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Spain’s proposed house tax on foreigners will not fix its shortage (www.economist.com)
A French-sponsored Ukrainian army brigade has been badly botched (www.economist.com)
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David Lammy’s plan to shake up Britain’s Foreign Office (www.economist.com)
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The right in Congress and the courts will reshape Donald Trump’s agenda (www.economist.com)
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Houthi Inc: the pirates who weaponised globalisation (www.economist.com)
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This week’s cover (www.economist.com)
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“The Traitors”, a reality TV show, offers a useful economics lesson (www.economist.com)
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Labour’s credibility trap (www.economist.com)
Tulsi Gabbard, Sean Penn and the hunt for an American hostage (www.economist.com)
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A short history of Syria, in maps (www.economist.com)
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Blighty newsletter: Britain’s advantage in the AI race (www.economist.com)
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India’s Faustian pact with Russia is strengthening (www.economist.com)
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Checks and Balance: Fires, Greenland and the systematic organisation of hatreds (www.economist.com)
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Joe Biden’s mixed legacy on Japan (www.economist.com)
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The Putinisation of central Europe (www.economist.com)
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Off the Charts newsletter: Why Python is the best coding language for data journalism (www.economist.com)
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China’s economy is in for another rough year (www.economist.com)
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Checks and Balance newsletter: America’s health-care paradox (www.economist.com)
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