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Turkey and the European Union
Entry talks loom, but the road ahead is long and uncertain
Sep 29th 2005

Israel and the Palestinians
Disasters avoided, for now
UPDATED Sep 30th 2005

Russia’s gas giant buys Sibneft E+
Good for Abramovich, but is it good for Gazprom too?
Sep 29th 2005

The trial of Parmalat’s former boss
Still crying over spilt milk
Sep 28th 2005

Poland’s election
The left humiliated, the right faced with a difficult balancing act
UPDATED Sep 28th 2005

The Buttonwood column: European government bonds
A market that is failing to reflect risks
Sep 28th 2005

OPINION

The great jobs switch
The fall in manufacturing employment in developed economies is a sign of economic progress, not decline
Sep 29th 2005

Letters
On Turkey, green accounting, Anne Frank, Mexico, Hawaiian history, bra sizes
Sep 29th 2005

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WORLD

Arnold Schwarzenegger in trouble
The prospect of a disastrous special election—and a rival from Tinseltown
Sep 29th 2005

The 1960s revisited E+
Believe it or not, America is beginning to escape its groundhog decade
Sep 29th 2005

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Argentina's changing economy E+
President Kirchner's government wants new investors to sustain Argentina's recovery. But only some need apply
Sep 29th 2005

Paraguay and the United States
A flirtation unsettles the neighbours
Sep 29th 2005

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Protesting in China
A rise in mass action worries the government, prompting more intolerant measures
Sep 29th 2005

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Towards a grand coalition in Germany
A broad left-right coalition is the only way out of Germany's stasis
Sep 29th 2005

Europe's social policies
Europe's social policies offer a heady and intoxicating mixture
Sep 29th 2005

Britain's economy worsens
Gordon Brown's once solid reputation is increasingly at risk
Sep 29th 2005

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Discord in eastern Sudan
Discord in eastern Sudan threatens the peace accord with the south
Sep 29th 2005

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PEOPLE

Gustav Humbert, a new pilot for Airbus E+
Mr Humbert is the first non-Frenchman to take the controls
Sep 29th 2005

Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican revolutionary
The news of his death has been greeted more with sadness than anything else
Sep 29th 2005

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A history of California
A classic history of the state that gives Americans a view on their future
Sep 29th 2005

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BUSINESS

Sony's strategy, after the cuts
Timid reforms mean Sony's new boss is making two big gambles
Sep 29th 2005

Online advertising E+
The holy grail of advertising is within reach
Sep 29th 2005

France's new love for the garden
A new business sprouts up in France
Sep 29th 2005

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FINANCE

Manufacturing employment E+
Factory jobs are becoming scarce. It's nothing to worry about
Sep 29th 2005

Dubai's financial exchange
A new stock exchange for the Middle East opens for business
Sep 29th 2005

Reserve currencies
How the dollar might lose its status as the world's main reserve currency
Sep 29th 2005

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Anorexia and bulimia
Anorexia and bulimia may be autoimmune diseases—and so may several other psychiatric illnesses
Sep 29th 2005

A new sort of wind power
Harnessing artificial tornadoes as an energy source
Sep 29th 2005

Technology Quarterly
War forecasting, mashing the web, digital decay, robo-traders, medicine without frontiers, and lots more

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MARKETS

Economic and financial indicators
Sep 29th 2005

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Sep 29th 2005

Top companies by market capitalisation
Sep 29th 2005

Competitiveness
Sep 29th 2005

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DIVERSIONS

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