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Venezuela suffers its worst earthquake in a century

The impoverished country is struggling to cope with the damage from two nearly simultaneous shocks

The Economist 30 June 2026

A drone view shows buildings destroyed by earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, 26 June 2026.

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Tourists enter the Swakopmund Museum on June 23, 2017, Namibia.

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One of the smallest museums in Africa might be its most important

A curator's battle to commemorate Germany's forgotten genocide in Namibia

The Economist 08 May 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes China's President Xi Jinping as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of the Chinese president's two-day state visit to France on May 6, 2024.

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Emmanuel Macron’s urgent message for Europe

The French president issues a dark and prophetic warning in an interview with the Economist as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in France with Ukraine and EU trade row at the top of agenda

The Economist 06 May 2024

Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about

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What would nuclear war look like in the 21st century?

Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about

The Economist 27 April 2024

Student demonstrators occupy the pro-Palestinian "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City.

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The campus is coming for Joe Biden

As in 1968, the Democrat risks being the candidate of chaos and war

The Economist 26 April 2024

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America’s economy has escaped a hard landing

But there are still pitfalls ahead

The Economist 23 April 2024

A woman walks past a banner depicting launching missiles bearing the emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran in central Tehran on April 15, 2024.

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Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war

Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation

The Economist 18 April 2024

A doctor robot uses a microscope in a scientific laboratory.

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The AI doctor will see you…eventually

Artificial intelligence holds huge promise in health care. But it also faces massive barriers.

The Economist 13 April 2024

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