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Articles in this issue: Politics this week Business this week KAL's cartoon British politics: The likely lad Online regulation: Limited liability A crisis in Spain: The Catalan question Corruption in sport: Fixing the fixers Global economy: Does China play fair? On hurricanes, Brexit, Turkey, Richard Posner, Myanmar, diamonds: Letters to the editor Innovation in China: The next wave The Democrats: Left, behind Obamacare repeal: Not dead yet POTUS at the UN: Wolf hall Newark’s rebound: Baraka and roll Fixing homelessness: Reno way Industrial farming: Jukes hazard Lexington: Moore’s law Mexico: The shaking earth Corruption in Brazil: Parting shots The politics of Peru: Ministerial massacre Venezuela: The war on cuteness Politics in Pakistan: Dynast v gynaecologist Defining Hinduism: Sect drive Gay marriage in Australia: Just don’t call it a plebiscite Gay-bashing in Indonesia: Looking for shelter Tajikistan: Beardless and jobless Banyan: A clean and pleasant land Fertility and migration: Ups and downs The future of Kurdistan: In a terrible state Politics in Saudi Arabia: The prickly prince Protests in Togo: To go or not to go North Korea and Africa: Rhino horn for Rocket Man Spain: The clash in Catalonia Germany: Merkel aims for a fourth Sweden, NATO and Russia: A funny kind of neutrality Russia: Arms and the man The Czech Republic: A scandal in Bohemia Charlemagne: Going postal The Labour Party: One more heave The Liberal Democrat conference: It’s not me, it’s you Brexit and security: Trick or treaty Caravans: Born to be mild Bagehot: Angry birds Corruption in sport (1): Play up, play up Corruption in sport (2): For the win Inside Saudi Aramco: Behind the veil Platform regulation: America’s turn Aircraft manufacturing: Aerial bombardment Cancellations at Ryanair: Pilot light American retail: State of play The music business: Through the sound barrier Teaching entrepreneurship: Mind over matter Indian marriage websites: Click, meet and marry Schumpeter: Big tech, big trouble China’s economy: Biting the bullet The World Trade Organisation: Dispute unsettlement Ethical investing: Not its own reward Real-time insurance: Pay-per-risk Assortative mating: Matching theory Ukraine’s sovereign-bond issue: Welcome back? Norway’s $1trn wealth fund: Something for a rainy day Free exchange: Think again Carbon budgets: Breathing space Treating snake bites: The general and the specifics Exploring the asteroid belt: E-sail away Dental health: Brush with confidence Academic sexism: Purblind prejudice Outlawing war: Blessed are the peacemongers Johnson: Comma chameleon Latin American art: Waking up to a new world American economic history: A dance to the markets of time Peter Hall: Fighting for the stage Output, prices and jobs Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates The Economist commodity-price index GDP forecasts Markets Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)