The Economistflipped into InternationalCosmetic Surgery Covid-19 is fuelling a Zoom-boom in cosmetic surgery verified_publisherThe Economist CALL IT “Zoom face-envy”. Because of the rise of video-conferencing during the pandemic, legions now spend hours staring at their own faces and, …
The Economistflipped into BusinessRidesharing New means of getting from A to B are disrupting carmaking verified_publisherThe Economist IN THE decades after the second world war carmakers were the undisputed champions of the personal-transport economy. Competition and economies of …
The Economistflipped into InternationalInvesting (India) India has proved to be a popular—and clever—investor in poor countries verified_publisherThe Economist IN CENTRAL Lusaka a brand-new flyover flutters with the green, white and saffron of the Indian flag. Throughout the Zambian capital lorries produced …
The Economistflipped into Graphic detailCost of Living Our house-price forecast expects the global rally to lose steam verified_publisherThe Economist THE RECESSION set off by the covid-19 pandemic has strangely coincided with surging asset values, and residential property is no exception. Taking an …
The Economistflipped into EuropeAlexei Navalny Does the Kremlin want Andrei Navalny to die in prison? verified_publisherThe Economist VLADIMIR PUTIN may have hoped that locking up his main political opponent in a harsh penal colony would finally put him out of sight and out of mind. …
The Economistflipped into CultureAfrica Spoken poetry finds fans in eastern Congo verified_publisherThe Economist IN A SMALL, dimly lit room one recent Saturday morning, a group of Congolese slammers are chanting about politics and art, poverty and sex. They …
