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Donald Trump
Can a president be indicted while in office?
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NOW that Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and confidant is headed to prison for crimes related to paying off two of the president’s paramours, …
Uzbekistan
America scolds Pakistan, eases up on Uzbekistan
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IF THERE IS a city in the world where the persecution of all religions and beliefs is studied exhaustively, it is Washington, DC. In accordance with …
Trump Administration
The Trump administration against healthy eating
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“THIS ISN’T like putting a man on the moon or inventing the internet,” said Michelle Obama in 2010 as she launched Let’s Move!, a campaign to fight …
Chasm
Ferment at the frontier shows a chasm within America's world of faith
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IN PLACES at Europe’s southern extreme, such as Sicily, Catholic charities work hard to succour the indigent folk who turn up in leaky boats. A few …
Great Britain
How Theresa May could be ousted as Tory leader
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THERESA MAY’S job is on the line. The British prime minister faces a vote of no confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party this evening. …
Business (India)
Airlines should think twice before devaluing their frequent-flyer points
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THE DEVALUATION of a currency is often regarded as a bad thing by economists, in part because it discourages saving and investment. In the words of …
Reserve Bank of India
America is friendlier to foreigners than headlines suggest
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ON DECEMBER 10th 164 members of the United Nations adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The 34-page document is not …
Armenia
What happens next in Armenia?
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CATAPULTED INTO high office by a wave of mass protests earlier this year, Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, enjoyed another big victory on …
Business (India)
Why American unemployment is so low
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MARKETS may be jittery, but America’s job-creation machine continues to roll on. America’s economy added 190,000 net new jobs in November. …
Angela Merkel
How the Vatican is supporting businesses which help refugees
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Get our daily newsletter Upgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and Editor's Picks. Latest stories Armenia’s new government looks set to …
Angela Merkel
Why life expectancy in America is down again
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OVERALL life expectancy in America fell fractionally in 2017, from 78.7 to 78.6 years, according to data published recently by the US Centres for …
Angela Merkel
Why are Japan’s public prosecutors so powerful?
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THE ARREST of Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s recently ousted chairman, on charges of financial misconduct has exposed Japan’s judicial system to global …
Scott Walker
Republicans in Wisconsin aim to limit the power of newly elected Democrats
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TONY EVERS, Wisconsin’s incoming governor, is a conciliatory and mild-mannered sort. Not so his abrasive Republican predecessor. Scott Walker …
Los Angeles
The Supreme Court considers nixing a “double jeopardy” loophole
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WHEN MOTORIST Rodney King received more than 50 baton-strikes from police on a Los Angeles roadside in 1991, state charges against the four officers …
U.S. Department of Justice
A trial in Chicago illustrates why the city’s police department needs reform
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THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT (CPD) has an ugly history. In its most infamous chapter, in the 1970s and 1980s, officers allegedly tortured suspects. …
George H. W. Bush
For George H.W. Bush, religion was low-key but deep
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FOR ANYONE who knows the American religious scene, the Episcopal church conjures up several very different things. First, it is the aristocrat among …
Abortion
Why the number of abortions in America is at a historic low
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OF ALL THE controversies thrown up by America’s cultural wars, abortion remains perhaps the most divisive. This was the issue that Ronald Reagan used …
UEFA Champions League
Rich clubs are bullying football’s administrators into submission
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IT HAS BEEN an embarrassing month for football’s wealthiest clubs. Der Spiegel, a German magazine, has published several articles—using excerpts from …
George H. W. Bush
A storm brews over the formation of a new church in Ukraine
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PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I (pictured), the “first among equals” in the stormy world of Orthodox Christianity, seemed like a model of composure as he …
British Airways
British Airways should not be allowed to buy Flybe
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WITHIN DAYS of putting itself up for sale, Flybe, a beleaguered regional airline based in Britain, has attracted interest from the country’s two …
World Chess Championship
After 12 draws, Magnus Carlsen is once again the chess world champion
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RARELY HAS a tournament involved so little winning. The World Chess Championship of 2018, held in London at The College in Holborn over nearly three …
Christmas Music
The rise and fall of Christmas music
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CHRISTMAS MUSIC as we know it was born in 1963, when Phil Spector corralled his stable of singers into the studio to record “A Christmas Gift For You …
Animal Rights
Why religious rules on butchering beasts make many people see red
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IT IS hard to imagine such a sizzling political issue, one that connects the welfare of children and animals with clashing notions of religious …
Automotive Industry
Here come the self-driving taxis
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FOR THE first time in decades, a futuristic transportation technology is on the verge of going mass market. It is not quite flying cars, but …
London Stock Exchange
Flybe is in urgent need of a new strategy
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DESPITE PLYING European skies for nearly four decades, Flybe, a regional airline based in Exeter, Britain, has never suffered a major safety-related …
Cold War
The varieties of Muslim faith become a vital form of diplomacy
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ABOUT 30 YEARS ago, in the final years of the cold war, the American political scientist Joseph Nye developed the concept of soft power. He meant the …
University of Chicago
Why men who make less than their wives lie about their earnings
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“MANNING up” normally refers to stoicism in the face of hardship. But men who earn less than their wives do tend to “man up” as well—by exaggerating …
Heathrow
Airports have been hit by the rise of Uber and Lyft
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THE EMERGENCE of app-based ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft has transformed the way business travellers get to and from the airport. And …
Orthodox Christianity
The Greek Orthodox Church faces a battle over secularisation
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THERESA MAY is not the only public figure in Europe who is making a rearguard defence of a “historic” agreement about an ultra-sensitive matter that …
Sanctions
How Syria’s flag carrier plans to remain airborne
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ABOUT A DECADE ago Syrian Arab Airlines (also known as SyrianAir), the state-owned flag carrier of Syria, was planning an order for 50 shiny new …

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Can a president be indicted while in office?

America scolds Pakistan, eases up on Uzbekistan

The Trump administration against healthy eating

Ferment at the frontier shows a chasm within America's world of faith

How Theresa May could be ousted as Tory leader

Airlines should think twice before devaluing their frequent-flyer points

America is friendlier to foreigners than headlines suggest

What happens next in Armenia?

Why American unemployment is so low

How the Vatican is supporting businesses which help refugees

Why life expectancy in America is down again

Why are Japan’s public prosecutors so powerful?

Republicans in Wisconsin aim to limit the power of newly elected Democrats

The Supreme Court considers nixing a “double jeopardy” loophole

A trial in Chicago illustrates why the city’s police department needs reform

For George H.W. Bush, religion was low-key but deep

Why the number of abortions in America is at a historic low

Rich clubs are bullying football’s administrators into submission

A storm brews over the formation of a new church in Ukraine

British Airways should not be allowed to buy Flybe

After 12 draws, Magnus Carlsen is once again the chess world champion

The rise and fall of Christmas music

Why religious rules on butchering beasts make many people see red

Here come the self-driving taxis

Flybe is in urgent need of a new strategy

The varieties of Muslim faith become a vital form of diplomacy

Why men who make less than their wives lie about their earnings

Airports have been hit by the rise of Uber and Lyft

The Greek Orthodox Church faces a battle over secularisation

How Syria’s flag carrier plans to remain airborne