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Britain has the wrong government for the covid crisis

It has played a bad hand badly
 
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Elephant v dragon
How to end the perilous Indo-Chinese border spat

To avoid escalation, both sides should agree on the “Line of Actual Control”
 
 
Banyan
Racism in Australia is not just a thing of the past

A new generation of Aboriginal leaders is puncturing the country’s cosy self-image
 
 
Week in charts
Britain’s bungling of the pandemic

The rickety world order • China and India come to blows • Mighty, vulnerable Amazon • Uncomfortable luxury
 
 
Fashion victims
How slow times in the luxury world will separate the bling from the chaff

Posh purveyors are having to rethink their business model in a hurry
 
 
From bad to worse
Bashar al-Assad has no solutions to Syria’s crisis

Even former loyalists are turning on the dictator. But he will not go easily
 
 
Stories of an extraordinary world
The internet, mon amour

The coronavirus pandemic has driven many of us even further into the embrace of the internet. But can you live a truly fulfilled life online?
 
 
Checks and Balance
Generals strike—the politicisation of the American armed forces

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