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Summer reads
A new collection of our most beach-friendly articles
Tory tracker
A look at the candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister
Checks and Balance
Our podcast on whether Critical Race Theory is taught in schools
Finance & economics
How American banks are responding to rising interest rates
Investment banks are struggling, but consumer lending is holding up—for now
1843 magazine | Some don’t like it hot: melting roads, raging wildfires and an energy crunch
Around the world, oppressive heat focuses attention on climate change
Middle East & Africa
Egypt locks up “terrorists”, but won’t say which terror group they belong to
President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi calls for “dialogue” with critics
The world in brief
Britain recorded one of its hottest days ever on Monday, with temperatures reaching 38°C...
Gazprom told customers in Europe it could not guarantee gas supplies because of “extraordinary” circumstances...
Goldman Sachs reported that net income in the second quarter fell by 47% from the same period a year ago, to $2.9bn...
China reported almost 700 new cases of covid-19 on Monday, its highest tally in nearly two months...
By InvitationReform labour laws to tackle inequality in America, urges Celine McNicholas
The policy expert points out that almost half of workers say they would join a union if given the opportunity
Explainer: Why have new Omicron variants of covid not been given Greek names?
What lies behind the World Health Organisation’s conservative approach
How bad are Europe’s wildfires?
This year there have been almost four times as many wildfires in Europe than average
Bottling white wine in clear glass is an error
Unless it is a pudding wine, light will easily ruin it
Summer reads
A new collection of our most beach-friendly articles
Tory tracker
A look at the candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister
Checks and Balance
Our podcast on whether Critical Race Theory is taught in schools
Extreme heat
The danger posed by heatwaves deserves to be taken more seriously
They will become more frequent and deadly in the years to come. What can be done?
Explainer: The increasing frequency of fatal wet-bulb temperatures
Unbearable levels of heat and humidity pose an ever greater problem
What to read to understand the burning of the American West
Our correspondent picks four essential books and one podcast
What if a deadly heatwave hit India?
Why Hyderabad is weathering India’s deadly heatwave so much better than Chennai. An imagined scenario from 2041
Summer reads
What to read and watch to understand Germany’s troubled 20th century
Our correspondent picks four novels and two films that help to explain the country’s dark history
What to read to understand Singapore
Our former Asia columnist on whether it’s a miraculously stable spot, or a dystopia
More beach-friendly reads
Discover our full collection of summertime stories
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s new rockets are wreaking havoc on Russia’s army
The American-supplied HIMARS is wiping out arms dumps and command posts
Is America growing weary of the long war in Ukraine?
Inflation, wayward allies and venomous politics at home are eroding support for the proxy conflict against Russia
The many lives of Volodymyr Zelensky
A book about Ukraine’s president measures the gulf between before and now
Russia is disappearing vast numbers of Ukrainians
Thousands have vanished into exile, prison or death
Weekly edition: July 16th 2022
Wake up, Democrats!
Tory fiscal fantasies
Britain’s Conservatives seem oblivious to the coming budget crunch
The Democrats pass peak progressive
Democrats in America are realising they must moderate or die
After Abe
Japan should stay true to Abe Shinzo’s vision—up to a point
Let Catholic priests wed
This would help the Catholic Church recruit clerics who do not abuse children
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Finance & economics
Is China facing an energy crunch, too?
Officials are anxious to avoid the widespread blackouts of 2021
Technology Quarterly: June 25th 2022
Climate technology
Electrifying everything does not solve the climate crisis, but it is a great start. Vijay Vaitheeswaran reports on what the transition still needs
Electrifying everything does not solve the climate crisis, but it is a great start
Getting the most out of tomorrow’s grid requires digitisation and demand response
Decarbonisation of electric grids reliant on renewables requires long-duration energy storage
New technology can help monitor, manage and minimise methane leaks
Making natural gas emissions-free will be a challenge
Green gases can help in the shift from fossil fuels to electricity
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