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The week ahead
China's leader visits Europe to discuss the worsening state of the world economy
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War of words
Economic tensions between America and China are rising—at exactly the wrong time
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Well in the red but still well read
Desperate newspapers are turning to foreign sugar-daddies. But readers remain hungry for news
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Missions impossible
Barack Obama names his envoys to the Middle East and Afghanistan
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Video: Bill Gates on the future of aid
The financial crisis may have an impact on aid, but individuals can be better risk-takers than their governments
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Israel after Gaza: Counting the cost
Israelis begin to ask whether the war in Gaza was worth it
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The future of finance: Inside the banks
Blank cheques, bankruptcy, nationalisation: the options are dire, but governments must choose between them
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NATO: Who can unite the allies?
Contenders are lining up to be NATO's new secretary-general
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Ex-communist reform: Mass murder and the market
Economic reform in Russia was accompanied by millions of early deaths. But it was not the cause
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Bolivia's new constitution: A passport to Utopia
Evo Morales campaigns for a great leap forward. Or back, say some
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France: A time of troubles and protest
As European economies sink, fears of social unrest rise
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Correspondent's diary: Inauguration week
Watching the great tidy-up
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Market.view: Return of the Nifty Fifty
Which blue chips will remain cerulean?
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Art.view: Scattered to the winds
A great French collection goes on the block
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Lexington: Betrayed by Obama
Some of the new president’s most ardent supporters already feel let down
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Asia.view: Off of the junk
The troubling opacity of Chinese banks
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Bagehot: An unaffordable luxury
The trajectory of British foreign policy during the recession
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Business.view: From kaching to kerplunk
The dawning of the age of frugality
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Buttonwood: Beware of Greeks bearing gilts
The risks involved in buying government debt
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Charlemagne: Iceland hunts the euro
Why a crisis-hit Iceland may apply to join the European Union as soon as March
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Europe.view: Feeling the pinch
Uncomfortable echoes of uncomfortable times
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Green.view: On to Dunsinane
Bringing trees back to Britain
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Tech.view: When feathers meet metal
How best to keep birds and planes apart?
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