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本期文章: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon America and the world: Biden’s debacle Biosafety: No more leaks Central banks: Bringing clarity to QE Shopping in America: Retail revival The American West: Megadry Letters to the editor: On monkey experiments, Singapore, meritocracy, demonyms, science, dance floor bankers The fall of Kabul: The Taliban are back in town The West: Low and dry Libel law: Malice afterthought Animal welfare: The bacon crunch The census: Omni-Americans Guantánamo: No easy escape Lexington: Remnants of a policy Haiti: The wretched of the earthquake Canada: Sonny ways Democracy in Indonesia: Jokowho? Malaysian politics: Sheraton removed Japan’s seasonal confectionery: The darling buds of Nestlé Human rights in Bangladesh: They just disappeared Banyan: Tea time in the Great Game Trade unions: Teaching them a lesson The Belt and Road Initiative: Hook, line and sinker? Chaguan: Preparing to work with the Taliban Africa and the rich world: Heading towards a dilemma Zambia: Sixth time lucky Iraq: Caliph hanger Israel and covid-19: A wave of criticism Fighting fraud: Enter the cleaner German-Russian relations: From “flawless” to lawless Catania: The would-be Milan of the south Sink or swim: Rusty relic of the Habsburg navy Charlemagne: The EU: 1713 edition Covid-19: Ready for the next one? Nauseous nurseries: Oh noro! Demography: Teenage kicks Energy politics: Slippery Afghanistan: Left behind Bagehot: The sun also sets The origins of covid-19: Putting it all together The business of decarbonisation: Climate tech’s Netscape moment Low-cost airlines: Long-haul sally Bartleby: Nearly out of office China Inc abroad: SEA change Online weddings: Updating vows Schumpeter: Primark’s slow fashionistas China’s economy: Delta neutral Emerging markets: Feeling the heat The dog days of summer: American consumers become warier Neobanks: New tricks Buttonwood: Jacks are all traders Free exchange: Assume the positional The story of a life: A dance to the music of time Three-dimensional printing and construction: Factory fresh Electric cars: Pump up the voltage! Prosthetics: A new prosthetic hand Dante’s legacy: The way through the wood A heroine of the resistance: Together in Berlin Contagion and authoritarianism: Moscow rules Wildfires: Down in flames Johnson: What do they know, and when? Economic data, commodities and markets Covid-19 vaccines: The Delta delta Jane Withers: America’s favourite problem child Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)