before Dec 9th 2020IN MARCH THE corporate world found itself staring into the abyss, recalls Susie...

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A surge of imports is causing havoc in the world’s ports December 09, 2020 at 09:09PM

9 December 20204 April 2021

A surge of imports is causing havoc in the world’s ports Dec 9th 2020WORKERS AT HONDA’S factory in Swindon, in south-west England, could put their...

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William Kentridge contemplates history and creation December 09, 2020 at 09:09PM

9 December 20209 January 2021

William Kentridge contemplates history and creation Dec 9th 2020EVEN AS HE first made his name with his charcoal drawings in the 1970s and 1980s, William...

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Emmanuel Macron unveils a controversial bill to fight Islamism December 09, 2020 at 07:09PM